Career
Experience & Education
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Timeline
2020 — Present
Advanced Materials Research Center
2024 — Present
Lead Project Manager
- End-to-end ownership of an advanced materials research portfolio spanning composites, functional coatings, structural materials, and metamaterials — risk management, budget control, and quality assurance.
- Structured stakeholder engagement across 10+ internal and external teams.
- Introduced standardised programme governance and reporting frameworks, improving portfolio-wide on-time delivery by ~20%.
2022 — 2024
Senior Project Manager
- Led cross-functional teams delivering advanced material solutions across a multi-programme research portfolio.
- Agile planning and Six Sigma root-cause analysis; full cost, schedule, and quality ownership.
2020 — 2022
Senior Engineer, Smart Materials & Structures
- Hands-on R&D and numerical simulation on smart materials and structures.
- Developed next-generation multifunctional materials for large-scale industrial deployment.
2017 — 2019
Research Assistant
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Injection moulding of glass-fibre-reinforced PP per ISO 527/1183; CFD simulation for morphology development and property prediction.
- Melt-flow analysis per ISO 16770; polymer processing optimisation using CAD/CAE tools.
Education · Pivot point
2016 — 2019
M.Sc. Polymer Material Science
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Returned to formal study after eight years in process and equipment engineering — a decision that redirected the career trajectory that followed, from process engineering toward advanced materials R&D. Polymer processing, injection moulding, CFD simulation, material characterisation.
2014 — 2016
Consultant / Director
Process and Heat Transfer Solution
- Thermal and mechanical design of heat exchangers and air coolers for refinery/petrochemical applications, per API 660 and ASME VIII.
2013 — 2014
Technical Advisor, Applications
Hilti India Pvt Ltd
- Expert consultation on chemical anchoring systems per ASTM E488.
- Managed third-party certification per ISO 9001 and ISO 45001.
2012 — 2013
Senior Engineer
EPP Composites Pvt Ltd
- GRP tanks and vessels designed to ASME RTP-1 and BS EN 13121; polymer consultation per ISO 14692.
2011 — 2012
Process Superintendent
Anil Products Ltd
- Managed chemical engineering processes per GMP/ISO 9001; production supervision and safety analysis per OSHA/HACCP.
2008 — 2011
Engineer, Process & Equipment Design
ACME Telepower Ltd
- Heat and material balance calculations for ammonia crackers and reformers; equipment sizing per ASME VIII, API 560.
- Fuel cell and DCDG system engineering per IEC 62282.
Education
2004 — 2008
B.Tech. Chemical Engineering
Uttar Pradesh Technical University, India
Chemical processes, heat transfer, thermodynamics, process plant design.
Certifications & Professional Development
- Six Sigma Black Belt (DMAIC)
- PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner (training completed)
- PMI PMP (training completed)
- Google Project Management Professional Certificate
- ESG: Sustainability as a Success Factor — University of St. Gallen
- Foundations of Management & Think Like a CFO — IESE Business School