Research Engineer Oil field chemicals

· 5 years of research and development experience in energy services · Strong background in fundamentals of chemical engineering · Research expertise in the areas experimental and computational fluid mechanics

Halliburton Technology Center, Pune, India
Technical Professional, Drilling Fluid Services (March ‘07 – Nov’09)
Job Responsibilities:
-Drilling fluid performance testing
-Drilling Hydraulics modeling
-Lost circulation treatment testing and modeling
· Nalco Technology Center, Pune,
Senior Engineer, Flow Assurance Group (Dec’09-Dec’10)
Job Responsibilities:
- Instrumental in developing Oil Field Chemical Laboratory
Senior Research Engineer, Flow Assurance Group (from Jan’11)
Job Responsibilities:
- Leading technical service projects on Paraffin and Asphaltene control
-Responsible for product selection, applications and troubleshooting for global operations.
-Development of novel Paraffin and Asphaltene Inhibitors
-Development of new test methods able to simulate onsite parameters
-Supervise & coordinate flow assurance team & activities to ensure efficient operations
-Provide technical training to new hires
- Collaborating with global R&D, Marketing and Sales functions
- Active involvement & interaction with customers to solve problems

· Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
· Master of Technology, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur,
· Bachelor of Technology, Chemical Engineering, Bharathidasan University, 2000.

Completed training on “Petroleum Technology”, organized by Halliburton Training & Excellence
Centre, Malaysia, August - 2007.
· Completed “Well CAP” IADC Well Control Accreditation Program, organized by Halliburton
Technology Centre, Houston, April-2008.
· Completed training on “Drilling Fluids Technology”, organized by Halliburton Training Centre,
Houston, May-2008.
· Completed “The Counselor Sales Person” organized by Wilson Learning, March 2011.
· Awarded for “Above and Beyond Call of Duty” in setting up Upstream lab in Nalco R&D Pune,
March 2011.
· Completed “Situational Leadership II” workshop organized by The KenBlanchard Companies,
April 2011.
· Awarded for “Above and Beyond Call of Duty” in preparing marketing material for Nalco R&D
Pune, August 2011.
· Completed “Leadership Workshop” organized by Nalco Training Center in September 2011.

Software Skills
Operating Systems : Windows
Languages : FORTRAN
Graphics : MS Excel, Sigma plot, Origin, Tecplot
Packages : MS Office, MATHEMATICA, MATHCAD, MATLAB, SCILAB
CFD software : Gambit 2.0, FLUENT 5.0/6.0/6.2
Domain specific : Drilling Fluid Hydraulics, WELLCAT, WELLPLAN
Instrumentation Skills
Particle image velocimeter, Gas chromatograph, Rheometer, High temperature and high-pressure
fluid loss tester, Differential Scanning Calorimeter, Pour Point apparatus, Turbiscan, Probe
Colorimeter, Cold finger testing apparatus.