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Ravi Challa

Ravi Challa

Product Development Manager
Camden,SC

Summary

Research & Development Manager, Suominen Corporation

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Research & Development Manager

Suominen Corporation
08.2021 - Current
  • Manage corporate R&D activities at Suominen North American Facilities with primary focus on spunlace and wetlaid nonwovens
  • New customer qualification and Moist Toilet Tissue product launches in NA such as HYDRASPUN® Aquaflo and HYDRASPUN® Essential
  • Project management and maintain product portfolio of sustainable wetlaid and spunlace products
  • Establish and maintain relationships with customers and with external scientific community to explore the current trends in business and technical world

Senior Process Engineer

Suominen Corporation
02.2020 - 08.2021
  • Conduct new product development trials and support R&D projects to advance wetlaid and spunlace product innovation
  • Exploratory data analysis to investigate process issues and discover patterns in paper machine shutdowns
  • Execute a variety of projects involving the manufacturing of nonwovens and product development trials

ETAD Platform Engineer

Georgia Pacific Corporation
02.2016 - 02.2020
  • Operate as the lead process engineer to advance and commercialize the proprietary ETAD technology
  • Instrumental in licensing ETAD technology to Valmet in 2018
  • Support the Research and Development group in new product trials at Crossett (AR) and Port Hudson (LA) facilities
  • Advise the product development group on ETAD machine performance and provide strategic and innovative technology solutions for unique client challenges

Process Engineer

Georgia Pacific Corporation
06.2015 - 02.2016
  • Reduce pH variation in boiler discharge to plant effluent and control air pollutants in incinerator and stack emissions
  • Improve chemical recovery by understanding black liquor fouling tendencies and evaporator solids concentration

Process Engineer

Aurobindo Pharma LTD
11.2003 - 07.2006
  • Process design and optimization, process scale up and batch production of active pharma ingredients
  • Supervise new drug trials, support R&D pilot plant studies, process and equipment validations

Education

Ph.D. - Biological Engineering

University of Illinois
Urbana, IL
05.2015

Master of Science - Biological Engineering

Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS
11.2009

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

Sri Venkateswara University
India
05.2003

Skills

  • Spunlace and Wetlaid Nonwovens
  • Baby and wet wipes
  • Design of Experiments
  • Root Cause Analysis & Data Analytics
  • Paper Machines
  • Paper and Nonwoven Chemistries

Affiliations

  • Lions Club
  • American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
  • Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI)
  • Sigma Xi Honor Society
  • International Nonwovens and Disposables Association (INDA)

Timeline

Research & Development Manager

Suominen Corporation
08.2021 - Current

Senior Process Engineer

Suominen Corporation
02.2020 - 08.2021

ETAD Platform Engineer

Georgia Pacific Corporation
02.2016 - 02.2020

Process Engineer

Georgia Pacific Corporation
06.2015 - 02.2016

Process Engineer

Aurobindo Pharma LTD
11.2003 - 07.2006

Ph.D. - Biological Engineering

University of Illinois

Master of Science - Biological Engineering

Mississippi State University

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

Sri Venkateswara University

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