TANVEER AHMED KHAN

With over 9 years of experience, I am a dedicated professional known for my exceptional planning, implementation, and achievement capabilities. My expertise lies in a range of specialized tasks, including 3-D printing polymer composites, PVC compounding, HDPE synthesis, etc. My career has been focused on spearheading the Development functions across Biomass, Bio-Adhesive, and Bio-Composites. I possess a deep understanding of various areas within this domain and have achieved significant milestones throughout my journey.

ǁ Work Experience                                                                                   ǁǁǁǁǁǁ

Nov’22 to Till Now: Senior Researcher, Technical Support Department and Overseas Sales Business Development

Graphy Inc. Korea, 6th Fl, Ace GasanFORHU, 225 Gasan digital 1-ro, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul- 08501, Republic of Korea

Key Responsibilities:

• Teaching and Technical Training about Direct 3D Printed Resins to the end users and companies with complete Post curing Processes workflow/protocols.
• Teaching and Technical Training of Orthodontic and Prosthesis materials like Denture Base, Flexible Denture, Permanent Crown and Bridge, Surgical Guide. Splint, etc.
• Researching, diagnosing, troubleshooting and identifying solutions to resolve the issues
• Following standard procedures for proper escalation of unresolved issues to the appropriate internal teams
• Managing works involving detailed result analysis & inferences, review of records, preparation of equipment, products & materials.
• Compiling research data to prepare reports on developmental & analytical works through detailed result analysis & inferences.
• 3D Printers using different type of printers like DLP/LCD printers and others to set the parameters of different type resins.

Dec’20 to Oct’22: Research and Development Head

Alratech ProPack System 876, Opposite RSB Company, Sanaswadi, Tal-Shirur, Pune, Maharashtra-412208, India

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensured the development of departmental SOPs (writing, revising and approving), ensuring regulatory compliance in conjunction with being ‘fit for purpose’ operationally and commercially
• Implemented & maintained a Quality Risk Management system to ensure that risks are adequately controlled in accordance with current requirements 
• Acted as the main point of contact on all Quality matters, internally and externally

Feb’20 to till October’20: Innovation Center Manager

Modern Mill, 1140 Frank Oakes Rd, McComb, MS 39648- USA

&

Gigantic Bag Co. llc, 1301 Hwy 51 N, Summit, MS, Summit, MS 39666- USA

Key Responsibilities:

• Innovating, optimizing and creating polymers, composites for Acre & Acre+ boards
• Effectively contributed to Formulation of Wood/PVC Compounding.
• Designed polyethylene and plant-based films for packaging, sanitation, medical supply.
• Formulations and products to improve existing products
• Create new products for commercialization in the markets
• Implemented & maintained a Quality Risk Management system to ensure that risks are adequately controlled in accordance with current requirements 
• Acted as the main point of contact on all Quality matters, internally and externally
• Working with a Joint venture.

July’19 to January’20: Research & Development Head and Sales Consultant

Alratech ProPack System 876, Opposite RSB Company, Sanaswadi, Tal-Shirur, Pune, Maharashtra-412208, India

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensured the development of departmental SOPs (writing, revising and approving), ensuring regulatory compliance in conjunction with being ‘fit for purpose’ operationally and commercially
• Implemented & maintained a Quality Risk Management system to ensure that risks are adequately controlled in accordance with current requirements 
• Acted as the main point of contact on all Quality matters, internally and externally
• Working with a Joint venture.

July’19 to October’19: Guest Lecturer

Department of Polymer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune, India

Key Result Areas:

• Conducting theory and practical classes for undergraduate students
• Teaching: Introduction to Polymer Engineering and Polymer Materials-1
• Managing laboratory works involving detailed result analysis & inferences, review of records, preparation of equipment, products & materials and developing new methods to ensure smooth operations
• Compiling research data to prepare reports on developmental & analytical works through detailed result analysis & inferences in laboratory

Jun’17 to May’19 (2 years): Postdoc Researcher

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lab of Adhesion and Bio-Composites, Programme in Environmental Materials Science, Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea

Key Result Areas:

• Investigating the behavior of carbon fibers in composites
• Scaling up nano/micro-based composites
• Studying UV Curable Polymer Nano Composites based on Inorganic Nano Fillers for 3D Printing
• Developing 3D Printing of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Bio-Plastic Composite
• Conceptualizing lab processes by generating reliable data for investigations, performing routine tasks accurately and implementing strict methodologies to prepare concrete samples
• Managing laboratory works involving detailed result analysis & inferences, review of records, preparation of equipment, products & materials, and developing new methods to ensure smooth operations
• Compiling research data to prepare reports on developmental & analytical works through detailed result analysis & inferences in the laboratory.

Dec’15 to Feb’17 (2 years): Quality Assurance Manager

Sujan Art Manufacturer and Supplier of Handcrafted Wooden Furniture, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Key Result Areas: 

• Implemented & maintained a Quality Risk Management system to ensure that risks are adequately controlled in accordance with current requirements 
• Acted as the main point of contact on all Quality matters, internally and externally, ensured the development of departmental SOPs (writing, revising, and approving), ensuring regulatory compliance in conjunction with being ‘fit for purpose’ operationally and commercially
• Prepared quality reports, including analytical reports (for raw materials and finished products), stability reports and Annual Product Review reports   
• Developed & implemented Quality Department’s strategy, to ensure it meets the business requirements & customer deliverables, as well as ensured the departmental performance against goals
• Determined, negotiated & agreed on in-house quality procedures, standards, and specifications
• Ensured that manufacturing processes comply with standards at the national and international level
• Enforced compliance with all H&S relevant safety, the healthy environmental procedures for a healthy safe work environment
• Tested raw materials, packing materials, in-process materials, and finished goods; managed the investigation of out-of-specification results, market complaints.

May’12 to Sep’15 (3 years): Research Assistant, Researcher & Teaching Assistant,

University Malaysia Pahang (UMP), Malaysia

Growth Path

May’12 to Jun’15: Researcher and Teaching Assistant

Jul’15 to Sep’15: Research Assistant

Highlights: 

As Research Assistant

• Performed synthesis of functional nano/micro-carbon materials by pyrolysis and hydrothermal methods
• Managed structural, morphological, and electrochemical characterization
• Investigated on the behavior of carbonaceous superabsorbent composites (SPC) in the soil environment
• Scaled up nano/micro-based wood polymer composites.

As Researcher and Teaching Assistant

• Performed research on Carbon Material Synthesis for the development of wood composites
• Established an understanding of factors behind the properties required for a high performing wood composites such as high internal bonding, high modulus of rupture & low water absorption
• Ensured that low cost & environmental friendly nano/micro carbon materials were synthesized by pyrolysis and hydrothermal methods
• Combined different synthesized carbon material for wood composite application
• Conducted theory and practical classes for undergraduate and diploma students
• Acted as Organizing Committee Member ICBBVAP 2012

ǁ Education                                                                                             ǁǁǁǁǁǁ

• 2012-2015: Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering 

University Malaysia Pahang (Malaysia)

Thesis: “Synthesis of Carbon Material via Pyrolysis and Hydrothermal Carbonization of Rubber Wood and its effect on Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Medium Density Fibreboard”

Courses Passed: Numerical method and optimizing, Computer programming, Mass transfer, Chemical engineering & Heat Transfer

• 2009-2011: Post-Graduation Diploma in Business Administration in Human Resource Management 

Symbiosis, Pune, India

• 2008-2010: M.Sc. in Wood Science and Technology 

Forest Research Institute University, India

• 2004-2008: B.Sc. in Forestry 

College of Forestry, Dapoli; Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth Dapoli Maharashtra, India