SUMMARY
•      Independently operate pilot projects in the wastewater treatment as well as chemical industry
•      Experience in pilot testing, lab analysis and providing customizable solution per client requirement
•      Well versed with engineering design and evaluation, unit operations and equipment sizing
•      Solid grounding in engineering fundamentals: Thermodynamics and chemical kinetics, proficiency in creating and using mathematical models

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FIELD APPLICATIONS ENGINEER
BKT Co. Ltd., Anaheim, CA      Sep 2010 – Current
Duties in Water Division        
•      Conducted On-site as well as in-house pilot tests, developed SOP and test protocols based on operating conditions
•      Process Engineering surveys to determine feasibility of the anti-fouling membrane technology for high-solids, high density wastewater treatment end-users
•      Testing different membranes to establish flux and water quality data for scale up
•      Subsequent lab analysis to determine parameters like total solids, total organic carbon, particle analysis, etc.
•      Prepared Lab test reports based on test protocols, membrane selection and recommendations
•      Technical presentations, case-studies and developing client-relationships

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Texas A&M University–Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas      Aug 07 – Dec 09
•      Performed molecular dynamics (MD) simulation of gas hydrates on high speed UNIX cluster
•      Introduced a novel technique to evaluate phase equilibrium and formation of gas hydrates
•      Employed highly innovative ideas like graphical visualization for examining hydrogen bonding
•      Established process parameters and conditions of operation to prevent hydrate formation
•      Developed a model to generate thermodynamic properties of gas hydrates
•      Responsible for data acquisition and process simulation of natural gas hydrates

PROCESS DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN ENGINEER
National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India      Aug 06 – Jul 07
Duties in Fuel Processing Laboratory        
Project Name: Hydrogen generation for 10 kW Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
Project Description: Determined a cost-effective process for hydrogen generation using combustion of hydrocarbons
•      Achieved 10% increase in conversion by modifying the existing process
•      Designed the process and supervised testing, developed test protocols for oxidation and water gas shift reactions
•      Optimized energy using auto-thermal temperature in the range of 873-923K for C1-C4 compounds
•      Developed PFD, heat and material balance models on excel
•      Responsible for attending to and resolving plant emergencies, developed safety procedures for high temperature reactions and supervised handling and storage of flammable process fluids.

Duties in Process Development Department
Project Name: Pilot plant commissioning for downstream processing of crude Lactic Acid
Project Description: Concept to commercialization of lactic acid production as a final product
•      Pilot plant operation: start-up, shut-down and production support, flow monitoring and product analysis
•      Responsible for safe operation of Batch reactors and vacuum filtration for lactates, CSTRs and distillation column for purification of crude lactic acid
•      Devised process control strategies, technical scope development and fabrication

DESIGN ENGINEER (Internship)
National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India         May 05 – May 06
•      Flue gas treatment for reducing the concentration of hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide
•      Sizing of absorption column and adsorption column for different flue gas concentrations.
•      Led a team of 4 to produce the desired flue gas concentration using different combinations of absorbent solution and adsorbent beds, using safety equipment and standard procedures
•      Monitored gas and liquid flow rates to calculate kinetic parameters

PUBLICATION
Krishnadeo Jatkar, Jae W. Lee, Sangyong Lee, “Determination of Reference Chemical Potential using Molecular Dynamics Simulation” 342792 J. of Therm., Feb 03, 2010.

EDUCATION
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Minor: natural Gas Engineering, Dec 09      
Texas A&M University-Kingsville - Kingsville, Texas

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Minor: Biochemical Engineering, Aug 06
University of Pune - Pune, India

PRESENTATION
•      “MD simulation of water cavity distortion for determining clathrate hydrate equilibria” – Krishnadeo Jatkar*, S.Y. Lee, J.W.  Lee: American Institute of Chemical Engineers, annual conference 2009 - Nashville, TN