Key Skills Profile Summary Research & Development

Lab Operations

Technical Service Management

Project Management

Product Development

Client Relationship Management

Training & Development

Performance Management

Team Management

Result-oriented professional with 8 years of experience in Project Management,

Procurement, Research & Development, Process Control, Client Relationship

Management, Training and Team Management

Presently associated with Ingenia Polymers Co. Ltd., Jubail, KSA as Lab Manager

Proficient in providing added-value plastics additive products and innovative

solutions to the petrochemical and plastics converter customers

Expertise in planning and organizing day-to-day research activities and resolving

procedural problems as appropriate to the timely completion of research

objectives

Swiftly completing projects with competent cross-functional skills and

ensuring on time deliverables within pre-set cost parameters

Hands-on experience in formulation and compounding of plastics additives,

paints, filler/pigments, biopolymer, polymer blends and nanocomposites

An enterprising leader with skills in leading personnel towards

accomplishment of common goals

Career Timeline

Soft Skills

Education

2011: Ph.D. in Polymer Science & Technology from Centre for Polymer Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of

Technology (IIT), Delhi, New Delhi, India with 9.0 (10 Point Scale) CGPA

2006: M.Tech. in Polymer Science & Technology from Centre for Polymer Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of

Technology (IIT), Delhi, New Delhi, India with 8.3 (10 point scale) CGPA

2003: M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry from Department of Chemistry, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India with 70%

1999: B.Sc. with Botany, Zoology and Chemistry from BBD College, Chimanpura, University of Rajasthan Jaipur,

Rajasthan, India with 62%

SATPAL SINGH

Industry Preference: Petrochemical (Plastic/ Rubber/ Coatings)

sp2004polymer@gmail.com/ satpalsingh_iitd@yahoo.com 00966534972965

Akzo Nobel Coatings India Pvt.

Ltd. (Decorative Paints),

Mumbai, India as R & D Officer

BCAS, University of

Delhi, India as Assistant

Professor

Ingenia Polymers Co.ltd.,

Jubail, KSA as Lab

Manager

2006-2006

2009-2011

2011-till date

Communicator

Innovator Thinker

Collaborator Intuitive

Team Player

Work Experience

Since Sep’11 with Ingenia Polymers Co.ltd., Jubail, KSA Presently designated as Lab Manager

Growth Path:

Sep’11 to Dec’11: Trainee Research Scientist, Houston, TX, USA

Sep’11 to Jan’15: Research Engineer Feb’15 to Nov’15: Senior Research Engineer

Dec’15 to till date: Lab Manager

Role:

As Lab Manager: Mentoring a team of Scientists & Engineers working in the area of new product development (masterbatch and additive preblend)

Imparting technical support to upstream (petrochemical) and downstream (plastic converters) customers with comprehensive

technology, innovation and regulatory expertise, financial planning, resource, project and people management

As Senior Research Engineer:

Managed process development (twin screw design, optimization of process parameter and characterization) and scale-ups

for high performance plastic additive blend business of Ingenia for petrochemical polymer producers Liaised with global technical and business teams to develop new masterbatch products for Ingenia product portfolio, attending

customer complaints and initiate CPA

Provided technical support to internal and external customers including technical documentation (REACH, TDS, SDS)

Supervised long term projects XLPE and others with focus on new product development

As Research Engineer: Performed as a Research Scientist to establish a new R & D laboratory including determining the space, equipment selection,

procurement, installation and commissioning

Monitored more than 150 new product development processing feasibility evaluation (by pastillation, compaction or extrusion

technique) including white, extended white & additive masterbatch development and more than 100 competitive masterbatch samples reverse engineering analysis was completed apart from some of long term projects within 3 year including established

the laboratory set-up from scratch

As Trainee Research Scientist:

Contributed towards screening methods of plastic additives, processing feasibility evaluation of new recipe by using different

technique

Highlights: Efficiently took several measures such as R&D resources, engineering, plant scale-up and trials. Follow “NPD” stage –gate process

(Market opportunity, Scope, Design, Develop/build solution, Scale-up trial, Commercialization and Project report)” to ensure that

projects were in line with requirements specified by clients

Successfully undertook initiatives such as identifying business opportunity requiring technical work related to product and process

development and set priority for initiating and conducting the work to ensure that research & development was in place

Efficiently overcame process and quality challenges during the completion of research project by taking analytical measures

Created important documentation such as regulatory, technical and chemical duties exemption on behalf of the company

Holds the distinction of receiving the:

o Spot Bonus Award in 2012 for leading of KSA plant first key account customer project, inspires others to create higher

level new ideas and continuous improvement

o Bonus award 2013 for very cooperative and contributing efforts in supporting of primary producer’s division o Ingenia performance incentive award 2015 for extraordinary efforts, diligence and commitment

Previous Work Experience

Jul’09 to Aug’11 with BCAS, University of Delhi, India as Assistant Professor

Jun’06 to Dec’06 with Akzo Nobel Coatings India Pvt. Ltd. (Decorative Paints), Mumbai, India as R & D Officer

Other Assignments

May’09 to Jul’09 with Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), University Melbourne, Australia

Visiting Scientist (under India-Australia Strategic Research Fund exchange program)

Jan’05 to Dec’05 with Purolator India Ltd., Gurgaon (India)

Visiting Researcher (Short-term M.Tech. Project on “Development of water based Phenolic Resins for Impregnation of Air, Oil and Fuel Applications”)

Jun’05 to Jul’05 Crest Composite Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad (India) (Short-term M.Tech. Summer Project on “Formulation of Fire Retardant Unsaturated Polyester Resins (USP)”

Technical Skills

Lab scale Extrusion (Twin screw, Single screw, Microcompunder, Internal Mixer), Injection Molding, Blown & Cast Film, Compression Molding, Two Roll Mill, Compaction Pellet Mill

Polymer Testing Equipment: FTIR, HPLC, XRF, DSC, TGA, DMTA, Rheometers (Parallel plate, Capillary, Cone and plate) for Oscillatory Shear, Steady Shear, Extensional Rheological Analysis & Melt Strength, MFI, Barrier Properties (WVTR & OTR), POLM, Mechanical Property Testing (UTM handling, Izod, Dart Impact Strength), Optical Control Systems GmbH, (OCS) Gel Counter

Academic Project

During Ph.D. in Polymer Science & Technology:

Supervisor: Prof. A. K. Ghosh and Prof. S. N. Maiti Title: “Studies on Rheological and Blown Film Characteristics of Poly (lactic acid) based Blends and Nanocomposites”

Description: Studied processing limitation of PLA and modification of PLA by Nano filler or other polymers. Development of PLA

nanocomposite and PLA/LLDPE blends and studied their processability. Studied the thermal properties and crystallization behavior of PLA based nanocomposite and blends. Morphological, barrier, optical and mechanical property evaluations of PLA based

nanocomposite and blends. Investigate the melt rheology, extensional rheology and their relationship with blown film processability of PLA nanocomposites and blends.

During M.Tech. in Polymer Science & Technology: Supervisor: Prof. Anup K. Ghosh and Prof. Harpal Singh

Title: “Development of Polymeric Films for Immobilization of Bioactive Material for Packaging Application”.

Memberships

Asian Polymer Association (APA) Polymer Processing Academy Indian Plastics Institute - Delhi Chapter

Extracurricular Activities & Achievements

Performed as organizing member of National seminar on “Recent Development in Polymers” at Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Science (University of Delhi) Oct 29th, 2009

Successfully qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2004) with 97.4 Percentile in Chemistry Qualified Eligibility for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) & National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by Council of Scientific

and Industrial Research - University Grants Commission (CSIR-UGC) held in Dec’03 Actively participated as:

o Member of organizing committee in International Conference, PPS-25, March, 2009, Goa, India o Volunteer in International Conference, PLASTINDIA in Feb’09 and Feb’06 New Delhi

Personal Details

Date of Birth: 10th October 1979

Contact Address: Satpal Singh, Dhani Patwariwali, W. No. 1, Shahpura, Jaipur 303103, Rajasthan, India Languages Known: English, Hindi

REFER TO ANNEXURE FOR PUBLICATIONS

ANNEXURE

Publications

Morphology and rheological behaviour of Polylactic acid (PLA)/clay nanocomposites. Satpal Singh, Anup K. Ghosh, S. N. Maiti, S.

Raha, Rahul Gupta and S. N. Bhattacharya, Polymer Engineering & Science, 2012, 52, 225-232

Poly (L-lactic acid)/ layered silicate nanocomposite blown film for packaging application: thermal, mechanical and barrier properties.

Satpal Singh, Anup K. Ghosh, S. N. Maiti, Rahul Gupta and S. N. Bhattacharya, Journal of Polymer Engineering, 2010, 30, 361-376

Conducting films of poly (aniline-co-1-amino-2-naphthol-4-sulfonic acid) blended with LDPE for its application as antistatic

encapsulation material. Hema Bhandari, Satpal Singh, Veena Choudhary and S.K. Dhawan, Polymer Advanced Technologies, 2009, 20, 1–10

Rheological and morphological studies of Polylactide/ Clay nanocomposites blown film. Satpal Singh, Anup K. Ghosh, S. N. Maiti,

Rahul Gupta and S. N. Bhattacharya, PPS-26, G05-188, July 04-08, 2010, Banff, Canada Biodegradable polymeric film based on Poly (lactic acid)/LLDPE blends. Satpal Singh, Anup K. Ghosh and S. N. Maiti, Macro 2010,

December 14-17, Delhi, India

Poly (L-lactic acid)/layered silicate nanocomposite blown film: Morphological, viscoelastic and thermal properties. Satpal Singh,

Anup K. Ghosh and S. N. Maiti, PPS-25, GS-V: OP10, March 1-5, 2009, Goa, India

Research activities in polymeric nanocomposites. Satpal Singh and Anup K. Ghosh, International Symposium on Recent Developments and Applications in Polymer Nanostructured Materials, June 1-3, 2009, Melbourne, Australia.

Biodegradable polymeric film from Polylactide/Clay nanocomposites. Satpal Singh, Anup K. Ghosh and S.N. Maiti, APA-2009,

December 17-20, Delhi, India

Morphology and Thermal Characterization of Poly (L -lactic acid) nanocomposite blown film. Satpal Singh, Anup K. Ghosh and

S.N. Maiti Macro 2009, India Development of Poly (L-lactic acid, PLLA) nanocomposite blown films. Satpal Singh, Anup K. Ghosh and S. N. Maiti, APA-2008,

Delhi, India

Rheological, Thermal and Processing Studies of Poly (lactic acid)/LLDPE Blends. Satpal Singh, Anup K. Ghosh and S. N. Maiti,

AWPP-2013, Goa, India