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ABUL HASNAT, PH.D., BLACK BELT, MBA EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND &

CERTIFICATES

Degree Subject Class Institute Year

General management w/
MBA 1st Annamalai University 2013
specialization in Marketing Mgt

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering 1st IIT, Bombay 1995

M. Tech. Chemical Engineering 1st IIT, Bombay 1991

Chemical Technology w/ specialization

B. Tech. in Petrochemical & Petroleum refinery 1st Calcutta University 1989
engineering

B. Sc. Hons in Chemistry 2nd Calcutta University 1986

Certificate

Black Belt Lean Six Sigma 1st RABSQ (USA) 2013

Green Belt Six Sigma 1st General Electric (USA) 2002

PMC Project Management Course 4 days General Electric (USA) 2007

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CORPORATE CAREERS (29 YEARS)

Organization Industry Designation & Role Responsibility

CAD Center, IIT, Bombay 1995- ASPEN Dynamic Simulation

1996 IOCL Refinery Project Research Engineer
Control System Design

Reliance Industries Ltd, Bombay Manager Process Engineering, Plant troubleshooting,

Petrochemical & Refinery
1996-2000 (Corporate Technical Services) Operation research

General Electric Bangalore Staff Engineer Corporate technology licensing

Plastics & Polymer
2000-2009 (Global R&D role) BEP, DEP, Plant support

Granules India Ltd General Manager & Head Facility creation, PDP,
Hyderabad Pharmaceutical/API (Process Engineering &
Industry/ Academy relationship
2009-2013 Technology)

Praxair Inc, USA Associate Vice President Sales driven technology

Industrial Gas, Biopharma
Bangalore Market Analysis, Sales & Commercialization, BD
Textile, Sugar Industries
2013-2015 (Application Technology) Coordinate wit US, Europe, China teams

SABIC Research & Technology

Staff Scientist
Pvt Ltd Process engineering, Plant Troubleshooting,
Petrochemical R&D, Lean Six Sigma
Bangalore
(Global Plant support)
2015- 2024

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LED INDUSTRY/ACADEMY FUNDED PROJECTS AS R&D MANAGER

Institute Key Collaborator Project Year Budget

Process development for catalytic

Seton Hall Univ., NJ, Dr. Robert Augustine &
hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to 2010 110,000 US$
USA Dr. S Tanielyan
p- Aminophenol

Electrodialysis process for

Electrosynthesis Co
Dr. David Genders recovering NH3 and H2SO4 from 2011 36,000 US$
Inc Lancaster NY, USA
ammonium sulphate
National Council of Develop catalyst(s) for selective
Prof. P. Selvam/Prof. B.
Catalyst Research, IIT hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to 2011-12 42,5000 US$
Viswanathan
Chennai p-aminophenol

Process development for DST Sponsored

IICT, Hyderabad Dr. Lakshmi Kantam 2010-11
Guaifenesin and p-Aminophenol 77,081 US$

New route for Metformin HCl using

NCL Pune Dr. Prashant Barve 2010-11
continuous process

Novel reaction technology for

IIT Bombay Prof. Sanjay Mahajani manufacturing Acetaminophen 2010 4213 US$
using reactive distillation

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MANAGERIAL ROLE
Granules India Ltd, Hyderabad
• Created R&D facilities and built a team of 32 members in GIL, 2009. Spent 321K US$
• DSIR* recognition of R&D in 2010: Tax credit of 200%
• Built p-Aminophenol (PAP) 1 KL pilot plant to validate novel technology in 2012. Capex 472K US$
• Key role in proposed JV between GIL & PSU in western India : Board presentation, due diligence, projected cash flow, management control
• Praxair: Built a skid-mounted cryogenic crystallizer and validated technology at a Pharma company (Hyderabad). Capex 170K US$

Praxair Inc, Bangalore

• Managed 6 member Application technology team, 2013
• Built a skid-mounted cryogenic crystallizer and validated technology at a Pharma company (Hyderabad). Capex 170K US$
• Signed 3 important Pharma & Textile commercial and trial agreements with customers contributing to enhanced gas sales
• Developed business programs to unlock the market potential of 6.7 MMUS$
• Extensively travelled throughout India to build customer relationships and to develop prospects for liquid gas sale

Expertise
• Built deck of projects & roadmap in GIL & Praxair
• Budgeting, planning and staffing.
• Played key role as talent acquisition leader (since GE)
• Mentoring and coaching of colleagues
• Built relationship w/ industry/ academy

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AWARDS & RECOGNITION

• SABIC year end CEO award (2018)

• SABIC Mfg EVP outstanding contribution award for SK PC (2016)
• SABIC Management award for profitability enhancement in SKPC (2017)
• Stock Option of 20,000 shares from Board of Directors, Granules India Limited, 2012
• Management Award for effective leadership, GIL 2011
• GE Global Technology Award (bronze) for $80 MM Technology Licensing Project, 2008
• GE Global Senior Management (legal & licensing) Award, 2008
• GE Global Analytical Award for New Quality Control Method Development in 2005
• 6 Outstanding Contribution Awards from GE Management, 2008 (2), 2007, 2006, 2005 & 2003

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PUBLICATIONS IN REPUTED JOURNALS

1. Abul Hasnat and Vinay A. Juvekar, “Ion-Exchange Kinetics: Heterogeneous Resin-Phase Model”, AIChE Journal, January 1996 Vol. 42, No. 1, pp-161-175
2. Abul Hasnat and Vinay A. Juvekar, “Kinetics of Ion Exchange Accompanied by Neutralization Reaction”, AIChE Journal, August 1996 Vol. 42, No. 8, pp-
2374-2376
3. Abul Hasnat and Vinay A. Juvekar, “Ion Exchange in Weak Acid Resin in Shrinking Core”, AIChE Journal, October 1997 Vol. 43, No.10, pp-2605-2608
4. Abul Hasnat and Vinay A. Juvekar, “Dynamics of ion-exchange involving multivalent cations”, Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 52, No, 14, pp. 2439 -
2442, 1997
5. Abul Hasnat and Sandip Roy, “Intensification of Instantaneous Heterogeneous Reaction by Simple Salts and Charged Microphase”, AIChE Journal,
March 1998 Vol. 44, No. 3, pp-656-666
6. Abul Hasnat and Sandip Roy, “Microphase-enhanced Reactions: Simultaneous Effects of Ion Coupling and Counterion Binding”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.
1999, 38, 4571-4578

Conference & Symposium

Patents & PDLs & External report
1. Presented a paper in “ Advances in Microphase and Colloidal Science” in MS
University, Baroda, 1990 1. 2 US & India patents
2. Made a presentation in “ Crystallization in Biopharma Industry”, Bombay, 2013 US20120065423A1 “Reactive distillation process for
preparation of acetaminophen “
Magazine & Newsletter
2. 1 PDL : “Novel route for recovery of Styrene/ACN monomers
1. An article on “Life and Character of a Nobel Laureate Prof. Abdus Salam”,
School magazine in Class XII, 1981 from purge stream in BSL SAN plant”
2. Technical article in monthly “Competitive Newsletter” for product & processes 3. Report with STCG: “Compatibilization of PP/PC blends using
for polymer and plastics industry, 2007, GE PP-b/g-polyester copolymers prepared by REX”

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