Baking ,Gardening
Sowmya Kamath N
Product Development, Coating research & Laboratory management at BASF India Ltd
Pune
Summary
Quest to work in a challenging environment, where I can apply my expertise to the organization's Growth and make myself versatile in the various technologies front.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
Work History
Officer- Product Development
BASF India Limited- Coatings Division-Mangalore
08.2014 - 07.2017
- Worked for Product Development activities for BASF Corporation, North America.
- Handled over all lab functions, raw material planning, and designing weekly/daily work patterns for development projects.
- Worked in collaboration with Resin development team, Pigment Qualification team, Sample applications, Coatings Testing, and result analysis.
- Planning technical work patterns considering project timings and deliverables, prepare project status reports and technical presentations related to different stages according to the Technical team from BASF Corporation, USA.
- Maintain ISO TS-16949, ISO-14001 standards along with EHS & RC norms & 5S practices in the lab.
- Successfully developed a technology of using solvent borne Aluminum into water borne paint as an in-house process.
- Worked on Teeth aligners using automotive clear coats.
- Equipment's handled: Color spectrophotometer, Rheometer, Colorimeter, Gloss meter, Pendulum Hardness tester, Optical microscope, DFT Meter, Fair knowledge on SEM, DMA, DSC and TGA
Education
MSc - Organic Chemistry
Alva's College
BSc - CBZ
St. Aloysius College (Autonomous)
PUC - PCMB
Canara PU College
Skills
- Key strengths include systematic thinking, problem solving capability and ability to learn new technologies quickly and easily adapt to new environments
- Ability to work effectively with team to achieve common goals
- Open to learning and exposure to new technology and domain
- Deep observational and Analytical behavior
- Interdepartmental Coordination
- Good communication, written and interpersonal skills
- Fair knowledge on Minitab (DOE Analysis) and Statistical tool handling (Bar chart and Histogram)
- Exposure to SAP
- Exposure on using Chem Sketch
- Proficient in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Accomplishments
- Successfully developed a technology of using solvent borne Aluminum into water borne paint as an in-house process.
- Worked on Teeth aligners using automotive clear coats.
Training
- IATF 16949 training.
- Work permit training.
- Root cause analysis
- Responsible care.
- Mindset and behavior training from BASF Corporation, USA.
Disclaimer
Date of Birth: 1990-01-23 Family status: Married
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Good Knowledge on Coatings and research functions pertaining to Water borne and solvent borne systems.
- Exposure of important safety standards of work, best practices, RC and EHS norms, adhering to 5S practices, TS-16949 & ISO standards.
- Exposure of using various testing and analytical equipment's.
- Proficient in undertaking process enhancement and equipment calibrations to enhance operational efficiency and thereby escalating productivity.
- Conversant with safety systems & tools such as Responsible care, British Safety Council - Safety Standards & Risk Assessment tools, RCA, MSA and JSA.
- Maintaining all documents and records as per ISO/ TS requirements.
SAFETY COMPLIANCE AND HEALTH
- Identifying activities and processes which are hazardous; undertaking steps for curtailing associated risks.
- Handling as well as maintaining the personnel protective equipment.
- Training associates on 5S practices, fire safety concepts and PPE usage.
- Adhering to the safety, environment and health standards in all functional areas and implementing measures for enhancing safety levels.
ATTAINMENTS
- Root cause analysis of appearance failure in basecoats.
- As the concern of safety, implemented the grounding plan for plastic paint containers.
- Trained first aider.
Interests
Timeline
Officer- Product Development
BASF India Limited- Coatings Division-Mangalore
08.2014 - 07.2017
BSc - CBZ
St. Aloysius College (Autonomous)
PUC - PCMB
Canara PU College
MSc - Organic Chemistry
Alva's College
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