Saptak Rarotra
Jammu
Summary
Results-driven individual with a solid track record in delivering quality work. Known for excellent communication and teamwork abilities, with a commitment to achieving company goals and delivering exceptional service. Passionate about continuous learning and professional development.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Program Manager, SBM -G
Positive Mantra Consulting Pvt Ltd
Jammu
05.2025 - Current
- Directed strategic leadership for multi-dimensional programs, creating long-range roadmaps and governance structures.
- Managed large cross-functional portfolios, steering high-stakes initiatives with precision and resource intelligence.
- Established enterprise-grade performance systems and risk matrices to enhance operational resilience.
- Fostered accountability and innovation through mentorship, optimizing workflows for high-impact outcomes.
- Served as principal liaison with senior government counterparts and institutional partners, ensuring strategic alignment.
- Facilitated accelerated decision-making processes to promote seamless program convergence across departments.
Senior Consultant - ESG
Positive Mantra Consulting Pvt Ltd
Jammu
07.2022 - Current
- Directed technical architecture for Carbon Neutral Panchayat roadmaps, integrating IPCC-aligned carbon baselines and sector-wise emissions modeling.
- Oversaw deployment of digital MRV ecosystems, including IoT-linked energy monitors and geospatial mapping tools to enhance GHG tracking.
- Engineered low-carbon transition packages comprising decentralized bioenergy systems and climate-resilient land-use strategies for scalable implementation.
- Led interdisciplinary teams and field engineers, coordinating with PRI institutions and government departments for synchronized execution of carbon-neutral initiatives.
- Established program governance frameworks and compliance matrices while developing climate-intelligence dashboards for data-driven decision-making.
- Implemented predictive decarbonization trajectories utilizing advanced climate analytics to inform strategic planning.
- Facilitated high-resolution tracking of climate performance indicators through integration of carbon data pipelines.
- Streamlined execution processes to accelerate program delivery and improve risk management.
Senior Research Scientist
Energy Research Institute @NTU (ERIAN) Nanyang Technological University -
05.2019 - 05.2021
- Directed development of Circular Economy blueprints, integrating lifecycle assessment, material flow analysis, and resource-efficiency diagnostics for closed-loop system implementation.
- Led enterprise-level ESG governance initiatives, embedding international frameworks into operational protocols and risk controls for improved transparency and compliance.
- Oversaw renewable-energy transition portfolios, including solar hybrid systems and bioenergy integration, aligning with decarbonization targets and investment criteria.
- Spearheaded Circular Economy pathways for lithium-ion battery recycling, establishing safe collection networks and high-purity material recovery processes.
- Managed cross-functional technical teams and multi-stakeholder consortia to enhance climate-tech adoption and strengthen ESG governance.
Research Strategist
Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI) Nanyang Technological University
05.2019 - 05.2020
- Led development of integrated Circular Economy platforms to enhance sustainable material flows and resource efficiency.
- Designed cross-sector circularity frameworks that combined environmental engineering, socio-economic analysis, and digital monitoring systems.
- Strengthened ESG integration by embedding sustainability standards and lifecycle assessments into institutional strategies.
- Directed initiatives converting waste streams into value streams for energy recovery and nutrient cycling.
- Coordinated multi-disciplinary teams and research partners to scale Circular Economy innovations aligned with sustainability priorities.
Research Scientist
Central University of Jammu
12.2018 - 05.2019
- Synthesized and modified C-MOF within microfluidic channels for diverse energy applications.
- Developed paper microfluidic reactors to enhance recovery of heavy metals from Li-ion batteries.
Conducted experiments to investigate various scientific hypotheses and validate results.
- Trained undergraduate students in laboratory techniques to promote skill development.
- Implemented research protocols to identify novel compounds with targeted characteristics.
- Collaborated on grant proposals to secure additional funding for ongoing projects.
Assistant Professor (Temporary)
National Institute of Technology, Srinagar
Srinagar
03.2018 - 11.2018
- Course Instructor, ChBC-64 'Energy Engineering'.
- Course Instructor, ChBC-34 'Thermodynamics and chemical Kinetics.'
- Lab Instructor: ChBC-65P: Energy Engineering Laboratory.
- Lab Instructor: ChBC-65P: Process control Laboratory.
- Postgraduate Course Course Instructor, ChME26 'Fundamentals of Fuel Cell Technology'.
Senior Research Fellow
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
07.2017 - 03.2018
- Project entitled; Centre for Excellence in Research and Development of Nanoelectronic Theranostic Devices.
- Center of Nanotechnology
Production Officer
Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited
Ankleshwar
09.2008 - 01.2010
- Worked as a core member in DMF validation batches like Volsartan, Rabeprazole sodium, Glibenclamide, Desloratadine, Carvedilol.
- Selection of Equipment's for DMF Batches.
- Active member of the Project/Technology Transfer Department.
- Preparing DQ, IQ, OQ, and PQ of the equipment installed.
- Drawing Process Flow Diagrams and Calculating Material and Energy balance.
Education
Ph.D. - Energy And Environment
Indian Institute Technology, Guwahati
IIT Guwahati12-2018
M.E. - Chemical Engineering
BITS Pilani
Pilani12.2011
Diploma - Pharmaceutical Management
Institute of Business Management
10.2020
B.Tech. - Chemical Engineering
BCET
Gurdaspur05.2008
Skills
1 Sustainability & ESG Leadership
2 Circular Economy Architecture & Lifecycle Assessment (LCA)
3 Renewable Energy & Energy Transition Strategy
4 Decarbonization & Net-Zero Pathway Development
5 Carbon Accounting & Emissions Performance Optimization
6 Climate Mitigation & Low-Carbon Infrastructure Planning
7 Climate-Tech Integration & Clean Innovation Deployment
8 Carbon-Neutral Community & Panchayat Frameworks
9 Advanced Environmental Technology Applications
10 Sustainable Energy Systems & Resource-Efficient Design
Patents
- A Microfluidic Reactor for Continuous Production of Organics from Carbon dioxide and Seawater, 332899, 09/29/17, up to 20 years
- A Micro-Reactor and Microfluidic Electrolyzer for the Production and Separation of Hydrogen/Oxygen, US-10,883,182 B2, 01/05/21, PCT/IN2017/050022, 01/16/17, 10/12/17
- A Micro-Reactor and Microfluidic Electrolyzer for the Production and Separation of Hydrogen/Oxygen, 201631012510, 04/08/16, 08/05/16, 356206, up to 20 years
- A novel methodology for isolation of metal from Mobile Battery waste and conversion of the same into ZIF-67, 201911016830, 04/27/19
Technical Expertise
Assembling and testing fuel cells and electrolysis cells, Perform electrochemical diagnostics including cyclic voltammetry, impedance spectroscopy, and polarization curves, Maintaining and troubleshooting analytical instruments, test stands, and related equipment and tools, Setting up the experimental Setup and conducting experiments, Performing equipment validation and calibration activities to ensure that laboratory equipment is operating within standard performance guidelines, Performing, fabricating and installing specialty equipment related to fuel cell and electrolysis research, Experience with glass and polymer-based microfabrication and chemical micropatterning, Experience with microscopy, fluorescence imaging, high-speed imaging, microfluidic cell analyses and particle manipulation, Good capabilities to bridge the interface between micro- and macro-fluidic components, Skills in programming, simulation, and data analysis, Enables the design, prototyping, testing, optimization and scalability of new microfluidic chip sets and the associated sub-systems related to our novel synthesis platform that has digital microfluidics at its core, Responsible for integrating new materials onto the platform, developing solutions for complex reagent/device interactions, and working closely with the development team to improve device functionality, Experience with microfluidic devices, product development, handling biological fluids formulation, surfactants, surfaces and have excellent communication and documentation skills, Ensuring and optimization of the scale up process, Scrutinizing DOE: Design of scale up experiments, Establishing mechanistic Scale up models based on batch reaction kinetics, mass & heat transfer, Fraternization Scale-up considering reaction schematics and kinetics, Data Analysis - Statistical lab data analysis based on process and operational studies, visualization model filling theoretically, employing GUI supported application revised on technology transfer, Succeeding Scale up procedures alongside the system employed for commercialization, Eliminating potential scale-up problems for developing products that are very robust with respect to processing conditions
Surface Modification And Dewetting Experience
- Performed R&D on different techniques which assists in altering the properties of the surface of bulk material, such as thin films, in order to reduce degradation
- Performed R&D considering the thermal properties of organic polymers assisted in surface coatings
- Performed experimentations on liquid crystal enhancing their surface properties considering change in the orientation for prolonged usage
- Thin film measurements employing ellipsometer for solar cell dewetting fundamental research explanation
- Employed surface coatings on the electrodes systems performing the co-electrolysis experimentations
- Designing and coating different types and ranges of electrode system in cryogenic environment for the graphene based electrolyzes
Practicum Experience
- 06/06 - 07/06, IIIM Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine - Jammu Tawi (CSIR Lab)
- 07/07 - 12/07, An Industrial project on 'Solvent Recovery' in Ind-Swift Laboratories Limited, Manimajra, Chandigarh, Solvent recovery is the process of extracting useful materials from waste or by-product solvents generated during the manufacturing process.
- 06/10 - 07/10, Worked in short term project on 'Continuous Flow Synthesis of Carbohydrazides in Advanced Flow reactors' at National Chemical Laboratory NCL (CSIR), Pune, The technology has several applications but can be particularly useful for rapid Flow synthesis of Carbohydrazides.
Instruments Handling
- FESEM (Joel)
- Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) Innova, Bruker make
- Raman Spectroscopy (Bruker make)
- Spin coating unit (Apex instruments co., India make)
- Source-meter (Keithley instruments Inc., USA)
- UV-Vis spectrometer (Perkin-Elmer make Lambda 950)
- FT-IR (Shimanzu, 01722)
- Photoluminescence spectrometer (Hitachi make fluorescence spectrometer F-2500)
- Gas Chromatography (GC) (Bruker, Nucon)
- Gas Chromatography -Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS) (Varian, 450-GC and Varian, 240MS)
- Ultra-Fast Liquid Chromatography (Shimadzu LC-20AD)
- Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
Thin Film Coating Instruments
- Sputter Deposition
- Ellipsometer
- LB tough for surface coating
- Electrostatic spray-assisted vapor deposition: ESAVD
- Direct vapor deposition
- Vacuum Brazing Furnaces
- Optical Coating Systems
- Disposition Sputtering Systems w/Thermal Evaporation
Devices Fabrication Skills
- UV-Lithography (mask writer) (Kloe)
- Electron Beam Lithography (Xenos)
- Soft -Lithography
- Rapid Molding
- Carbon dioxide laser cutter for prototype design
- Ozone enhancer for attachments
- Ellipsometer
- Cyclic voltammetry
- 3D printing, Injection molding, Machining, Bonding & assembly, QC process
- Sample preparation, Electrophoresis, Microscopy, Mass transport, Particle Tracing, Image/video analysis
Keynote Lecture
Microfluidics in Energy Harvesting, Research center for metallurgy and materials-Indonesian institute of Sciences (LIPI), 10/23/19 - 10/24/19
Certified Courses And Workshops
- COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (Auto-Cad), DOAECC Center Srinagar/Jammu, CEDTI, Ministry of communications and information Technology, Govt. of India
- Two Day Workshop on Rapid Prototyping, Department of Mechanical Engineering, BITS Pilani
- Three-day CEP course on 'C-Si Solar Cells and Modules: Theory, Fabrication and Characterization', National Center for Photovoltaic Research and Education IIT BOMBAY
- Three-day workshop on 'Micro technology - fabrication Procedures', CMERI Durgapur
- National Workshop on '1-MEMS/NEMS and Theranostic Devices (NWNTD 2015)', IIT GUWAHATI
- National Workshop on '2-MEMS/NEMS and Theranostic Devices (NWNTD 2016)', IIT GUWAHATI
- National Workshop on '3-MEMS/NEMS and Theranostic Devices (NWNTD 2017)', IIT GUWAHATI
Mobile Numbers
- +91-7051260030
Awards
- Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award, 2019, SRISTI (Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions), Govt. of India
- InSc, Young Researcher Award, 2021, Chemical engineering, INSC International Publishers, Awards Section
- Budding Young scientist award, 2014, Flow Chemistry India, CSIR-IICT Hyderabad, India
- ISSRD ECIS- 2017 National innovation award, Chemical engineering
- Best Poster Award, 2014, Flow Chemistry India, CSIR-IICT Hyderabad, India
Publications
- Microfluidic Electrolyzers for Production and Separation of Hydrogen from Sea Water using Naturally Abundant Solar Energy, Saptak Rarotra, Tapas Kumar Mandal and Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Energy Technol., 2017, 5, (1-11), 10.1002/ente.201600512
- Formic acid powered reusable autonomous ferrobots for efficient hydrogen generation under ambient conditions, Amit Kumar Singh, Saptak Rarotra, Viswanath Pasumarthi, Tapas Kumar Mandal and Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018, 6, 9209-9219
- Self-organized large-scale-integration of mesoscale ordered heterojunctions for process-intensified photovoltaics, Siddharth Thakur, Saptak Rarotra, Mitradip Bhattacharjee, Shirsendu Mitra, Gayatri Natu, Tapas Kumar Mandal, Ashok Kumar Dasmahapatra, and Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Phys.Rev.Applied, 2018, 10, 064012
- Graphite/RGO coated Paper μ- Electrolyzers for Production and Separation of Hydrogen and Oxygen, Saptak Rarotra, Shaik Shahid, Mahuya De, Tapas Kumar Mandal, and Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Energy, 2020, EGY-D-20-02422R4
- Investigation of Extraction of 4-Oxopentanoic Acid by N, N-Dioctyloctan-1-amine in Six Different Diluents: Equilibrium Study, Sushil Kumar, Hasan Uslu, Dipaloy Datta, Saptak Rarotra, and Kusuma Rajput, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2015, 60, 1447-1453, 10.1021/je501154g
- Electric Field Assisted Multicomponent Reaction in a Microfluidic Reactor for Superior Conversion and Yield, Surjendu Maity, Joydip Chaudhuri, Shirsendu Mitra, Saptak Rarotra and Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Electrophoresis, elps.201800377
- A continuous semi-micro reactor prototype for electrochemical reduction of CO2 into formic acid, Rupam Sinha, Agam Bisht, Saptak Rarotra, Tapas Mandal, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2020, 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b03304
- The effect of annealing on band gap and optical properties of CdS/CdS-TiO2 nanoparticles, Mitradip Bhattacharjee, Saptak Rarotra, Sagnik Middya, Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, IEEE Xplore, 10.1109/optronix.2017.8349999
- The advanced sensing systems for NO -based on Metal-organic frameworks: Applications and future opportunities, Pawan Kumar, Ki-Hyun Kim, Saptak Rarotra, Liya Ge, Grzegorz Lisak, TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry
- Progress and Challenges on Battery Waste Management: A Critical Review, Saptak Rarotra, Satyabrata Sahu, Pawan Kumar, Ki-Hyun Kim, Yiu Fai Tsang, Vikas Kumar, Parveen Kumar, Madhavi Srinivasan, Andrei Veksha, Grzegorz Lisak, Chemistry Select, 2020, 5, 6182-6193
- Recent advancements in transparent carbon nanotube films: chemistry and imminent challenges, Samarjeet Singh Siwal, Adesh Kumar Saini, Saptak Rarotra, Qibo Zhang, Vijay Kumar Thakur, Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry, 10.1007/s40097-020-00378-2
- Biological metal organic framework (Bio-MOF) for detection of voltaic organic compounds (VOCs), Shibyendu Nikhar, Paras Sahu, Saptak Rarotra, Pawan Kumar, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, INOCHE-D-21-00438R1
- Transformation of recovered cobalt from lithium-ion batteries into zeolitic imidazolate framework-67, Saptak Rarotra, Pawan Kumar, Satyabrata, S. et al., J Mater Cycles Waste Manag, 2021, 10.1007/s10163-021-01328-y
- Green Recycling Methods to Treat Lithium-Ion Batteries E-Waste: A Circular Approach to Sustainability, Joseph Jegan Roy, Saptak Rarotra, Vida Krikstolaityte, Kenny Wu Zhuoran, Yang Dja-Ia Cindy, Xian Yi Tan, Michael Carboni, Daniel Meyer, Qingyu Yan, and Madhavi Srinivasan, Adv. Mater., 2021, 10.1002/adma.202103346
Extracurricular Activities
Student- President in International conference TACEE 2012 held in BITS. Council Member of IICHE GRC, IIT Guwahati chapter for the year 2014-2015. Head of Management Committee for the event of Juventus 07, National level Technical Symposium, BCET Gurdaspur. Chemical Departmental team member for National Board of Accreditation at NIT Srinagar.
Disclaimer
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Timeline
Lead Program Manager, SBM -G
Positive Mantra Consulting Pvt Ltd
05.2025 - Current
Senior Consultant - ESG
Positive Mantra Consulting Pvt Ltd
07.2022 - Current
Research Strategist
Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI) Nanyang Technological University
05.2019 - 05.2020
Senior Research Scientist
Energy Research Institute @NTU (ERIAN) Nanyang Technological University -
05.2019 - 05.2021
Research Scientist
Central University of Jammu
12.2018 - 05.2019
Assistant Professor (Temporary)
National Institute of Technology, Srinagar
03.2018 - 11.2018
Senior Research Fellow
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
07.2017 - 03.2018
Production Officer
Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited
09.2008 - 01.2010
Ph.D. - Energy And Environment
Indian Institute Technology, Guwahati
M.E. - Chemical Engineering
BITS Pilani
Diploma - Pharmaceutical Management
Institute of Business Management
B.Tech. - Chemical Engineering
BCET