Yogesh Shinde
Osmanabad
Summary
Application engineering manager specializing in catalyst development and optimization. Expertise in translating customer requirements into effective technical solutions for complex emission challenges while maintaining regulatory compliance. Proficient in simulation tools and data-driven problem-solving, achieving significant improvements in product quality, reduced cycle times, and enhanced customer satisfaction through innovative strategies.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager- Application Engineering
BASF catalysts India Pvt. Ltd.
Chennai
03.2023 - Current
- Identified business opportunities and catalyst improvements through strategic customer engagement.
- Collaborated with global R&D and applications engineering teams to select appropriate catalysts.
- Delivered catalyst specifications and proposals to sales team for new inquiries.
- Analyzed customer emission data from vehicle platforms to evaluate targeted emissions.
- Coordinated with product development labs to prepare and ship catalyst samples.
- Reviewed emission results with customers and recommended targeted catalyst modifications for performance enhancement.
- Collaborated with third-party testing agencies to conduct catalyst evaluations on relevant vehicles.
- Supported customers addressing quality concerns alongside quality assurance team.
Senior Executive- Techno commercial
Sud Chemie India Pvt. Ltd.
Vadodara
10.2021 - 03.2023
- Analyzed lab processes with a focus on large-scale effects, enabling effective transition to commercial operations.
- Applied scale-up calculations to transition lab-scale operations to large-scale production.
- Transferred processes from lab to pilot or commercial scale during exhibit and validation batches.
- Observed lab batches to inform pilot and commercial scale planning, enhancing alignment between lab and production.
- Selected appropriate equipment, including batch size calculations, mass balance, and heat balance.
- Troubleshot unit operations in production and proto-scale environments.
- Supported improved characterization of key unit operations through instrumentation knowledge.
- Created and updated design drawings for critical components, facilitating smoother product industrialization.
Assistant Manager- R&D Process
Mitsui Kinzoku Components India Pvt. Ltd.
Bawal
08.2016 - 09.2021
- Engineered catalyst change management, enhancing customer interface and document development.
- Streamlined troubleshooting and process improvements to enhance product quality and reduce cycle time.
- Independently managed multiple projects from initial design to final commissioning phases.
- Facilitated process transfer from lab scale to pilot and commercial scale through validation batches, ensuring operational readiness.
- Applied scale-up calculations to transition lab operations to large-scale production successfully.
- Prepared comprehensive documentation for scale-up and validation activities to ensure compliance.
- Compiled and analyzed process data to identify deviations from established standards, initiating corrective actions.
- Led engineering support, selecting equipment and modifying lines to optimize process efficiency.
Education
M.Tech - Chemical Engineering
NIT Surat
Surat07-2016
B.E. - Chemical Engineering
P.R.E.C.
Loni06-2013
Skills
- Application engineering
- Process optimization
- Project management
- P&ID interpretation
- Aspen software
- Chemcad simulation
- MATLAB programming
- Risk assessment
- Quality assurance
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Problem solving
- Rapid learning
- Communication skills
- Presentation skills
Publications
- Combined influence of alkaline earth metal and CO2 on performance of hierarchical zeolite Beta in n-Hexane isomerization, Shinde Yogesh, Chakraborty M. and Parikh P., Applied petrochemical Research, 10.1007/s13203-018-0208-7
- N-Hexane isomerization Exploit hydrogen spillover to reduce catalyst costs, Shinde Yogesh, Chakraborty M. & Parikh P., Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism, 42, 1, 62-69
- A Novel Technique for extraction of phenol from the industrial wastewater by using York- Scheible column, Gondkar V., Mahale A., Shinde Yogesh, Khetri G. and Tambe S., International Journal of Advanced Research, 1, 2013, 447-453
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 04/02/91
- Marital Status: Married
Master Research
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of technology (SVNIT), Surat, n-Hexane Hydro isomerization over (I) MWCNT/Fullerene-Zeolite Beta, (II) Alkaline Earth Metals Modified Zeolite Beta (III) Modified Equilibrium FCC Catalysts Systems, Influences of meso-porosity generation in zeolite on catalytic performance during n-hexane isomerization., Comparative study of catalytic performance of desilicated beta zeolite supported platinum catalyst doped with Sr, Mg, Ba, Ca and Ga in hydro isomerization of n-hexane., Established the hydrogen spill over on carbon nanotubes and reduced platinum requirement on n-hexane isomerization catalyst., Demonstrated the performance of waste FCC catalyst for n-hexane isomerization., Catalytic application for octane rating boosters on aromatic compound reduction in gasoline.
Timeline
Manager- Application Engineering
BASF catalysts India Pvt. Ltd.
03.2023 - Current
Senior Executive- Techno commercial
Sud Chemie India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2021 - 03.2023
Assistant Manager- R&D Process
Mitsui Kinzoku Components India Pvt. Ltd.
08.2016 - 09.2021
M.Tech - Chemical Engineering
NIT Surat
B.E. - Chemical Engineering
P.R.E.C.