Maulik Mehta

Experience

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  DuPont

  Jul 2011 - Jan 2012

  Associate Investigator

  On a 6 month Co-op with DuPont Titanium Technologies focused on CFD simulations of TiO2 oxidation process.

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  DuPont

  Jul 2012 - Jun 2015

  Research Investigator

  - Part of DuPont Titanium Technologies’ Process Development Group.- Key responsibilities include developing and optimizing the titanium dioxide manufacturing process, developing models for equipment and overall process, support of process design applications and scale up, research and development.- Expertise in both empirical and computational fluid dynamics based modeling. - Six Sigma Green Belt Certified.- Modeling Coordinator for the business, involved in deciding the tools and personnel to be used for computational modeling work. Show less

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  The Chemours Company

  Jul 2015 - now

  Supply Chain Manager for Ores, the largest raw material family (by volume and dollars) with delivered cost exceeding $700M/year. Act as the Global Ore and Chlorine Planner. - Create detailed Ore and Chlorine consumption plans. - Manage Ore shipments and transportation costs with Chemours' preferred third party broker, ore suppliers and Chemours buyer to meet production schedule and financial guidance. - Provide Ore and Chlorine related financial forecasts for monthly and long-term planning. Optimizing to improve cost (VCOM) and working capital positions (NWC). - Provide input on Ore and Chlorine to the respective buyers to figure out best value-in-use proposals. - Ensure that purchase contract terms are implemented effectively, shipping schedules and quality are on track with global Ore suppliers. Collaborate with Ore Buyer and suppliers to resolve issues. - Subject matter expert on Ore cost and quality considerations. Work with Ore Buyer, plant sites, R&D, finance, pigment supply chain and commercial organization to deliver lowest cost but most reliable raw material position. Show less - Part of the Process Development Group. Work with R&D, Supply Chain, Operations on optimizing the process and manufacturing cost with business requirements.- Process development on bench, pilot and plant scales. Economic estimates- Capital, NPV, IRR, and capital project experience ($10M+). Developed process ideas to lower manufacturing cost, worked with R&D, manufacturing, outside equipment vendors and executed with Corporate Engineering.- Linear optimization and predictive market modeling for supply chain and business intelligence. Developed raw material cost optimization scheme resulting in $2M+/year savings. Built predictive models for demand projection using macro-economic data.- Key responsibilities include optimizing manufacturing equipment and processes plus trouble shooting, new product development, setting up experiments/plant tests to validate models and further understanding, process scale-up.- Expert in Computational Fluid Dynamics, Mathematical and Process Modeling.- Review IP landscape for the business. Monitor competitor technology, create memos for Legal and help invalidate contentious patent claims.- New product scouting and development. Perform FTO for products and processes.- Modeling Coordinator for the business. Decide business priority, assign and manage the modeling team (4 people). Co-Op/Intern Coordinator.- Six Sigma Green Belt Certified. Analyze data, develop plans to test hypothesis, develop defect sampling schemes for QC.- Global leadership experience as the Chair, Chemours Asian Group (Employee Resource Group). Established and lead a global initiative promoting diversity and inclusion. Show less - Part of Titanium Technologies’ Process Development Group with expertise in process modeling, numerical and computational fluid dynamics based models. - Optimize current and develop new unit operations for titanium dioxide manufacturing process, develop models for equipment and overall process to troubleshoot issues and support incremental capacity.- Experience in chemical manufacturing support and new manufacturing line start-up.- Numerical models for evaluating and optimizing raw material consumption.- Modeling Coordinator for the business, involved in managing tools and personnel (4) devoted for computational fluid dynamics modeling.- Six Sigma Green Belt Certified.- Leader in global diversity as the Chair of Employee Resource Group- Chemours Asian Group. Show less

  • Supply Chain Manager

    Apr 2021 - now

  • Principal Engineer

    Mar 2020 - Mar 2021

  • R&D Senior Staff Engineer

    Oct 2016 - Mar 2020

  • Research Investigator

    Jul 2015 - Sept 2016