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Sumit Chandra

Longmont,CO

Summary

Experience and Achievements at both industry and academics. Awarded for critical and innovative thinking, with a proven track record of mentoring and leading cross-functional teams to success.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Retired

Self Development
01.2023 - Current
  • Self Development by continuing professional research subjects in air pollution and pursuing personal hobbies, such as, volunteering, traveling, running, meditating, gardening and self-reflecting

Principal Engineer

Seagate Technology LLC
10.2001 - 12.2022
  • Research on contamination control in process design in hard drive industry.
  • Innovation by designing instruments and methods to apply aerosol science in hard drive. Won Outstanding Innovator award.
  • Working across several teams. Won Seagate way award

Research Associate

Texas A&M University And The Ohio State University
09.1997 - 10.2001
  • Trained and mentored junior researchers, fostering a collaborative work environment that promoted knowledge sharing.
  • Set up equipment, organized inventory and maintained facilities.
  • Provided technical guidance on experimental design and data interpretation issues for team members as needed.

Visiting Assistant Professor

Indian Institute Of Technology
09.1996 - 09.1997
  • Designed and taught Graduate Level Air Pollution course. Assessed student performance through regular quizzes, tests, essays, and classroom participation, identifying areas needing further study or reinforcement.

Education

Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering

Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
05.1996

Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Texas A&M University
College Station
05.1992

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur, India

Skills

  • Designing courses
  • Keeping students involved
  • Critical and Innovative Thinking
  • Research in diverse applications
  • Volunteering

Additional Information

US Citizen

Timeline

Retired

Self Development
01.2023 - Current

Principal Engineer

Seagate Technology LLC
10.2001 - 12.2022

Research Associate

Texas A&M University And The Ohio State University
09.1997 - 10.2001

Visiting Assistant Professor

Indian Institute Of Technology
09.1996 - 09.1997

Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering

Texas A&M University

Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Texas A&M University

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology
Sumit Chandra