Gopal Raj

Focusing on continuously developing versatile professional skills to handle global competition. Committed to continuous process improvement, timely decision-making, and problem-solving with adaptability to fast-changing business needs. Hard worker, quick learner, enjoys working in teams and exploring subjects deeply.

Chemist (Lab In-charge) - Geo Coal Eng Pvt Ltd (Tata Steel Ltd) - Best Bokaro, Jharkhand

(2021-04 - 2025-01)

Working as Chemist (Lab In-charge) in alumina refinery central laboratory. Managing overall shift activities and providing necessary support to production department to maintain process parameters.

• Supervision of sampling of major incoming raw materials like bauxite, Caustic soda lye, Furnace oil, Lime, Coal inside plant premises as well as at railway sidings, mines, port
• Analysis of calcined alumina, bauxite, caustic lye, furnace oil, water, coal & other in process samples using instruments XRF, XRD, TGA, DSC, LPSA, BET Surface area analyzer, AAS, IC, CHNS, Bomb calorimeter, Potentiometric Titrator, UV VIS spectrometer, Microwave digester, Pelletizer, Fusion bead furnace, Moisture meter
• Calibration of instruments & coordination with service engineers during periodic maintenance
• Managing stock of Laboratory chemicals, glass wares & instruments spares
• Quality clearance of raw materials using SAP
• Monitoring, controlling of manpower & ensuring safety for better working environment

Chemist - Acro Paints Ltd - Bhiwadi, Rajasthan

(2019-09 - 2021-03)

Working as Chemist in Quality Control department.

• Water and Effluent analysis including Biological oxygen demand, Chemical oxygen demand, color, alkalinity, solid content, metals analysis (iron, manganese, copper, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium), turbidity, conductivity, Hardness, nitrogen content
• Soil analysis of different regions including PH, conductivity, nitrogen, sodium, potassium, carbon, phosphorous, chloride
• Analysis of materials like starch, coal, lime stone, lime sludge produced or used in paper industry
• Chemical preparation and standardization of HCl, Sulphuric acid, Thiosulphate, potassium permanganate, potassium dichromate, EDTA, FAS, silver nitrate, cupriethylenediamine
• Preparing calibration curves for determination of metals using spectrophotometer (iron, manganese, copper, boron, sulphates, phosphates, silicon)
• Analysis of wood chips properties including size, density, ash, silica, solubility, Lignin and cellulose content, metals content
• Pulping by cooking wood chips with varying active alkali to obtain desired kappa number
• Analyzing the effect of additives in cooking, bleaching, stock in lab scale
• Bleaching of pulp with various bleaching chemicals to obtain required brightness
• Stock preparation with different stock chemicals and analyzing effect on physical and optical strength
• Analysis of paper properties including GSM, Thickness, Bulk, Tear, Burst, Breaking length, Double fold, Smoothness, Porosity, Brightness, Stiffness, Cobb
• Handling Quality control shift of Pulp mill process including white liquor, black liquor, pulp brightness, chemical dosing, chlorine dioxide plant samples testing

Position not specified - Mankind Pharma Ltd

Employment duration: 1 year

Position not specified - Saija Microfinance Pvt. Ltd

Employment duration: 2 years

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry, Zoology, Botany - S.N Sinha Degree College (Warshliganj) (2013-01 - 2015-12)

Higher Secondary Education - R Lal College (2011-01 - 2012-12)

Secondary Education - Shri Ramdev Nunubati High School (2010-01 - 2010-12)