• Gender: Male
• Age: 46
• Designation: Manager
• Highest Education Level: Masters - Degree
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Work Experience: 18.3 Year(s)

Education

Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering (M.S) From University of Cincinnati (UC), USA with GPA: 3.5/4

Bachelor of Engineering in Polymer Science and Technology From Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore (VTU)with 80% FCD

Skill Sets

Compounding
Characterization & Testing
5S Standards
Moisture Curing
Material Development
Project Coordination

Well-versed in compounding, molding, characterization and testing of polymeric materials
Possess good knowledge of polymeric materials and polymer processing, characterization and testing while adhering to 5S + 1 standards.
An ambitious and goal driven individual Good communicator with excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational abilities

Work Experience

Associate Manager – READ
Since Mar 2013
Company Profile: Designs And Manufactures Connectivity And Sensor Solutions
Job Profile:
Operation of Research, Engineering and Advanced Development lab (READ)
Involved in materials compound development, processing, testing and scale-up for insulator, stress-grading and conductive energy products
Implementing 5S+1 to meet 3 star rating
Developed new processing technique with potential annual savings of 800K USD

Business Manager
May 2011 to Feb 2013
Company Profile: Is A Leading Supplier, Trading Company Of Interior Materials, Interior Materials.
Job Profile:
Meeting with architects, design firms, PMC representatives to discuss cost and quotation matters, negotiate costs and job terms
Actively involved in finalizing the design of signage, researching and selection of right materials suited to the application, engineering the design and production procedure to shorten the cost and time while maintaining quality
Recorded inventory, calculated effort for individual projects
Supervised the production, delivery/installment of final product per schedule

Graduate Research Assistant
Mar 2007 to Apr 2011
Company Name : Univ. of Cincinnati 
Job Profile:
Worked on studying the mechanism of adhesion in tires, between rubber and brass-coated steel tire cords.
Studied the aging behavior at tire cord-rubber interface.
Documented results and developed reports
Made presentations to industry sponsors/partners, proposed potential changes.
Developed new formulations based on the results obtained.
Performed Static SIMS and depth profiling on various samples including rubber, metals with coatings, clay, carbon black and semiconductors.
Extensive hands-on experience on the Ion-Tof Cameca SIMS IV, Hitachi S3200N SEM, Gamry DC polarization and EIS instruments.
Analyzed effects of aging on tire cord corrosion performance using DC Polarization.
Conducted failure analysis, evaluated presence of foreign matter, and analyzed chemistry at the metal coating, metal rubber interface.
Involved in interacting with potential new customers and explaining the advantages of using silanes and the benefits of implementing the same into their pre- and post- manufacturing process

Application Engineer
Jan 2006 to Dec 2006
Company Name: Ecosil Technologies LLC
Company Profile: Based in Fairfield, develops, markets, and provides formulation alternatives to silane coatings for various applications including corrosion protection, adhesion enhancement, chromate and phosphate replacements.
Job Profile:
Worked for customers involved in the manufacturing of silanes, paints and Electro-coatings 
Major partners: Dow Chemicals, PPG Industries, Cooper Tires and Tokusen USA Inc. 
Responsibilities:  
Suggest design changes based on results analysis
Modify and optimize formulation process to fit the manufacturing facilities at customers disposal
Formulate, prepare and test various water-based silane formulations with and without resins/cross-linkers/additives
Deliver performance data to customers (face to face or via phone conferencing)
Extensive experience analyzing and characterizing coatings
Experience evaluating coating performance
Substantial understanding of coatings, adhesives and paints

Technical Papers And Conference Presentations:
Prasan Harakuni, W. J. Vanooij, Mechanistic study of the sulfide layer at the rubber-tire cord interface. Presented at the 25th annual meeting and conference on tire science and technology, Akron, OH, 2006

W. J. Vanooij, Prasan Harakuni, G. Buytaert, Adhesion of steel tire cords to rubber - a review. Rubber Chemistry and Technology, Vol. 82, Iss. 3, 2009 (Reproduced in Rubber, Fibers and Plastics, Vol. 5, Iss. 3, 2010)

Akshay Ashirgade, Prasan Harakuni, W.J. Vanooij, Effect of aging on the morphology of rubber-brass interfacial layer Tire Science and Technology Journal, Vol. 39, No.1  

Future Goals

Seeking challenging assignments in Polymeric Materials R&D/Characterization/Testing