Assistant Engineer in Steel Melting shop (SMS), and Ferro Alloy Lab - JSW Steels Vijayanagara - Vijayanagara
(2024-04-11)
Professional Experience in Analysis, Calibration & Maintenance
- Hands-on experience operating and maintaining AMETEK Optical Emission Spectrometers (OES) for accurate metal composition analysis.
- Proficient in X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) Spectroscopy using instruments from Thermo-Fisher Scientific for elemental analysis of raw materials and finished products.
- Skilled in Carbon & Sulphur analysis using detectors from LECO Corporation and ELTRA.
- Experienced in operating Oxygen & Nitrogen analysers for precise gas content determination in metallic samples.
- Expertise in chemical analysis of raw materials, including preparation, standardization, and handling of all required standard solutions for laboratory testing.
- Experienced in testing and analysis of refractory samples, including monolithic and castable materials.
- Skilled in elemental and composition analysis
- Particle size testing
- Apparent Porosity (AP)
- Bulk Density (BD)
- Cold Crushing Strength (CCS)
- Permanent Linear Change (PLC)
- Creep testing
- Refractoriness Under Load (RUL) testing
- Various thermal testing and laboratory analytical procedures.
Lab Chemist, in Process Control - KIOCL Limited Mangalore - Mangalore
(2019-06-21 - 2024-03-31)
Work Experience
- Performed chemical analysis of raw materials and finished products including Iron Ore, Pellets, Limestone, Bentonite, Coke, and Coal.
- Experienced in handling and operating laboratory instruments such as Moisture Analyzer, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), UV-Visible Spectrometer using PANalytical systems, Flame Photometer, Carbon & Sulphur Detector from ELTRA, Blaine Index Estimator, TDS Analyzer, Turbidity Testing Equipment, and Conductivity Meter.
- Conducted wet chemical analysis for determination of various radicals and elements including Fe, SiO₂, Al₂O₃, CaO, MgO, Mn, P, and other trace elements.
- Prepared and standardized required chemical solutions and reagents for laboratory analysis.
- Performed physical testing of raw materials including sieve analysis and green pellet testing.
- Maintained laboratory housekeeping, safety standards, documentation, and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP).
Process Chemist - Sequent Scientific Limited
(2017-06-01 - 2018-09-20)
Work Experience
- Involved in the production of various API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) products.
- Operated and monitored Reverse Osmosis (RO) water systems used in process plants.
- Performed testing of process water parameters including pH, BOD, COD, TOC, and TDS for production applications.
- Conducted compound identification and solvent testing using Paper Chromatography techniques.
- Handled API production batches including raw material charging, distillation, separation, filtration, and isolation processes.
- Experienced in powder processing operations within the PPZ (Powder Processing Zone), including drying, milling, blending, shifting, and packing of centrifuged materials.
