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)
[email protected]/ [email protected] 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