Damish Jaidka, CSS Black Belt

Experience

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  Husky Technologies

  May 2010 - Aug 2011

  Designer, Intern

  • Worked in a multidisciplinary team of 4 to design the chemical process, recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)• Calculated heat and material balances, and developed a simulation model of a solid state polymerization reactor using MATLAB and validated it with ±15% accuracy• Conducted tests on a pilot scale system, analyzed the test data using MS Excel, and compared it to theoretical simulations to determine design specifications• Prepared technical design documents and provided specifications for detailed designing • Presented project updates using MS PowerPoint to managers, team leaders, technical lead engineers, and operators• Participated in design review meetings, and contributed innovative ideas for intellectual property generation• Co-authored 3, patentable, process related innovations Show less

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  University of Toronto

  Sept 2011 - Apr 2012

  Undergraduate Thesis Student (Dept. of Chemical Engineering)

  • Worked on a research project aimed towards studying the degradation of organic photovoltaic materials• Performed literature research, planned and conducted experimental work, and analyzed large amount of data using MS Excel• Presented results to supervisor, post-doc and PhD candidates, and graduate students • Co-authored the research paper which included thesis findings

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  Worley

  May 2012 - Apr 2013

  Process Engineer

  • Performed engineering calculations to design pipelines, pumps, and valves• Assisted senior engineers to design equipment and reviewed flow diagrams and P&IDs for detailed engineering projects• Liaised with Instrumentation and Electrical team to design control philosophies, wrote control narratives and interpreted logic diagrams• Prepared a 250 page operating manual consisting of operating and shutdown line-ups, operating conditions, and start-up, shutdown and emergency procedures tailored for operations personnel Show less

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  Imperial Oil

  Apr 2013 - Aug 2014

  Operations Engineer

  • Designed and executed innovative equipment facilities which resulted in cost saving of $220K• Conducted FMEA and RCFA on plant incidents related to equipment failure and plant performance• Utilized statistical tools such as process capability analysis (Cpk) to ensure consistency and repeatability of product quality specs• Worked in a cross disciplinary team to provide technical assistance on $1M - $10M capital projects• Analyzed large amount of data in MS Excel, generated trends and performed engineering calculations and simulations to improve equipment performance• Performed safety, business and environmental risk assessments associated with operational, facility and organizational changes Show less

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  Husky Technologies

  Sept 2014 - Mar 2022

  Process Engineer

  • 7 years of experience in research and development of injection molding processes & technologies for rigid packaging applications (beverage, food & cosmetics)• Extensive experience in complicated molding methods such as co-injection of two resins with colorants and additive combinations• Applied scientific principles to monolayer and multilayer molding of polymers like PET, rPET (mechanically & chemically recycled), Nylon, PGA, PP, HDPE, PVOH, EVOH on multi cavity (4CAV to 160CAV) molds• Performed material characterization studies on polymers using techniques such as FTIR, DSC, GC/MS, TGA, GPC• Patented injection molding processing techniques• Resolved party quality issues with defect rates in ppm levels by studying thermal degradation properties of sensitive resins (e.g. Nylon) and applying innovative solutions to injection molding• Provided field support to numerous customers worldwide in North & South America, Europe, Africa & Asia regions for new product launches, service resolutions, and improve OEE• Performed process optimization on injection molding machines for cycle time, energy and part quality• Evaluated PET mechanical recycling technologies which involved studying chemical/physical properties of both PET and non-PET polymers• Designed and conducted DOEs to validate new products, understand part quality defects & root causes, and innovative new solutions• Used Minitab to perform hypothesis studies, design experiments, machine data analysis, thermal simulations, and Cp/Cpk analysis• Worked with material handlers, technicians, quality, purchasing, operations, project engineers, managers, VPs and President on various internal & external projects• Supported mold (cold half and hot runner), machine & software teams to design new products• Built and validated Excel based theoretical models to evaluate injection capability & cycle times which was utilized for both sales support and engineering new solutions Show less

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  Tesla

  Mar 2022 - Nov 2023

  Sr. Process Engineer, Plastics, Manufacturing
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  The Clorox Company

  Nov 2023 - now

  R&D Sr. Packaging Scientist