ADITYA CHOUMAL Adityaac22 : +91 7016302404

MALE, DOB: OCT 21 , 1999

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adityaac22@iitk.ac.in
SCHOLASTIC RECORD
Year Degree Institute %/CGPA
2024 M-Tech Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 9.83 [Class Rank 1]
2021 B.E SRICT, Ankleshwar 9.67 [University Rank 1]
2017 12th (CBSE) Amity School, Bharuch 68.86
2015 10th (CBSE) Amity School, Bharuch 9.0
WORK EXPERIENCE
(12 MONTHS)
MFL-Dahej Graduate Engineer Trainee Jun 2021 – Jun 2022
Project Details: To carry out production and project activities in the Caustic Chlorine plant
• Acted as liaison between cross-functional teams viz Design, Warehouse and Inventory management
teams
• Responsible for 420 TPD caustic production integrated with 210 TPD Hydrogen production and bottling
• Procurement based on SAP data integrated with Production and Project planning activities with 20% cost
reduction
Roles & • Scheduled work among 20+ workers to ensure timely and safe delivery and completion of Brine section
Responsibilities • Chlorine handling, with actively participating in safety drills and various team-building exercise
• Calculated sulfuric acid requirements and thereby establishing a robust supply chain for the same
• Performed the Root cause analysis to identify Bottlenecks in the process and eliminated them reducing
human efforts by 92% and increasing the production capacity
• Attended and delivered various training sessions on safety and productivity enhancement
• Hands-on experience of operating Vaporizer, Thickener, CBS, Electrolyzer with DCS monitoring
QuEST- Consulting Firm Technical Expert Jun 2022 – Jul 2022
Project Details: Providing various technical and managerial advice related to chemical industries
• Performed Dispersion Modelling of various hazardous gasses (chlorine) on ALOHA
Roles &
• Performed HaZOP, QRA studies on industries including Hindalco, DCM Shriram, and Organics
Responsibilities
• Scheduled training sessions on First AID, risk matrix, fire safety, NFPA Diamond, HIRA
M-Tech 2022-2024

PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur | M-Tech | Micro-kinetic Modelling of CO2 Methanation Jan 2022 – Present
 Modelled reaction with over 1.5 million+ permutations using various analytical and mathematical
skills
 Worked extensively on Carbon Capture and Net Zero Emission
 Conducted systematic procedures and evaluated results for various instrument such as Gas
Methodology
Chromatography, FTIR, TPR
 Handled various instruments including FID, TCD, Furnace, Reactor, Calcination Oven, Pelletizer
 Experimentally Validated the significant results, with fresh Catalyst Preparation working with
Nickle/Alumina systems
Achievements  Abstract selection for IICHE CHEMCON 2023-2024
SRICT | B-Tech |Upscaling of Microbial Fuel Cell [MFC] integrated with Hydrogen Production Jul 2020 – May 2021
 Economic analysis of Microbial Fuel Cell from scratch using Break-Even Analysis and Payback-Period
methodology
 Raised Rs. 1,89,270 from Atal Incubation Centre in a VC round in front of 17 Angel Investors
 Published a research paper in Elsevier on Sustainable technology for modern era effluent treatment: Microbial
Methodology fuel cell
 Successfully implemented Earthen pot as membrane which reduced the fixed cost approx. by 73% for
MFC
 Published a chapter in Springer, Nature with impact factor of 69.504
 Research paper selected Best paper at IICHE’2021 at NIT Jalandhar
Solar Installation Project| Technical Lead| May 2023
 Standardized the process of installation with Precise calculation for maximal efficiency in any geographic
location
Methodology
 Involved in Fabrication and structure building with cleaning and other accessories implementation
 Prepared a detailed report for optimization of solar output and programmed an Excel sheet for cost effect analysis
Heterogenous Catalysis Project | IIT Kanpur| Dehydration of Ethyl Alcohol using Alumina Aug 2022 – Nov 2022
 Detailed economic analysis on the production of Alcohol and thereby providing a greener route for the same
 Comparing existing methodology whilst conceptualizing a new approach there by increasing the yield and
Methodology profit
 Studying the fundamentals of catalysis and evaluated the best catalyst possible for the reaction
 Detailed literature review on the production of Ethanol as well as the catalyst incorporated
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING

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 Gujarat Flouro Chemicals-Dahej
Jun 2020 – Jul 2020
Involved in manufacturing and Process Optimization of caustic chlorine plant
Meghmani Organics Limited-Dahej
Jun 2018 – Jul 2018
Involved in production of MPBD used as Fertilizer and pesticides in Agriculture sector
TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Language and Utilities

 MATLAB, Python, Latex, Jupyter, Tableau, Power BI, Origin Pro, Aspen-R Gibbs Modelling

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Department Placement Co-ordinator | Student Placement Office | IIT Kanpur May 2023 - Present
 Recruited a team for becoming point of contact to upcoming companies
Leadership  Responsible for placement of 150+ students of the department

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Resume verification of 150+ students of the department and formulated synergy between teammates
for standardisation of the process
Operations
 Contacted over 180+ organization for this recruitment drive for the year 2023-2024
 Involved in brochure preparation for departmental placements.
Secretary | Chemineers Society| IIT Kanpur Oct 2022 - Present
 Implemented multiple initiatives to maximize outreach of the society and directed 6 secretaries towards
it
Managerial
 Planned events and sessions such as Happy Hours, Alumni Talks etc. for 400+ UG \& PG students
 Coordinated and influenced participation of 150+ candidates in Exergy
Junior Executive | Techkriti’ 23| IIT Kanpur Oct 2022 - Present
 Scheduling calls to 100+ social media houses and influencers
Initiatives  Negotiated and convinced 2 influencers with 60,000+ followers for coverage of 50+ event
 Delegated and organised the workflow for influencers to attain smooth functioning
Head | REVA| SRICT Ankleshwar 2019
 Spearheaded team of 70+ members for the biggest fest of SRICT
Leadership  Scheduled and coached 150+ members for audition.
 Managed Drama, Anchoring, Dance and various other events and created a show of 3.5 hours non-stop
 1st Street play conducted in fest, with a live audience of 400+
Innovation  Responsible for managing 35+ events in a show and sailing it smoothly with perfect Time Management
 Gained interim contacts and delegation experience and a exposure to formal communication.
ONLINE COURSES AND PROJECTS

University of Colorado Boulder| Everyday Excel

M-Tech 2022-2024

Skillset  Various Excel functions including VLOOKUP, Xlookup, Table formatting, Charts, If else, Filters, plots
Google| Agile Project Management
 Scrum, Agile Framework, VUCA Environment, Kanban, Waterfall Model
Skillset  Work on an extensive project involving implementation of Agile Framework on a startup
 Detailed analysis of Spotify’s model and its Agile Practices
Additional Certifications
 How to speak effectively – Ankur Warikoo
Software and  MATLAB Onramp certification [ODE solvers, Graph Plotting, Simulink]
soft skills  MATLAB introductory level certification by IIT-Kanpur
certifications  Aspen introductory level certification by IIT-Kanpur [Steady state systems]
 Python Basics by University of Michigan
ACHIEVEMENTS

Scholastic Achievements
 Awarded Academic Excellence award at IIT Kanpur given to only top 5% of the batch
 Awarded University gold medal for securing 1st rank at university and 16th among 31,177 students
 Awarded 5 gold medals for securing 10 on 10 SPI by UPL at SRICT
 Awarded Best Student Award for outstanding achievements overall at SRICT (2019,2020)
 Vibrant Gujarat summit, secured an opportunity to meet 17 noble laureates, based on essay write-up [2017]
 Essay Writing winner at State Level on TQM at ACCQC
 GATE 2022 AIR 294(CHE) & AIR 1726(XE)
Co-curricular Achievements
 Structured a team of 7 members to represent college at national level at IIT-BHU for Drama
 Demonstrated exceptional presentation and won Gold award for case study presentation at IIT-BHU
 Represented district at State level in Table Tennis
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 Secured 1st position for 2 consecutive years in ACCQC based on 5S in Ankleshwar
 Winner of various National Level events based on aptitude, maths, and chemical engineering, namely, Master cascade,
Chem-o-brainiac
Teaching Assistant
 CHE-391 Unit Operations Lab-Mentored 100+ students [IIT-K]
 CHE331 Chemical Reaction Engineering mentored 20+ students [IIT-K]