KIRUTHIKA NARAYANI SANTHANAM

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SUMMARY

A Process & sales engineer with strong process engineering & material science background.

Highly proficient in carrying out modeling & analysis using industrial process simulation software like ChemCad.

Previous internship experience in process improvement using statistical tools and analyzed data.

Research assistant with strong R&D background and hands-on experience in synthesizing & characterization of surface-modified novel impregnated membranes for water treatment.

EHS trained and skilled in wet chemical & characterization techniques.

ENGINEERING WORK EXPERIENCE

Process & Sales Intern - Membrane Technology & Research (MTR), California, USA Oct 2019 – Present

Design & optimization of gas separation processes for CO2, H2S, N2, and hydrocarbons removal from natural gas.

Generate P&IDs, Process flow diagrams, heat & material balances, equipment designs, engineering calculations, feasibility studies, technical/cost documents and hazard & operability studies for membrane system.

Implemented root cause analysis and DOE methodology to analyze critical issues and optimize design.

Worked in a cross-functional environment to achieve the sales objectives of the project.

Provide technical support to customers and troubleshooting for membrane-based separation applications.

Worked on various projects for oil giants including Worley, Saudi Aramco, ONGC, FLUOR, Siemens, etc.,

Research Assistant - State University of New York at Buffalo Jan 2018 – Sep 2019

Surface Modification of Impregnated membranes for forward osmosis

Synthesized novel surface-modified thin-film membranes for water treatment using polymer (PEGDA).

Characterized the membranes using material characterization tests such as contact angle, Fourier transforms infrared (FT-IR), Instron (Mechanical strength) & Atomic force microscope (AFM).

Designed and developed effective purification experiments to assess membrane performance.

Analyzed experimental data, documented the results in MS Excel to be presented in the weekly meetings.

Conducted extensive literature reviews; drafted and reviewed Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for equipment.

Monitored individual experiments using LabVIEW software to ensure safe & reliable operations and upheld a safe work environment for fellow lab members.

Chemical Engineering Intern - Strides Shasun Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Pondicherry, India Dec 2014 - Jan 2015

Optimized the plant operating parameters by using the Unisim simulator & Minitab and suggested revamp options, which improved the yield by 1%.

Adhered to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Documentation Practices (GDP) for ibuprofen test cases to ensure compliance and quality control.

Integrated lean six sigma tools and methodology for project management and continuous improvement.

ENGINEERING PROJECTS

Removal of Phenol from wastewater using TFC via Interfacial Polymerization Jun 2015 – May 2016

Synthesized thin Film Composite (TFC) membranes and grafted it with TiO2 nanoparticles to improve the phenol rejection from wastewater by 12.5%.

Characterized the thin-film composite membranes by molecular cut-off techniques and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).

EDUCATION

State University of New York at Buffalo, USA (M.S Chemical Engineering) Aug 2017 - Feb 2020

Pondicherry University, India (B.S Chemical Engineering) Jul 2012 – May 2016

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Laboratory skills: FT-IR, DSC, XRS, TGA, Instron, Contact angle & density measurements and various laboratory equipment like filtration systems, balances, and reactors.

Programming languages: C, Matlab.

Computer& Documentation skills: Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint &Word, Spreadsheets, Minitab.

Software tools: Aspen plus, Fluent, Mathcad, Solidworks, Chemcad, Labquest2, Unisim.

Certifications: Six Sigma

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