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SHAILESH SHAH

McKinney, TX ***** Email: adyrtp@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile: 469-***-**** https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-shailesh-shah-a409a91b/ Professional Summary

Accomplished Chemist with a solid background in Industries, Academic and Government Research Laboratory. Thrives in a challenging environment while maintaining creative ingenuity. Cross-functional team builder and collaborator with influencing skills. Proven ability to multi-task, solve problems and derive actionable insights while meeting strict deadlines. Multi-lingual in English, Gujarati, Hindi, and Japanese. Skills

• Organic: Synthesis, Low Molecular and

High Molecular Liquid Crystal Materials,

Lipid, Good laboratory practice (GLP)

• Polymer: Emulsion Polymerization, Coating

and Paint, Polyurethane, Application, Super-

Critical CO2 Polymerization of Jojoba Oil,

Commercialization of VOAM Product

• Environmental: Bio-based Materials, Bio-

based Polyol, Coating, Resins, Bio-Energy,

Bio-diesel, Bio-Lubricant, Petrochemical

Inductive, Refinery, Fuel

• Support: Lubricant, Refrigerant, Customer,

Pilot Plant, Plant Support, Troubleshooting,

Process Improvement, Procurement, Product

Engineering, Management

• Instrument Skills

o Ultraviolet (UV)

o Micro Infra-red (IR)

o Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

(NMR)

o Gas Chromatography (GC)

o Gas Chromatography Mass-

Spectrometer (GC-MS)

o Inductive Couple Plasma Mass-

Spectrometer (ICP-MS)

o Differential Scanning Calorimetry

(DSC)

o Gel Permeable Chromatography

(GPC)

o Polarizing Microscope

o Analysis: HPLC, Wet Chemistry,

ASTM, Failure Mode analysis

Professional Experience

QA-Analyst (Private Company)-USA Sept. 2022 – May 2023

• Manual Testing of GUI and functional aspects of Client - server and Web based Applications on multiple levels of SDLC and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) Professor of Instruction (The University of Texas at Dallas) -USA Aug. 2016 – May 2022

• Teaching Organic Chemistry -I and II (Theory and Laboratory) and General Chemistry I and II laboratory Consultant-Research and Development Chemist - Wylie TX Sep. 2016 – Aug.2018

• Research and Development for fertilizer and seed germination.

• Analysis of Soil and Customer support regarding Soil Health Analysis. Professor (M. S. University of Baroda) - Vadodara, India Mar 2010 – Aug. 2016

• Oversee teaching of Undergraduate and Graduate students in the core and elective areas of chemistry. Ph.D. guide for Graduate and Doctorate level Scientists. Research Chemist (USDA ARS) - Peoria, IL Aug 2008 – Mar 2010 Investigate vegetable oils and alternative non-food feedstocks for their suitability as sources of Bio-energy

(Biodiesel fuel) and Bio-lubricant.

• Develop technologies that expand the markets for glycerol or enable the commercially viable conversion of byproduct glycerol to

2

(1) chemicals such as fuel additive like PPD, coating resins, surfactants and/or emulsifiers or (2) biodegradable polymer products. On-edible Oil Polymerization in super-critical CO2 (green-solvent) for different applications.

Senior Project Chemist (Emerson Climate Technology Inc) - Sidney, OH Jul 2002 – Aug 2008

• Responsible for the research and analysis to find out more cost-effective additives supplier for Refrigerant Lubricant oil Cost which saved the company $310K per year by qualifying alternative additive supplier.

• Co-led the research of Bio-Lubricant (Environmentally Friendly Oil) from renewable materials for developed countries as substitute to Petrochemical based Refrigerant Lubricant oil.

• Provided analysis of using different techniques like GC, GCMS. HPLC, Micro-FTIR and ICP which led to method development for Refrigerant Lubricant Oil and different additives (Antioxidant, Biocide, Friction Modifier, Corrosion Inhibitor, and Former/Deformer) level Inspection. Post-doctoral fellow, Polymer Science Research Center, The University of Southern Mississippi (USM), Hattiesburg, MS, USA, Mentor: Prof. Shelby F. Thames Nov 1999 – Jul 2002

• Design and synthesis of different novel vegetable oil acrylate monomers (Resins) for use in emulsions intended for low volatile organic content (VOC) coatings.

• Pilot plant production and process improvements (emulsion breaking by dry neutralization concept) in the synthesis of the first Vegetable Oil Acrylate Monomer (VOAM).

• Design and synthesis of vegetable oil-based urethane, acrylate, unsaturated ester and vinyl ether monomers for use in emulsion polymerization and ultra-violet curing formulations.

• Developed Low Volatile Organic Content (VOC) Paint technology based on Green Chemistry, which was used to paint PENTAGON, Washington, DC, USA

• Synthesized emulsions incorporating my novel monomers.

• UV curing studies of the newly synthesized monomers by free radical polymerization. Awards & Accomplishments

• US Patent - Zengshe Liu and Shailesh N. Shah, Oligomerization of Jojoba Oil in Super-Critical CO2 for Different Applications, (US-8742148 B1, Published on 3rd June 2014)

• Indian Patent -Nikul K. Patel, Ragesh G. Kapadia and Shailesh N. Shah, Production of Biodiesel from Leptadenia Reticulatta Seeds (Filed May 2017)

• Published Forty publications in referred scientific journals.

• Published Four Books Chapters and one more is in press.

• Conducted Forty-Five presentations at national and international conferences.

• Received recognition in Emerson Climate Technology Inc. (ECT) from VP-Research department (2004)

• VP-Product Engineering Department-ECT (External Customer Support, 2004)

• Director Materials Engineering-ECT (Alternative Additive Supplier, resulted into $310K per year saving, 2006)

• Manager- Product Engineering Department -ECT (External Customer Support, 2006)

• Received The Elias Singer Outstanding Student Paper Award of $1,000, at Thirtieth International Waterborne, High-Solids and Powder Coating Symposium, held at New Orleans, USA

• Received Best paper presentation award at the XXV Gujarat Science Congress-2011 organized by Gujarat Science Academy held at the Gujarat Science City, Ahmedabad, India from Feb.26-27th 2011. Education

• Ph.D. – Chemistry: The M S University of Baroda - Vadodara, India

• Bachelor of Law (LL.B): The M S University of Baroda - Vadodara, India

• Monbusho Scholar: Yamaguchi University - Yamaguchi, Japan

• Guest Researcher: National Institute of Bioscience and Human Technology (NIBH)- Ibaraki, Japan

• NSF & USDA Postdoctoral fellow: The University of Southern Mississippi (USM)- Hattiesburg, MS, USA

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