MANAN BHATT

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EDUCATION

Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India

M.S., Food Biotechnology, 2004

Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India

B.S., Biotechnology, 2001

EXPERIENCE

Technical Automation Services Corporation at Shell Technology Center Houston Facility –Houston, Texas. 2018 - 2013

Sr. GC Analyst

Responsible for analyzing samples, including Research, Pilot Plant, Refinery, Vapor, Gas, Crude oil, Petrochemicals, and Specialty Chemicals.

Analyzing Geochemistry samples from various Shell offshore projects like Appomatox, Enchilada, Perdido, Ursa, Mars, Olympus, Augur, Kaikias, Europa,

Habanero, Salsa, Permian basin, Tonopah, Sunset, Cardamon, Llano, Ice, etc. routinely.

Instrumentation used at this location: GC-FID, GC-MS, LTM-MDGC, HR-GC, GCxGC, ICP, AA, GFAAS, FT-IR.

Organizing and communicating sample quality and data with all geochemists also coordinating proper shipment of offshore samples to different Labs for required analysis.

Accountable for the overall operations of the Geochemistry laboratory division including Research and pilot plant sample quality analysis. The laboratory is equipped with Agilent (6890 and 7890) and GC-MS 5977A MSD, LC/MS instruments. This includes (but is not limited to) method development, modification, validation, and the extraction and analysis of compounds from a variety of matrices.

Assisting in training of new lab technicians and their performances.

Experienced in various analytical software’s, Microsoft Office and LIMS (Sample Manager, Star-LIMS, LIMs Sapphire) Share point, Cis-Pro Open-Lab etc.

Chemicals Incorporated–Baytown/Bay City, Texas. 2014 to 2018

QC Lab Director

Responsible for Baytown and Bay City laboratory operations and management.

Played a major role in planning and executing new start up plant QC Lab facility at Bay City while running Baytown Lab operations safely and successfully.

Oversaw quality testing of raw material, intermediates, and finished products.

Approval of incoming and outgoing raw materials and laboratory supplies & inventories.

Resolved customer issues and concerns.

Created certificates of analyses, SOPs, Quality Guidelines, and Safety Procedures etc.

Developed, standardized and evaluated QA/QC procedures & techniques used for analysis across labs.

Lab instruments—preventive maintenance and calibrations, SPC/SQC data integrity monitoring.

Attended weekly project process & safety meetings with engineers, Plant Manager & Operations.

Supervised and managed Managers, Supervisors, lab technicians—prepared schedules and assigned specific duties.

Implemented specialized position-control staffing plan to meet productivity targets.

Revision of employee salaries.

Mentored, trained & performance reviews of new employees.

Performed and contested internal and external Audit at planned schedule

& monitoring compliance (ISO 9001 and 17025, cGMP).

Monitored operating budget on an ongoing basis performed financial

administrative duties in order to maintain goals, efficiency and productivity.

Reduced laboratory operating expenses through implementation of LEAN workflows, consolidation, and standardization of laboratory tests while maintaining or improving overall quality and service by identifying and leveraging incentives with vendors.

Acquired new products and services for the laboratory.

Coordinated the laboratory move to a new facility while maintaining full laboratory operations with no interruptions in service.

Oversaw management of change (MOC), procedures and assisted in designing lab and safety process guidelines and ensuring compliance. Performed risk analysis to foresee accident risks and their mitigation.

Installed and validated several new laboratory analyzers along with the negotiation of all service and maintenance contracts.

Instruments procured for this location are following: GC-FID, FT-IR, UV-VIS,HPLC, Brookfield Viscometer, Density Meter, pH meter, Spectrophotometer, ANTEKs, AA & GFAAS, Auto-titrators, Auto-distillation units, Rota-Evaporator, Flash Point Tester, Particle size analyzer, Karl-fisher, conductivity meter, turbidity meter etc.

Inspectorate North America, Bayport Facility—Seabrook, Texas. 2011 - 2014

Sr. Chemist (Petrochemicals)—Assistant Lab Manager

Senior Petroleum Chemist. Instrument experience includes the following: GC/FID, AA-Graphite Furnace, Karl Fisher (Potentiometric, Coulometric), Auto-Distillation, UV-Vis, Tox-100 Chloride, Oxidation-Stability, Turbidimeter, Densitometer, Total Sulfur and Nitrogen via Antek, Refractometer, FT-IR etc.

Knowledgeable in ASTM, API, UOP, IP and IMPCA Methodology. Assist in the management of daily laboratory operations, Process, safety etc.

Responsible for training of new lab technicians and their performance evaluations. Experienced in various analytical software, Microsoft Excel and LIMS (Sapphire).

SGS North America Inc. Deer Park Laboratory—Deer Park, Texas. 2008 - 2011

Chemist (PPC)

PPC Chemist. Tested pure petrochemicals like Benzene, toluene, acetone, xylene etc., LPGs (crude butadiene, butane, butene, raffinate etc.) and gas vapor samples using ASTM procedures.

Used lab instruments like UV Visible, AAS, GFAAS, GC, GC-MS, Micro coulometer (Chloride/sulfur), Densitometer, Karl Fischer, Colorimeter, Houston ATLAS, Ion chromatography etc.

I have an expert knowledge of wet chemistry procedures and instrumentation. Troubleshoot instrumentation was a daily task in this position.

Shriners Burn Institute / University of Texas, Medical Branch—Galveston, Texas.

Department of Surgery 2007-2008

Research Associate

Conducted experiments as a part of burn treatment and wound healing. These studies are designed to determine the effects of different drugs on primary skin cell cultures and on protein expression in burned versus normal skin biopsies.

I also characterized the in vitro release of cytokines and inflammatory cell surface markers, from human monocytes and macrophages.

Techniques applied include primary skin cell culture, macrophage cell culture, ELISAs, protein isolation, protein concentration assays, SDS-PAGE and Western Blotting. Research results were presented at weekly lab meetings.

Researched Rat/Mice Hippocampus synaptosomes and PSD fractionations (Sucrose-CaCl2 gradient), glutamate receptors and other protein expressions by doing SDS PAGE and Western blots.

Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute—Albuquerque, New Mexico 2005-2006

Respiratory Immunology and Asthma Program

Research Technologist

Mycobacterium (M. Bovice BCG, M. Smagmatis & M. Tuberculosis) lipid extraction and purification by Column Chromatography, reverse phase LC, solvent fractionation, prep TLC and HPTLC.

In situ detection of transcript in lung airways. Transcription regulation in infectious disease (preparation of probe by in vitro transcription followed by in situ hybridization). PCR analysis.

Alembic Pharmaceutical Pvt. Ltd—Baroda, INDIA 2003-2003

Summer Researcher

I have worked on the vancomycin (a glycopeptide antibiotic) production, fermentation and its bioassay by two-dose cup plate method.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access), World Wide Web, LIMS (Star-LIMS, LIMS Sapphire, Sample Manager), Open-Lab, Chem-Station, Chrome Perfect, Chrome Elite, Tiamo, Lab Vantage, Win lab, Win cat, Share point, Cis-Pro etc.

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