1. RAJAMANI KRISHNAMURTHI
HOME: PHONE: 5037470984 CELL: 9713345883
E Mail: krishnamurthi.rajamani@gmail.com
US CITIZEN
STRENGTH:
● 20+ Years Of Experience (Chemical Engineering)
● Vapor phase heterogeneous catalytic reactor –pilot scale experiments- mixed solid catalyst
preparation– alumina/silica impregnated with Thorium Oxide
● Plant And Equipment Design , Cost Estimation, Proposals,
● Flow Sheets, Plans , P& I Drawings, Plant And Projects- Supply , Commissioning
● Plant Improvements, Defect Rectification. Trouble Shooting ,
● Interaction With International Suppliers /Customers,
● Market Development
● Teaching And Research- Active Member Of Professional Societies
● Presented Several Papers At Various Symposia
● Elected As Member Of APEO –Ontario –Canada
● Visited –UK, Canada, Belgium And Vietnam
HIGHLIGHTS
● Have permanent unrestricted legal right to work in the UNITED STATES without sponsorship.
● Good written and verbal communication skills. Good interpersonal skills-
● Working knowledge of office personal computer applications.
● Experience in design of process plants and waste water treatment systems.
● Experience with construction, startup and operation of process plants/facilities.
● Investigate process related failures. Maintain schedules and coordinate investigations and activities across
functions.
● Experience with problem solving. Troubleshoot problems and find permanent corrective actions,
Implement and track all improvements.
● Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment. Strong organizational skills.
● Good understanding of project management concepts and tools.
● Excellent leadership and communication skills.Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities.
● Proficiency with reading and interpreting construction contract documents.
● Basic knowledge and/or understanding of control methods for mechanical and/or process systems..
● Manage work load of multiple projects of varying complexity.
● Interface with other managers to help launch new projects.
● Evaluate, organize, and document all new and current processes.
● Perform day-to-day operational activities, and supervise/ lead junior level engineers and technicians (20)
in their preparation of technical proposals, process design, process studies, and commissioning.
● Plan and schedule project production and proposal work. Plan and control man-hours allocated for projects
and cost control.
● Represent group in staff, vendor and client meetings when necessary.
● Uphold standards of quality, applicable codes, and industry standards and practices.
● Coordinate with sales department on preparation and presentation of proposals, client meetings and market
opportunities related to area of expertise. Participate in sales presentations as required
2. ● Manage several projects simultaneously conduct time studies on jobs, insure proper manpower usage, and
accurate costing
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Current: Self-employed.
Previous
● From June 21 , 2011 till –Sep 2011 USA: Environmental Engineer- Contract Engineer Through EPA
Scheme For Senior Environmental Engineers Working For DNR –IOWA –USA In Their DES MOINES
Head Office –
● Scrutiny And Approval Of Designs, Drawings, P And I Drawings, Estimates For Construction Of Waste
Water Treatment Plants By Municipalities And Industries In IOWA
● From : 01/25/2003 To: 06/02/2010 : Professor ,Department Chemical engineering and Biotechnology at
St Peter’s College of Engineering, Chennai, India. Research And Project Guidance , Teaching-, Heat
Transfer, Waste Water Treatment, Environmental Engineering, Basic Biotechnology ,Total Quality
Management, Engineering , Energy Engineering, Fertilizer Technology Bio /Engineering Ethics and
Economics .Offer Consultancy For Process improvements, Water Conservation. Environmental Audit,
Waste Water Treatment To Chemical, Pulp And Paper, Petrochemical, Cane Sugar And Other Industries
And Designers And Suppliers Of Process Plants and Waste Water Treatment Equipment Suppliers.
● Earlier Experience:-10+ years:
Chief Executive –Profit Center Head: Supervise Staff, Allocate Work , Plan and Execute Jobs .Control
Cost And Time. --Polutech Chennai india
● Market Development, Design Plants , Prepare Offers Including Flow Sheets, P And I Diagrams Equipment
Sizing, Specifications, Cost Estimates .Manufacture, Supply, Commission/Operate .
● General Manager, Head Of Division : Market Development, Design Plant , Manufacture Process
Equipment, Reactors, Rotary Vacuum Filters, Clarifiers Etc., Of Eimco and Dorr Oliver ,
● Design Supply Erection And Commissioning Of Water, Waste Water And Sewage Treatment Plants and
For Recovery Of Biogas.
EDUCATION
● Ph., D-Chemical Engineering , Indian Institute Of Science , Bangalore
● M S - Chemical Engineering , Indian Institute Of Technology, Madras
Partial DETAILS OF EXPERIENCE of Dr Rajamani
1. Studied recovery of sulfur from pyrite ore by fixed and fluid bed roasting in a pilot plant to obtain solid sulfur.
2. Manufactured milk powder on a semi commercial scale using thin film evaporator and spray drier. Operation of
the total plant to make saleable milk products.
3. Taught design, drawing, unit operations laboratory, stoichiometry and mechanical operations for fourth and final
year chemical engineering students.
3. 4. Studied kinetics of furfural oxidation and amination of alcohols in catalytic vapor phase continuous reactor.
5.Established a factory to manufacture polymers, plasticizers’ and chemicals required for making rocket propellants.
Procured equipment like, reactors, distillation columns, heat exchangers, boiler, transformer, pumps etc and
erection, commissioning and operation of the entire plant.
6. Erected , commissioned and operated disc , belt, drum type, rotary vacuum filter stations for various industrial
applications like lime sludge, brine sludge, coal, chemical slurries like di-calcium phosphate, protein waste,
pharmaceutical materials , alumina catalyst etc.,
7. Conducted several bench scale filtration trials on various slurries to size rotary vacuum filter.
8. Erection, commissioning and operation of clarifiers and thickeners for industrial
applications.
9. Research and development studies and Redesigned internal piping, valve etc of sugar cane mud filter and
achieved better performance then other designs..
10. Manufacture, erection, commissioning and regular operation including scientific studies on a modified tray-less
sugar juice clarifier on a full scale unit to design a high rate clarifier / thickener.
11 Design, estimating , marketing, erection, commissioning and operation of process equipment, complete alcohol
distillery, ball mills, lime and dolomite kilns.
12Managing independent profit centers, supplying plant and equipment, erection, commissioning and operation of
industrial waste, water and sewage treatment on turn key basis for over 15 years. Estimation of total cost of the
plant including, cost of civil works, piping , electrical works and instrumentation.
13 Design, construction, commissioning and regular operation of Municipal water treatment plants starting from
river water - 2 to 10 MLD.for Tamilnadu water supply and drainage board at Mettur, Pollachi, Redhills, Erode,
Gopi .( In India )
14 Design , construction and operation of canteen waste water cum sewage treatment plants up to 3000cum/day.
For Vizag steel, Paradip phosphate, Hindustan motor, Mico and others. ( In India)
15. Design, supply, erection, commissioning and operation of several industrial effluent treatment plants both
aerobic and anaerobic systems in various capacities to industries including Textile, Chemical, Pulp and Paper,
Ceramic, Dairy, Confectionery, Pharmaceutical, Sugar, Distillery , Petrochemical ,Organic Chemical and others.,
16 Interacted with a number of international consultants, inspection agencies.
17. Supply, erection, commissioning and operation of various equipment like ,Reactors, Ball Mills, Rotary Kilns,
Mixers, Clarifiers, Thickeners, Rotary Drum /Disc Filters, Fixed And Floating Aerators, Reactors, Heat Exchangers,
Pressure Vessels, Rotary Kilns, Ball Mill Sand Integrated Systems to over 200 clients in India and abroad.
18. Prepared consultancy reports and operating manuals for effluent, sewage and water treatment plants and also
for process systems.
19. Commissioning and operation of effluent treatment plant for a sugar plant in Vietnam.
20. Presented several technical papers in seminars and teach Chemical Engineering subjects.
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