B.Sc(Chem Eng), M.Sc, PhD, CSChE(
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Project management, R&D, teaching, and
industrial experience in the areas of pulp/paper manufacturing and structural
composite materials.
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Pulp mill biorefinery, material sciences,
experimental design, biomaterial processing, and polymer chemistry.
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Plant design, industrial installations,
commissioning, process and quality control.
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Establishing laboratory layouts and installation of
characterization/testing equipment.
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Development of cellulose-induced engineered
thermoplastic composite materials.
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Value-added
utilization of industrial and agro-forestry residual biomass.
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Cost
optimization, environmental management
and bio-content certification
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Furnishing scientific and technical feasibility
reports and research proposals.
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Multi-lingual with strong interpersonal
communication, management & analytical problem solving skills.
Research and Industrial Projects
University of
Toronto. Centre for
Biocomposites and Biomaterials Processing (CBBP),
Faculty of Forestry
Post-Doctoral Fellow/Research Facility Coordinator
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Teaching and
training research-stream graduate students in the areas of material sciences,
process engineering, prototype development and polymer-substrate interphase
interactions
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Coordinating with industry partners in the areas of
petrochemicals, automotive, pulp & paper, sustainable packaging and
consumer products to develop and execute commercial scientific projects
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Creating techno-legal content for patent
applications, managing relevant IPs (intellectual properties) and supervising
commercializing initiatives with university’s Innovations & Partnerships
Office.
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Facilitating student-exchange and internship
programs with international pool of universities and technical colleges.
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Thermodynamic analysis of phenolic and protein
polymer interactions on cellulose substrate and deducing bonding mechanism
through synergy model (PhD
thesis)
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Developed a novel film-stacking method to
manufacture high strength composite product from virgin and hybrid fibrous
sources impregnated with thermoplastic resins (Can. Patent No.2,407,880 ; issued-Feb,
2011)
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Thermodynamic analysis of phenolic and protein
polymer interactions on cellulose substrate and deducing bonding mechanism
through synergy model (PhD thesis)
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Durability testing and performance of proprietary
PLA polymers (TOTAL Petrochemicals,
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Interfacial modification and performance evaluation
of thermoplastic building products and chemical/ functional analysis of
homopolymer PP/ Kraton-induced resins (EnviroShake,
Canada).
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Profiling of styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) as
coupling and surface sizing agents for thermoplastic WPC and paper coating
applications (Sartomer Company
Inc.,
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Maleic-anhydride polypropylene/ silane-enabled
surface sizing of hemp fibre and predicting composite performance through
mathematical model (M.Sc thesis).
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Synthesis of Fischer Tropsch (FT) Hydrocarbons
through Biomass Gasification (Feasibility study
on integrated biorefinery and biomaterials manufacturing)
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Nano Fibre Market Impact Study (Feasibility report
for University-Industrial Consortium).
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Research grant proposals and literature review
reports (NSERC,
SDTC,
OMARFA, ORF,
SODP)
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Arranging USDA
BioPreferred® certification for CBBP bio-products.
Hartmann Canada,
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R&D for quality improvement and cost
optimization
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Responsible for process mapping, PID revisions, and
developing control plans of manufacturing lines including fibre pulping, mould
machines, drying, pressing and printing.
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Developed quality-monitoring system for raw
material, manufacturing process and finished product.
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Data management and reporting for utility/production
benchmarking.
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Lead of Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
compliance and environmental regulations.
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Handling of customers’ complaints and follow-up.
Century Paper and Board
Mills (CPBM) Ltd.,
Process
Engineer/Deputy Production Manager (Feb. 1987 – Jul. 2000)
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Plant erection of Neutral Sulfite Semi Chemical
(NSSC) pulping line including chemical preparation plants of Sodium Sulfite,
Sodium Hypochlorite, and Chlorine distribution/safety network
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Established physical and chemical testing
laboratories for raw material characterization and evaluation of product
specifications
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Team leader of various independent research projects.
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Feasibility studies, capital expenditure proposals,
budget preparation and prioritization
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Process and quality control, ISO-9002
implementation.
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Annual reviews on raw material/utility consumption
and production.
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Environmental management, fibre recovery, and water
conservation.
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Plant modifications and continuous improvement
initiatives.
Faculty of
Engineering and Technology, Punjab University,
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Plant design on the polymerization of 20 metric
ton/day of Methyl Methacrylate as a lightweight and shatter-resistant
alternative to glass (B.Sc. Chem Eng thesis)
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Process optimization and manufacturing of Zinc
Chromate as primers for paint industry (B.Sc. Chem
Professional Development
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Calibration,
commissioning and trouble shooting of Kajaani
PaperLab® - Metso Automation
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PC- Based Data
Acquisition and Signal Conditioning - ACA TMrtrix,
IOtech Ohio, USA
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3D X-ray Tomography – “SkyScan-1172” -
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Internal OHSAS 18001
Auditor Workshop - Brødrene Hartmann A/S, Lyngby, Denmark.
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Implementing Total
Quality Management in Service & Manufacturing Industry - LUMS
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Environmental Technology
in Pulp & Paper Industries - Swedish
International Development Cooperation Agency, SIDA, Markaryd, Sweden
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X-Ray Photoelectron
Spectroscopy and Data Analysis – SI
Ontario, U of Toronto
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Fundamentals of FTIR and
IR Spectral Interpretation – CBBP, U of
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Thermal Gravimetric
Analysis (TGA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
Affiliations
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Canadian Society for
Chemical Engineering (CSChE),
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Surface Interface
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USDA BioPreferred® Certification
Program –
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Department of Chemical
Engineering, Pulp
and Paper Centre,
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Pulp and Paper Technical
Association of
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Technical Association of
Pulp and Paper Industries,