Expert Details
Polymers, Plastic, Paint, and Coating Adhesives
ID: 731923
India
Expert is particularly well-versed in polymer synthesis. Expert has more than 15 years of experience in polymers research and development. During his research work, he has commercialized 50 formulatiosn on solvent base water base polymers for paint, coating and adhesive applications. He has developed solution polymers of acrylics, phenolics, polyesters, epoxies and polyurethanes.
He has also expertise in emulsions. Expert has developed and commercialized alkyd emulsion for coating applications. He is an expert in acrylic, epoxy dispersion, pu -dispersion, and water base resin technology. Regarding energy substitute for petrochemicals, he has developed diesel water emulsions. These diesel water emulsions serve as a low-cost substitute for the diesel and have low emissions of the gases.
Acrylic emulsions: NTL chemicals Greece (2014)Coating resins: Onyex crown Ltd. (Nigeria, 2013)Coating resins: Meknim resins LLP (India, 2012)Coating resins: Valspar Coating Corporation (India, 2012-2013)Coating resins: HK industries (India, 2014)
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2009 | Degree: M.Tech. | Subject: Polymer Technology | Institution: Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur, India) |
| Year: 2005 | Degree: M.Sc. | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: Amaravati University (Mharastra, India) |
| Year: 2003 | Degree: B.Sc. | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: Amaravati University (Mharastra, India) |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2012 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Executive Director | Department: Reasearch and Developement |
Responsibilities:Expert manages research, handles commercial trials according to costumer needs, engages in production planning and scheduling, manages the quality of finished goods according to costumer specification window, and conducts research for costumer needs and product up-gradations. Expert manages research and manufacturing of photochemicals and phytochemical base resins. He also administrates and executes consulting assignments in coating resins, paints and adhesives. He provides expert witness testimony for industrial loans and insurance. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Coating Resin Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert handles assignments involved in resin industry setup, resin formulations, and resin technology transfer; paint industry setup, paint formulations, and product development; and adhesive formulation and adhesive industry setup. Resin clients have included Meknim Resin LLP (India, 2011), Valspar Coating Corporation India Ltd. (2012), Onyex Crown Oil Ltd. (Nigeria, 2013), and NTL Chemicals (Greece, 2014). |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2012 | Employer: Kansai-Nerolac paints ltd, India, senior executive R&D | Title: Senior Executive | Department: Research and Development |
Responsibilities:Expert formulated and developed resins for paints, coatings, adhesives and construction chemicals; conducted research on new requirement of resins by costumers and implementations in production; tested and evaluated resins for paint, coating, inks and adhesives; conducted customer visits for technical problems analysis; and conducted resin lab batches for evaluating raw material and research. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to 2007 | Employer: Gargi-Huttenes Albertus Ltd. (India) | Title: Executive | Department: Research and Development |
Responsibilities:Expert formulated and developed resins for foundry applications; executed research trials and manufacturing trials; executed online quality control of the resin manufacturing; conducted customer visits to explain technical issues and solve them via research and development. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2000 to 2005 | Employer: Abhijit Plastic Industries (India) | Title: Executive | Department: Research and Development |
Responsibilities:Expert handled quality assurance and quality control of plastic chemicals, textile chemicals, species and food. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2008 to 2009 | Agency: DRDO | Role: Research Associate | Description: Condusting research and experiments on conducting polymer for defense application |
| Years: 2006 to 2007 | Agency: Textiles Committee of India | Role: Research Fellow | Description: Research in textiles polymers |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2013 to 2014 | Country / Region: Nigeria | Summary: Coating resin manufacturing assignment for OXYEX CROWN LTD. |
| Years: 2013 to 2014 | Country / Region: Greece | Summary: Coating resin manufacturing assignment for NTL chemicals |
| Years: 2008 to Present | Country / Region: Jamaica and United States | Summary: Diesel water emulsion assignment for Jamaica energy solution |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| 1. Rubber Board of India 2. Textiles Committee of India |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has multiple publications concerning diesel water emulsion as well as phenolic resin from turmeric waste. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| He has served as an expert witness in industrial loans and insurance for a major Indian bank. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| National Young Scientist Polymer Quest Competition (2007); National Conference of Photochemistry (2003); Advance instrumental chemical analysis training by Textile Committee of India |
| Vendor Selection |
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| Agro-chemical suppliers for biopolymers (India); monomers and chemicals suppliers (India, China); palm oil suppliers (Malesia, Nigeria, Indonesia); epoxy resin suppliers (Asia, Africa, United States, Europe); resin suppliers (Asia, Africa, Europe, America, Europe); elestomer suppliers (Asia, Europe, United States); natural rubber suppliers (India, Malesia, Indonesia) |
| Marketing Experience |
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| (1) Epoxy resin -- major players: DOW, BASF, Huntsman, Aditya Birla; growth promoters: construction industries. (2) Phenolic resins -- major players: SI group, Cytech, HA, Ashland, CAGR. (3) Polyester -- major players: Eastman, Cytech, CAGR. (4) Coating Resins -- major players: DOW, Cytech, Basf, Byer, Deltech, Neuplex; CAGR -2.5% for solvent base, CAGR -8% for water base |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Patent writing; thesis writing in chemical engineering |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
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| English | fluent |
| Hindi | fluent |
| Marathi | fluent |