Dr. Pravin Kadam

CEO

Pune, Maharashtra, India10 yrs 10 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Established a polymer lab with a significant budget.
Developed multiple innovative polymer products.
Holds advanced degrees in Polymer Engineering.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Polymer Engineering expert with extensive R&D experience in advanced materials.

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Skills

Core Skills

R&dPolymer Engineering

Other Skills

3D Modeling3D PrintingAdditive ManufacturingAdhesivesArticle WritingAspen HYSYSAspen PlusAutodesk TinkercadBusiness WritingCarbon FiberChemical EngineeringChemistryCoatingsCompositesComputer-Aided Design (CAD)

About

Research professional with 11 years of industrial experience in the polymer industry, specializing in the development and characterization of advanced polymeric materials. Holds a B.Tech, M.Tech, and Ph.D. (Tech.) in Polymer Engineering and Technology from the Institute of Chemical Technology, with a demonstrated track record of driving innovation through research and development.

Experience

Zerocircle

Head of Polymer Technology

Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Hindustan petroleum corporation limited

Manager R&D

Jun 2017 – Jun 2024 · 7 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

R&D Role: HPGRDC, Bengaluru (~6 years)
o Established Petrochemicals and Polymers Lab, procuring about 60 equipments, handling a budget of about 30 crores.
o Worked on projects namely, 3D printable polypropylene, High melt strength polypropylene, Paintable polypropylene, Controlled rheology polypropylene, Super absorbent polymer, etc.
o Molecular simulation using Schrodinger software
o Machine Learning using Python – RON predictor model for CCR unit of Refinery.
Technical Services Role: Petchem Marketing, Mumbai (1 year: Aug 2022 to Aug 2023)
o Assisted in drafting TDS for the polypropylene grades – HP DuraPol.
o Played key role in product trials and establish product on customer machines.
o Sold about 100MT polypropylene in a small span of about 3 months. Established contact with about 200 customers, registered about 25 of them and received consistent orders from about 15 customers.

R&DPolymer ChemistryMachine LearningMolecular SimulationProduct TrialsCustomer Engagement+1

Metlok private limited

Research Scientist

Mar 2017 – Jun 2017 · 3 mos · Nagpur Area, India · On-site

o Water-based adhesive for concrete staples
o UV curing adhesive for glass/glass application
o Anaerobic adhesive for clamping of cylindrical threads

Avantor

Entrepreneurial Scientist

Nov 2016 – Feb 2017 · 3 mos · Thane, Maharashtra, India · On-site

o Expand market presence for JT Baker products

Pidilite industries limited

Senior Executive - R&D

Mar 2015 – Oct 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

o Lab Inventory Management
o Research Projects namely sprayable waterbased, adhesive for foams, core-shell adhesives for fabrics, substitution of environmentally hazardous chemicals in the existing adhesive compositions, heat absorbing core-shell microparticles for paints
o Scale-up activities

Fine organic industries limited

Summer Internship

Jun 2008 – Jul 2008 · 1 mo · Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Project Topic: ‘Antistatic Agents for Plastics’
Hands-on experience in handling processing equipments like extruder, compression molding machine, and batch mixer. Analyzed developed plastic materials using universal testing machine, surface and volume resistivity meter, color and other instruments