Chirag Rabadia

• Designing and developing new metal alloys (wear liners) and weld overlays for wear and corrosion resistance mining (fixed and mobile plant) applications such as mining bins, chutes, TLOs, car dumpers, skirt liners etc
• Improving the performance of existing alloy steel wear liner plates
• Researching literature on current technology and advances in weld overlay manufacturing, testing and development and implementing the knowledge in to actual practise
• Presenting advances of overlay development to clients such as BHP, Rio Tinto, FMG, Metso, Tata, Adani etc
• Preparing and analyzing technical reports of manufacturing and lab operations
• Assuring and improving quality and problem-solving in manufacturing Alloy Steel products and laboratory testing operations
• Quality control of raw materials and final wear liner products, ceramics, cast white iron blocks etc
• Testing and coordinating metallurgical/materials laboratory operations (metallographic sample preparation, hardness testing, optical emission spectroscopy (OES), X-ray Fluorescence (XRF), optical microscopy, dry sand abrasion ASTM G65 testing, etc.) according to ASTM standards
• Recommend the right wear liner for right mining wear-resistant application
• Root cause analysis/ failure analysis of used wear liners and improve quality accordingly
• Develop and improve required metallurgical testing methods, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and competency assessment documents
• Investigating microstructure and mechanical properties of wear liners
• Providing advice (on calls of M1-SAP software) and consulting with engineers, managers, and Chief Executive Officer to improve overall performance, cost reduction, improve productivity and safety in manufacturing and lab operations
• Actively participate in all team meetings by demonstrating initiative, high levels of enthusiasm, and supportive team-oriented culture
• Embrace and promote a culture of organizational teamwork and communication
• Work collaboratively with engineering, finance, manufacturing, and procurement team to pursue group financial targets and objectives
• Actively and professionally represent the organization to industry suppliers and customers with a key focus on developing strong sustainable relationships

Achievements

• Won employee of the month award within less first four months of service
• Prepared technical reports on right wear liner for right applications depending field condition
• Have developed new weld overlay grades with significantly improved wear properties
• Optimisation and cost reduction of raw materials without compromising the quality of wear liners
• Developed and implemented systematic research and manufacturing flow processes and SOPs of materials laboratory operations
• Provided suggestions on improving the complex manufacturing (weld overlay/hardfacing) process, and laboratory operations.
• Planned and evaluated new projects, consulting with other engineers and corporate executives as necessary.
• Sourced materials from new suppliers to save about 600000 in company costs.
• Performed failure analysis on worn wear liners, other commercially available wear-liners, and mild steel grades and recommended corrective actions.
• Gathered and organized material samples to use in third-party testing, evaluated results and reported on findings to optimize materials choices.

• Conducting FTIR analysis of materials and mining samples
• Liaising with clients for their requirements of materials and minerals testing, method development, validation, analysing results, quality check, problem-solving, safety in laboratory operations etc
• Quality check and quality assurance of laboratory processes and methods
• Ensuring data integrity and compliance as per quality management system
• Perform root cause analysis and apply corrective and preventive actions
• Coordinating laboratory improvement projects
• Maintaining results on CCLAS6 software
• Motivating, inspiring and training team members
• Maintain safety aware environment and manage hazards and risk assessments in laboratory operations

Achievements

• Developed and validate methodS as per clients’ requirements
• Solved problems while validating FTIR testing methods
• Trained technicians in FTIR sample preparation and testing
• Appointed as a technical pillar of world-class services recognition in workplace organisation.
• Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.
• Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.

• Wet Chemistry analysis of mining (gold, bauxite and base-metals) samples
• Analysis of materials using acid digestions and instrumentation methods (ICP and IC)
• Performance improvement of bauxite digestions
• Troubleshooting, analysis and problem solving of mining digestion process based on research methods
• Scheduling maintenance and calibration operations of laboratory equipment and machines on daily, quarterly, and yearly basis
• Researching and improving quality of mining laboratory operations
• Prioritising of laboratory tasks to improve the daily productivity and overall performance
• Liaising with clients and solving problems according to clients’ requirements related to laboratory operations, results, methods etc
• Coordinating bauxite team operations and trainings
• Leading and motivating wet (geo) chemistry digestion team to improve KPIs
• Analysing and problem-solving complex mining samples
• Organizing and process improving to improve KPIs
• Complete quality assurance (QA) and quality check (QC) and process paperwork correctly
• Calibration of laboratory instruments and equipment
• Procuring process consumables and equipment
• Maintain a safety aware environment

Achievements

• Team leader of bauxite digestion of South32 and Newmont Projects
• Trained an entire team of 9 new staff members
• Recognized as expert trainer and process improver
• Formal appreciation from colleagues, supervisor and manager
• Inputs in improving process to increase production/KPIs
• Inputs in improving overall safety environment in laboratory.
• Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on group projects.

• Carrying out feasibility study based on research and technical inputs on advanced/new mining technologies according to Australian standards for mining and manufacturing industries
• Comparison of current technologies with improved/advanced technologies and preparing reports on their suitability
• Failure analysis /problem solution of mining, oil and gas equipment and providing solution based on research
• Assessment and proposal of the best technology according to client’s needs
• Contributing to the development, implementation and continuous improvement of key processes
• Researching about government and private grants available for R&D projects
• Preparing technical reports and presentations

Achievements

• Proposed a corrosion solution based on research to diesel tank of Caterpillar used in mining industry.

• Designing and developing new materials for industry applications using metallurgical processing methods
• Managing materials, mechanical and chemical engineering projects
• Preparing materials using 3D printing (additive manufacturing-SLM and EBM), casting and other metallurgical processing methods
• Testing and performing experiments for materials characterisation (mechanical testing, electron microscopy, optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, failure analysis etc.)
• Analysing experimental results of materials
• Liaising with clients for their requirements of materials testing, method development, validation, analysing results, quality check, problem solving, safety in laboratory operations etc
• Quality control and quality assurance of laboratory equipment
• Discussing and presenting results
• Problem solution of experimental and research problems
• Preparing manuscripts, reports and presentations based on experimental results
• Attending departmental and faculty meetings, seminars and conferences

Achievements

• Managed and accomplished 11 different materials design and development projects
• Developed top-notch written and verbal communication skills from working with various personalities across multiple disciplines to enhance collaboration and reach collective targets.
• Achieved formal appreciation from Supervisor and Head
• Secured 1st rank worldwide in Engineering Academic Challenge (EAC) organized by Elsevier in year 2016 and 2017.
• Planned laboratory experiments to confirm feasibility of processes and techniques to produce materials with special characteristics.
• Delivered effective presentations outlining titanium alloys research.

• Managing materials and mechanical engineering projects
• Worked collaboratively with university professors and lecturer on industry projects
• Analysing experimental results of research metallic materials
• Discussing and presenting results to team members and head
• Attending departmental and faculty meetings, conferences and seminars
• Supervising work programs of postgraduate students and laboratory technical staff
• Participating in setting up course and degree requirements, curriculum revision and planning
• Conducting research and publishing articles in a field of metallic materials, their processing and mechanical design.

Laboratory Coordinator

• Managing and coordinating research activities of materials and mechanical engineering projects in a team of 15 team members (including engineers, support specialists and technicians).
• Supervision and training of subordinates.
• Quality control and quality assurance of laboratory equipment
• Setting up and maintaining laboratory apparatus.
• Procurement of laboratory equipment and consumables.
• Managing all other lab activities.

Industry Liaison Officer

• Collaborating with industries for industrial projects, internships and visits.

Accreditation Officer

• Preparing accreditation documents and managing accreditation activities of the university.

Achievements

• Developed 3 materials and mechanical engineering laboratories from beginning to end.
• Collaborated with industries for many industry projects and internships.
• Managed a team of 15 for various research and industry projects.
• Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
• Demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks.
• Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
• Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
• Managed all accreditation projects (NBA and NAAC) as Accreditation Officer in University.

• Managing project activities of mechanical and chemical equipments
• Energy auditing of mechanical and chemical equipments (100+) used in the entire plants
• Quality assurance of various mechanical equipments used with a thermal boiler
• Vibration monitoring of rotary equipments (Pumps, Turbines, Compressors etc.)
• Scheduling project activities related to mechanical equipments
• Preparing and presenting progress reports of the project activities

Achievements

• Elected as Best Project Engineer and worked in Technical Services Department