Materials Engineer

Qualifications Profile

Education

Results-driven and highly analytical professional with strong background in material science; with in-depth engineering expertise in the industrial field within both domestic and international companies. Known for spearheading complex tasks in various domains spanning production, manufacturing, and research operations. Expert in developing new products and processes; modifying existing processes; identifying product defects; and executing necessary course of action.

Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering: 2013

University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

Bachelor of Technology in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering: 2010

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad, India

Professional Experience

Enterprise Products, Houston, TX, USA

Materials Process Engineer Sep 2013–Present

Responsible for all product related activities to improve the quality of products and service provided

Manage and operate the multiple Materials Analysis Laboratories consisting Furnaces, optical Microscopes, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry (FTIR), & Metallurgical Equipment

Design and perform the Heat treatment procedures for Steels, Titanium, Aluminum and various other alloy metals

Conducting failure analysis of materials which are failed in service condition

Provide engineering support to operations ensuring consistent application of quality techniques

Resolve quality issues of capability, tolerance, and materials related issues.

Key Accomplishments:

Accomplished designated assignments which resulted to successful identification of best quenching media and thermal treatment for alloy, as well as discovery of improved mechanical properties

Generated and submitted comprehensive report detailing the hardness and strength effects with decreasing cooling rate from the evaluated mechanical properties

Successfully controlled the Oxidation during the extrusion of Steels and Titanium alloys by injecting Hydrogen and Argon gas atmospheres respectively prior to metal flow in order to avoid surface abnormalities

Centre for Research and Technology – University of North Texas Denton, TX, USA

Advanced Metallic and Manufacturing Processes (AM3P) Group

Graduate Materials Research Assistant Jan 2011–Aug 2013

Project 1

Spearheaded projects focused in Titanium alloys from ATI metals and alloy Iron involving solid metal cutting, heat-treating, polishing, metal sample characterization, hardness testing, and micro-structure images generation from material characterizing techniques, as well as reporting and concluding the results

Project 2

Conducted research on a series of Ti-xMn binary alloys with gradient compositions of Manganese fabricated from metal powders of Titanium and Manganese using Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS)

Took full charge of processing, fabricating metal samples from metal powders of Ti, Fe, Mn and various other powder metals through LENS, thermal processing, generating and correlating the hardness, composition, and micro-structural data, as well as X-ray Diffraction (XRD) of the Titanium alloys

Key Accomplishments:

Characterized, generated, concluded, and reported results for 100 samples comprised of Ti6-4, Ti-425, Ti5553, Ti-15Mo, Ti-17Mo, Ti-10-2-3, Ti-Mn, Ti-Fe-, and Titanium alloys of ATI metals within 10 months.

Utilized beta-transus temperature in establishing improved heat treatment procedures for Titanium alloys

Worked in setting up laboratory equipment for materials processing and characterization with expertise in microscopy, metal & gas atomization, powder metal fabrication and X-Ray diffraction

Operated box and tube furnaces for aging Titanium alloy samples within 12 consecutive days regardless of bad weather

Completed the study of the alloying effects of Manganese which acted more as beta stabilizer than Molybdenum

Reported and concluded the precise value for Mo- equivalency equation, along with the extended compositional range between martensite start and finish at room temperature and martensites

Presented detailed documentation of conflicts in the lattice parameter values from TEM and XRD experiments

Created the best etchant and etching procedure for the Ti-xMn samples that prevented corrosion effects and obtained best microstructural images from the optical and scanning electron microscopes

European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland

Nuclear Materials Intern Jun 2010–Aug 2010

Headed the research on various high-thermal conductivity materials, comprised of carbon fibers, thermo pyrolytic graphite, carbon foams, and adhesives associated to Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) tracker upgrade

Key Accomplishments:

Devised a comprehensive product list as support to CMS tracker upgrade

Identified structural materials to support structure in the CMS pixel detector that ensured efficient heat transfer between the cooling pipes and the silicon wafers

Defence Metallurgical and Research Laboratories (DMRL), Hyderabad, India

Materials Research Engineer - (left to pursue masters in USA) Nov 2009–Jan 2011

Supervised research on the “effect of cooling rate on microstructure and properties of Titanium alloy IMI 834” including characterizing of microstructures acquired from thermal processing treatments under various quenching media

Led the identification of best quenching media for alloy and discovery of improved mechanical properties

Directed group of 7 trainee engineers to ensure safe and efficient production and research operations, while adhering to allotted project budget and timelines

Collaborated with Foundry teams to qualify new fab processes, IP’s, assembly and test houses

Gained responsibilities for quality inspection of components and procuring raw material (Casting) from the Foundry

Performed new product development focused on emerging materials systems, while ensuring timely coordination with designated personnel on production processes

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Hyderabad, India

Process Engineer (Contract Position) May 2009–Nov 2009

Evaluated existing processes and configured manufacturing system to reduce cost, improve sustainability, and develop best practices within the production process.

Directed 10 entry level engineers in developing solutions and execution of new raw material testing according to safety measures within ferrous and non-ferrous manufacturing plants; maintained SOPs; managed processing documentation; and monitored in-process testing equipment and methods

Closely worked on process conditions for Galvanize Line which includes Annealing temperature, line speed and tension levelling which govern the physical properties of Steel

Worked in Foundry shop floor for designing the mold patterns for the turbine blades, impellers and aircraft components and gained expertise with sand casting and pouring in the Ferrous and non-Ferrous foundries

Collaborated with Technical and Quality departments in introducing new products to the market, as well as in improving the quality of products

Awards

National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal, India

Certificate of Merit, Pitting Corrosion Paper Presentation

University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

College of Engineering Graduate Scholarship: 2011; 2013

Toulouse Graduate School Scholarship: 2012

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad, India

Student Member, Indian Institute of Metals (IIM)

Activities

Organizer, National Level Symposium Frontiers of Metallurgy and Materials Technology (FMMT) 2009

Organizer, Technical Festival Metallon 2006 and 2008

Sports Secretary, Brilliant Grammar High School, Hyderabad, India

Supporter, World Vision India Member, Lions Club Volunteer/Organizer, UNICEF India

Member, Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) Member, Materials Advantage, University of North Texas

Member, Association of Iron and Steel Technology

Technical Acumen

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) C, C++, and Java Adobe Photoshop Operating Systems (Windows, Mac, and iOS) ImageJ Materials Image Processing and Automated Reconstruction (MIPAR)

Scanning Electrode Microscope (SEM) Focused Ion Beam (FIB) Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)

Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS) Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) Mechanical Testing Machine (Instron) X-ray Diffraction (XRD) 49.CFR195 49.CFR192 API 1110 MOP/MAOP - Validation/Establishment

B31.8, ANSI B16.5 API5L API 1163 MOP Records Verification Pipeline Open Data Standard (PODS)

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