1. Omkar Panat
2112 C Woodmar Drive, Email: ompanat@mtu.edu
Houghton, Michigan 49931 Tel: 815-616-2422, 231-944-4950
OBJECTIVE
 To obtain a full time position as a Chemical Process/Manufacturing Engineer in a chemical industry
EDUCATION
 Michigan Technological University
MS Chemical Engineering (GPA- 3.51/4.0) Dec 2015
 University of Mumbai, TSEC, India.
BS Chemical Engineering (GPA-3.7/4.0) June 2013
INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Koppers Performance Chemicals Inc. (Hubbell, MI) May 2014 – June 2015
Chemical Engineer Co-op
Direct Synthesis Project (Project Lead)
 Designed a pilot scale batch reactor in the plant and upgraded it to a continuous process for an R&D
project to test a new method of manufacturing Cupric Oxide
 Generated and revised LOTO procedures, P&IDs and SOPs
 Trained operators and supervised contractors to safely manage plant equipment
 Performed process simulation on Chemcad for the energy and mass balances
 Operated and monitored the pilot process to get a high yield and quality of product
 Engaged in team meetings for continuous process improvements and troubleshooting
 Accomplished process optimization by varying impact parameters for enhanced product quality
Heat Exchanger Project (Project Lead)
 Performed designing, sizing and cost estimation of the heat exchanger to be installed
 Analyzed chemical recovery for increased production and cost savings
 Executed process simulation on Chemcad to check for the pressure-temperature variations
 Conducted lab testing, data analysis and stream table calculations
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
CPM Enterprise Hops Drying Project June 2015 – present
 Modelled an integrated drying system for hops to be used in beer production
 Constructed and assembled prototype designs for lab testing
 Evaluated and analyzed the results for documenting a report for KEDA
Conversion of Cellulose to Ethanol July 2012- Jan 2013
 Enzymatic Hydrolysis of cellulose to glucose using microbial enzymes (Trichoderma)
 Optimized process conditions to increase the yield of glucose for fermentation
 Performed steam distillation of ethanol from fermentation broth
 Published in International Journal of Innovative Research and Development
SKILLS
 Lean Manufacturing  Forklift, Man lift & Scissor lift trained
 CHEMCAD and MATLAB  Delta V (Plant operating System)
 Languages – C,C++ & Java  Microsoft Office Suite
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
 National Service Scheme (Community Services)
 Chess: - 7TH at National Level and various other achievements at State & District Level
 Taek-won-do (Martial Arts) - Red II Belt