Pratap Gurav

Supporting a doctoral-level lithium-ion battery materials research project.

- Run cell-level electrochemical characterization, including cycling tests, EIS, and C-rate testing, across multiple cathode formulations.
- Operate battery test systems (Landt/Lanhe) and maintain structured data tracking to compare performance across experimental variables.

Worked as Campus Ambassador at Adobe.

Teaching assistant for CBE-GY 9413, Distributed Renewable Energy Access Systems, under Prof. André D. Taylor. The role runs past logistics into course and research support.

- Assist the professor in developing assignments tied to course content and guest lectures, including a reusable five-part reflection template (problem and baseline, technical mechanism, key metric versus baseline, scale-up ri

Managed the end-to-end product process for a large global portfolio. Focused on leading team efforts, tracking progress to keep projects on schedule, and ensuring all work met company quality standards.

- Managed the full product lifecycle (PLM) and commercialization of a $1.5M+ global portfolio, by coordinating cross-functional engineering, procurement, and R&D teams to deploy 10+ concurrent pro

Handled the development of new products from start to finish. Focused on finding ways to lower costs, making paperwork and approval processes faster, and preparing projects for a successful launch.

- Led end-to-end execution of a technical product development initiative from conception to launch, delivering $200K+ in annualized cost reductions 40% ahead of schedule via should-cost modeling.
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Helped design and improve energy systems and equipment. Focused on creating accurate technical drawings, checking work for errors, and understanding how to work with other teams to solve design problems efficiently.

- Optimized complex energy infrastructure design and hydrocarbon systems, achieving 97% equipment capacity alignment and 90% operational simulation accuracy through process analysis a

-Extensive literature survey and studied over design procedure of Heat Exchanger in series.
- Successfully executed and determined heat transfer calculations for a Heat exchanger for the comprehensive process of manufacturing amines along with a heat recovery unit.

– Done extensive research on separation process of Para tertiary butyl toluene and Meta tertiary butyl toluene; also researched about alternative process/methods for manufacturing Para tertiary butyl toluene with lesser Meta tertiary butyl toluene conversion.
– Develop Assisted with setting up an Isobutylene recovery unit for all Phenol reactions.
– Designed & Flow sheeting a Continuous Gravity De

– Developed comprehensive knowledge of company products and processes through training activities.
– Introduced Conceptual / Theoretical idea for enhancing the time cycle of a unit operation.
– Also assisted with the Heat Recovery project, for better heat transfer.

Worked on "3D printing" and "3D printing in energy sector"
Also published an article on the topic " 3D manufacturing of energy storage device".

- Worked in the R&D lab, developed PVA-based adhesive for paper, leather usage.
- Achieved 35% improvement in latex quality by conducting 200 + experimental variations on Semi-batch reaction parameters of Motor impeller RPM, monomer concentration, surfactant concentration, and temperature.
- The final product achievement was of 20 % increase in adhesive strength, while 10 % in viscosity and an en

– Conducting Soxhlet experimentation for determination of oil content in raw soybean.
– Other Quality benchmarks were inspected such as; sand content, crude oil to sludge concentration, purity of oil as a finished product.
– Also developed other soybean products under the R&D section; development of soya-milk, tofu, and biofuel.

Graduate program at NYU Tandon focused on product and program management, technology strategy, and operations, with a personal focus on energy, climate tech, and industrial AI.

Coursework: Global Innovation, Data Viz for Business Managers, Design Strategy, Marketing, Finance, Operations Management

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Five-year integrated B.Tech + M.Tech in Chemical Engineering at ICT Mumbai. Thesis on process modelling and simulation for polyurethane production from Mahua oil.

Coursework: Project Management & Economics, Process Development & Simulation, Industrial Engineering, Energy Engineering

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Jun 2020 · Expired Jun 2023