Engineer, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science

Pavel Stoudenikine

Groveport, Ohio, 614-***-****

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Senior Chemical Process Engineer

OVERVIEW OF THE EXPERTISE

Experience of working for multi-national/multi-cultural industrial start-up companies (USA, Canada, China and Russia):

scaled-up technologies and upgraded them from Lab tests to Industrial scale production

developed and enhanced a number of chemical technologies of different media as well as the technologies of materials treatment

worked with diverse dielectric materials including optical dielectrics (crystalline media) and oxide-based ceramics (alumina, silica, yttria and zirconia) and with variety of the metals and metal alloys (platinum; rhodium; nickel-based alloys);

15 years of experience in planning, organizing and carrying out chemical processes including handling of commissioning, starting-up and running of industrial facilities.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Experience in designing and operation of chemical processes and apparatuses

Proficiency in and academic knowledge of chemical engineering principals and general approaches in conventional chemical processes including distillation, fluidization and crystallization along with expertise in the areas of safety, process stability, quality, and raw material / energy usage

Technical know-how in improving yields and increasing efficiency of manufacturing facilities

Experience in process design including preliminary project design; process flow and pipe and instrumentation diagrams (PFD and P&ID); troubleshooting and safety validation as well as preparation of operational procedures for commissioning and utilization of pilot-plant equipment;

Knowledge of Process instrumentation and control principles for remote operation;

Ability to identify and to creatively solve technical problems, especially in team-work environment (Facilitation skills);

Capability to maintain effective communication between the company’s side and different levels of contractors and subcontractors while supporting management goals and objectives;

Innovation and implementation of the engineering aspect of mechanical tools and components of automated, electronic equipment

Extensive interaction with chemical products and extensive hands-on work experience with high purity dielectric materials (metal-based oxides and ceramics), as well as with potentially dangerous chemicals (highly concentrated acids; iodine and iodine-based compounds) and lab equipment (x-ray diffraction setup; highly compressed gas cylinders, high radio-frequency power suppliers etc.)

Computer skills: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) – working knowledge; Origin, Stat Graph, MatLab, Photoshop

Language proficiency: English and Russian

SUMMARY OF THE MAJOR DUTIES

Design of chemical apparatuses and reactors in the field of chemical and refining industries including ones for processing of liquids & molten media, gases and solids at high-temperature with semi-continues cycles of manufacturing;

Leading academic and applied industrial projects in the area of synthesis and properties of chemical compounds and the mechanisms of chemical reactions

Carrying out innovation programs to develop new chemical formulations and processes and devise new technical applications of industrial products

Planning, organizing, directing, controlling and evaluating the activities and operations of industrial pilot plant and other developed facilities

Exploring to discover, develop and evaluate new products and new industrial equipment

Preparation and execution of operational procedures for chemical processes

Generation, verification, validation and approval of P&IDs and PFDs including mass and energy balances

Coordination of programs with contractors, subcontractors, investors and business partners

Specification and Procurement of equipment & materials as well as instrumentation for chemical processes

Generation and analysis of cost & process models (including OPEXs and CAPEXs) aiming to validate, evaluate and optimize technology

Scaling-up of chemical processes for manufacturing

Consulting and negotiating with clients to prepare specifications; explaining proposals; presenting of review, summary & proposition reports and findings

EXPERIENCE

Consulting Engineer

2014 – present

Columbus, OH, USA

Proposed a cost model for comparison analysis of kerfless technologies of silicon wafers

Designed chemical processes with PFDs and P&IDs preparation

Generated and elaborated a preliminary design of chemical reactors

Drafted a provisional application for the chemical technology

Ran a research program on the needs of the crystal growth market (in 2005 – 2008)

Senior Process Engineer (Groveport, Ohio, USA)

2011 – 2014

IOSIL Energy Co.

Building & Operation of Pilot Plant in the domain of industrial production

Carried out a Matrix Management of marketing and procurement for the first phase of Pilot Plant

Implemented a capital project with a value of $450k

Led (Process owning) Design and Engineering of Silicon Tetra Iodide (STI) Production Process including reactor/furnace with multiple heating zones;

Scaled-up the chemical processes including V CVD one with factor of one thousand

Managed P&ID and PFD generation and validation including energy and mass flow balances; initial drafting; draft review; modification and improvement; change records; troubleshooting and hazard analysis

Senior Research Engineer (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)

2008 – 2010

IOSIL Energy Co.

Industrial Development in the domain of renewable energy (purification of semiconductor materials)

Led the industrial-development project for scaling up and improving STI Production

Designed and ran bench scale experiments for STI including Production, Distillation, Chemical Vapor Transportation (CVT) and Vacuum Chemical Vapor Deposition (V CVD) of Silicon

Based on the crystal growth experience, designed and implemented CVT and V CVD reactors with the complex temperature profiles;

Led crystal growth project: worked on designing of its technological aspects and cost budgeting of supplies from potential providers; planned quality control of the final product;

As a team member, approved viability of the chemical process and received financing for design and construction of $15 Million Pilot Plant in Groveport, OH, USA

Senior Process Development Engineer

2002 – 2005

Valuetech Consulting Inc. contracted by Glenfield Partners Ltd., Richmond, BC (Canada) / Shanghai (China)

Industrial Development and Fabrication in the domain of materials for quantum electronics

Developed and produced cutting-edge scintillation material for customer manufacturing of top-end medical equipment (PET Scanners)

Implemented a capital project with a value of >$500k

Successfully enhanced R&D production material to a commercially viable product

Coordinated a joint industrial-development program between a technology investor (MALJ) and a Chinese production partner (China Academy of Science) in Shanghai, China

Drafted a patent application

Senior Process Development Engineer

1999 – 2002

UTAR Scientific Inc., Richmond BC, Canada

Industrial Development in the domain of materials engineering

Department: Research Laboratory for Crystal Manufacturing

Headed the creation of a crystal growth laboratory and led industrial development projects

Improved substantially of Czochralski (CZ) technologies for number of optical materials

Developed etching (“chemical polishing”) technology of silicate-based crystals

EDUCATION

PhD in Materials Science

National University of Science and Technology (MISIS)

(Equivalency obtained by MICC: Doctorate in Pure and Applied Science)

Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering

Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of Russia (MUCTR)

(Equivalency obtained by MICC: Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering)

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