Educational Qualification:

• Ph.D. (Mechanical) on ‘Modeling and Analysis of Six - Sigma system in Manufacturing’ from G.B. Technical University, Lucknow in 2012.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Production Engineering with Distinction from Sardar Vallabhbhai Regional College of Engineering & Technology, Surat in 1996.
• PGDBM in Operations and Systems from IMT-Ghaziabad in 2001.

Experience:

• Presently Working as Director in Dronacharya Group of Institutions from 10th July 2017.
• Worked with Krishna Engineering College, Ghaziabd as Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department, also Prof. Head for NBA & IQAC, (July, 2016 to July, 2017).
• Worked as Director at Raj Kumar Goel Engineering College, Pilukhuwa (July, 2012 to July, 2016).
• Worked with Raj Kumar Goel Engineering College, Ghaziabad as Professor in Mechanical Department and Dean Student Welfare. Hold the post of Dean Academic and Professor Head Training & Placement, also (July, 2010 to July,2012)
• Worked at RKGIT, Ghaziabad as Assistant Professor, Associated Professor, Professor & HOD-ME (Aug, 2004 to July, 2010).
• Worked with Inderprastha Engineering College, Ghaziabad as Founder -Head of department for Mechanical Engineering (Oct, 2001 to Aug, 2004).
• Worked with Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, Ghaziabad as Founder-Head of Department for Mechanical Engineering & member of Management committee, led the institute for ISO-9000 certification as Management Representative.Nov, 1998 to Sep, 2001).
• Worked in different industries as R & D Engineer (July, 1996 to Nov, 1998).

Professional Credentials:

• Qualified Six - Sigma Black Belt from KPMG, India. (certificate no.1007437, April 05 to Sept 05)
• Qualified Lead Auditor of ISO-9001 from BSI, India. (certificate no. 22783-61476, 3-7 Dec, 2001)
• Qualified internal auditor of ISO-9001from ETDC, Mohali. (certificate no. CIA/11/02, 4/9/2001-6/9/2001)
• Certificate trainer on CNC programming from MTAB - DENFORD.
• QCI - Qualified Master Trainer on ZED.

Paper Published in International Journals:

• Soti, A., Shankar, R. and Kaushal, O. P.(2010), “Modeling the Enablers of Six-Sigma using Interpretive Structural Modeling”, Journal of Modeling in Management, Vol.5 No.2, pp. 124-141.
• Soti, A, Shankar, R. and Kaushal, O. P.(2011), “Modeling the Barriers of Six-Sigma using Interpretive Structural Modeling”, International Journal of Business Excellence , Vol.4 No1, pp.94-110.
• Soti, A, Shankar, R. and Kaushal, O. P.(2011), “Six-Sigma in manufacturing sector in India”- Global Business and Management Research: An International Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1.
• Soti, A, Shankar, R. and Kaushal, O. P.(2012), “Six-Sigma with Innovation Tool Kit of TRIZ”, International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, Vol 6, No.2, pp. 220-237.
• Soti, A, Shankar, R. and Kaushal, O. P.(2012), “Six-Sigma in manufacturing for micro, small and medium enterprises in India”- International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, Vol 9, No.1, pp. 61-81.
• Soti, A., Kaushal, O.P. and Gupta, B. K. (2009), “Six-Sigma DMAIC Applications: A Case Study of Engineering Education System”, International Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, Vol. 3 No. 1, pp.107-119.
• Soti, A. and Kaushal, O.P. (2009), “Determining the Essentials Characteristics of Six Sigma Black Belts: Results from a Pilot Study in Indian Manufacturing Companies”, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 2, No.1, pp. 31-36.
• Soti, A., Shankar, R. and Kaushal, O.P.(2012) “Essential towards Excellency: Quality Journey of EMI Group”, International Journal of Business Excellence, Vol. 5, No. 6, pp. 657-676.
• Soti, A. “Modeling of six-sigma project-goals, key-matrices and benefit-achieved with SEM”, International Journal of Science, Technology & Management, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 552-563.

Paper in International/National Conference:

• “Measuring Innovation Process”, Proceedings of GLOGIFT 07, Nov 15-17, 2007 U P Tech University, Noida, pp. 606-610.
• “Integration of Six Sigma with TRIZ for Design Problems”, International Conference, Engineering Design.in, 2007, IISc, Banglore.
• “Quality through Process Management”, Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Proceedings, Allied Publishers, NIT, Kurushetra held on 29-30 March, pp 461-463.
• “Quality Management of Education through ISO” in NAAC sponsored National conference on “Quality initiatives and best practices in teaching-learning & evaluation process” at D B Science College, Gondia, Maharashtra held on 28 & 29 Jan 2005.
• “Six-Sigma for Large Companies”, National Conferences on Challenges in 2020-Mechanical Engineering perspective, held on 14-15 March, 2008, Mannampandal, Tamil Nadu, pp. 1-11.
• “Six-Sigma Bottleneck and Remedies through TRIZ”, Proceeding of QRMAES-07, NIT, Hamirpur, pp.66-72.

Paper Reviewer :

• Associate Editor for ISST Journal of Mechanical Engineering.
• International Journal of Production Research.
• International Journal of Modeling in Management.
• The Energy.
• International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy (IJMCP).
• Journal of Advances in Management Research.
• Benchmarking: an International Journal.

Research Interest:

• Quality Management System like Six-Sigma, Lean, Green manufacturing.
• Systematic Innovation.
• Operation Management & Industrial Engineering.
• Productive research for MSMEs & Rural development.

Seminar/FDP/Workshop conducted/attended:

• FDP conducted on Mechanics of Solids & Applications in KEC (5/6/17-9/6/17).
• Delivered lecture on TRIZ in IDC training program at KEC.
• Taken session on ‘how to write research paper’ in FDP at KEC.
• FDP conducted on Total Quality Management in KEC (13/12/16-19/12/16).
• Seminar conducted on Research Methods at RKGEC.
• FDP attended Experimental Techniques-A holistic Approach at RKGIT (19/6/2006-1/7/2006).
• Attended workshop on Development of strategies for student centric teaching in Mechanical Engineering on 15 Dec, 2007 at RKGIT.
• Participated in the Workshop on Capacity Building of Affiliated Institutes of GBTU, on Jan 17-18 at Lucknow.
• Conducted Internal Auditor Training for ISO 9000 system at AKGEC.
• DST sponsored INSPIRE program conducted at RKGEC three times.
• Participated in ETME-2005 at Nit, Kurukshetra & presented paper ‘Quality through Process Management’.
• Presented paper in ICRTESM-15 at JNU convention center, New Delhi.
• MSMEs sponsored training program conducted at RKGEC.
• Participated in a workshop on "Interdisciplinary Research in Supply Chain Management (on Feb 03, 2017) & Decision Sciences Applications in Business Practices (on Feb 04, 2017)" at IITD.

Some of the Projects undertaken/Guided:

UG level

• Flux wastage reduction at ‘Modi -Electrode Ltd’.
• Fixture design for Lindge gas cutting machine of L & T.
• Innovative design of Hydraulic press with flywheel.
• Fixture design for CNC grinding machine for Micromatics Grinding Ltd.
• ISO-documentation for Engineering Education System.
• Implementation of Six-Sigma (DMAIC) at RKGIT in teaching-learning process.

PG level : 2 Nos

Ph.D.: 1 in progress

Professional Membership:

• Member of SAE
• Founder member of ISST
• Member of Institution of Engineers
• Member of IAENG

Special Competence:

• Six-Sigma applications in manufacturing sector.
• Six-Sigma applications in service sector.
• Systematic Innovation-TRIZ.
• Quality Management Systems.
• Pedagogy improvement.

Educational Qualification:

• B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT, BHU in 1970.
• Advanced Post Graduate Studies in Aero Space Engineering from Air Force Technical College, Jalahalli, Bangalore in 1972.
• M.Tech in Industrial Engineering from NITIE (National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai) in 1983.

Experience:

• Presently working as Advisor (Research and Development) and Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Dronacharya Group of Institutions, Greater Noida from 15 Jul 2011.
• Worked as Professor in Mechanical engineering at G.H.Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur from 2003 to 2011.
• Worked as Chief of Production at HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) in the prestigious Light combat aircraft project “TEJAS” in 2003.
• Served the country as a commissioned officer in the Indian Air Force from 1971 to 2003 (32 years) and retired as Chief Engineer (Aviation).Took active part in war in 1971 (Bangladesh) and 2000 (Kargil).

PaperPresentation/Publication:

• Role Conflict and Role ambiguity in an organization, published in Industrial engineering journal 1982.
• Cogeneration techniques, published in industrial engineering journal 1983.
• Some studies in maintenance systems published in industrial engineering journal 1983.
• Chapter on “Some students in maintenance system” included in the book on plant maintenance by Ratnakar Gedam.
• Life extension checks of Hunter aircraft published in Airclue Journal 1988, UK.
• Nose oleo leg inspection, published in Airclue Magazine 1989, UK.
• Thesis on “Extension of life for aircraft” published for Indian Air Force in 2000.

Conferences/Workshops/Seminars:

• Attended more than 100 conferences in Air Force related to aircraft systems.
• Organized two International conferences at GH Raisoni College of Engineering on Emerging trends in engineering and technology in 2009 and 2010.
• Led a team of senior faculty members from GH Raisoni College of Engineering to Dubai in 2010 and visited 20 colleges to attend conferences and ink MOU’s.
• Organized National project competition, ”Technoblast” at DGI,Greater Noida in 2012.
• Attended workshop conducted by ORG (Observer research Group) on Higher Learning on 21 Dec 2012.
• Participated in seminar conducted by PDI (Policy Development Initiative) on 23 Jan 2013.
• Attended workshop conducted by Prof Douglas Cleaver of UK on Materials Modeling.
• Participated in seminar conducted by FICCI and US embassy on “The next great entrepreneur” on 31st Jan 2013.
• Mentored students for National debate competition held at FICCI on 17th Apr 2013.
• Attended seminar on “Contemporary issues in human capital development” at IIT, Delhi for Margdarshan awards.
• Attended seminar on “National Technology day 2013” held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
• Attended workshop on “Design Science Research methods” at MTU on 22nd May 2013.
• Attended workshop on “Innovation in engineering & technology” at MTU on 09th Jul 2013.
• Organized FDP at DGI, Greater Noida for 2013-2014 period.
• Submitted 10 proposals relating to FDP,IIPC,EDC & Seminar grant to AICTE in Dec 2013.
• Organized “Entrepreneurship Meet” by Moser Baer and young entrepreneurs on 8 Jan 2014.
• Prepared and submitted 9 student driven projects to DST for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Scheme in Feb 2014.
• Submitted 8 proposals for Budding Innovators award to NRDC Feb 2014.
• Submitted proposal to SERB(DST) for young Scientist award in Feb 2014.
• Attended “Fluid Mechanics” workshop conducted by IIT,Delhi in June 2014.
• Obtained financial aid for 5 deserving students based on NEED and MERIT for full graduation from RSG Information systems(P) Ltd.
• Arranged stipendiary internship for students of 2nd and 3rd year at RSG Information systems(P) Ltd.
• A workshop was organized by CII & MSME at MSMEDI, New Delhi on 8th July 2016 pertaining to IPR and Commercialisation of Technology for Start-Ups and Incubatees. Advisor (R&D), Prof. TPN Singh.
• A workshop on “Ergonomics" was organized by DGI, Greater Noida in association with Dr. Reddys lab on 17th March 2016.

Special Competency:

• Executive Editor of International Journal Engineering, Sciences & Management.
• Erstwhile Principle Consultant-Raisoni Group of Institutions, Nagpur.
• Reviewer of Flight Safety and Maintenance Journal, Indian Air Force.
• Editorial Board- Air Clue Journal, Indian Air Force. President- NGO, “AMAL” for providing cheap and free medication to the under privileged.
• Advisory Board- Silk & Fab Industry.

Educational Qualification:

• M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering (Machine Design) from NIT Roorkee in 1976.
• B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Regional Engineering College (NIT) Allahabad in 1970.

Experience:

• Presently working as a Professor (Mechanical Engineering Department) at Dronacharya Group of Institutions, Greater Noida from 22nd November 2006.
• Worked as Executive Engineer from 2000 to 2005 in J&K Public Works Department.
• Served in various departments of Public Works Deptt for about 24 years as Asstt. Executive Engineer/Asstt. Engineer.
• Worked in Salal Hydro-Electric Project(NHPC) for seven years.

Memberships:

• Life member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE).
• Life member of The Institute of Indian Foundrymen.
• Life member of Materials Research Society of India, Bangalore.

Educational Qualification:

• Pursuing Ph. D. on “Investigation on Flow Instabilities in Two Phase Microchannel Heat Sinks” from IIT Dhanbad.
• M.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, in 2015.
• B.Tech from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, U.P., in 2010.

Experience:

• Presently working as HOD in ME Department in Dronacharya Group of Institutions, Greater Noida from 15th May 2019.
• Worked as HOD in ME Department in Dronacharya College of Engineering, Khentawas, Farrukhnagar from Jan 2017 to May 2019.
• Worked as Assistant Professor in Dronacharya College of Engineering, Khentawas, Farrukhnagar from 27th July, 2015 to Dec 2016.
• Worked as Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering of Shree Bankey Bihari Institute of Technology, Meerut from Aug 2012 to May 2013.
• Worked as Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering of Meerut Institute of Engineering and Technology, Meerut from July 2010 to July 2012.

Paper Presentation/Publication:

• Mishra, V. K., Iqbal, A., Pandey, M., (2014), Effects of thermal property variations on the liquid flow variations in micro channel heat sink, International Symposium on Aspects of Mechanical Engineering and Technology for Industry, December 6-8, 2014, NERIST, India, Paper Id: AMETI2014-130.
• Mishra, V. K., Iqbal, A., Sarma, S.K., (2015), Experimental and numerical investigation of single-phase fluid flow in minichannel array, 2nd Mechanical Engineering Graduate Research Symposium (MEGRES), March 21, 2015, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India, Paper Id: 15MEGRES-TFE44.
• Mishra, V. K., Iqbal, A., Pandey, M., (2014), Effects of thermal property variations on the liquid flow variations in micro channel heat sink, International Symposium on Aspects of Mechanical Engineering and Technology for Industry, December 6-8, 2014, NERIST, India, Paper Id: AMETI2014-130.

Conferences/ Seminars /Workshop:

• Conducted one week programme on Preparing Student for Placement/ Job Interviews of Mechanical Engineering department from September 29 to October 5, 2016.
• Organized two days’ Workshop on Racing Car Design conducted by Winginfotech in association with the IIT Madras on August 26-27 2016.
• Attended AICTE sponsored Two Week Short Term Course on Research Methodology organised by NITTTR, Chandigarh from June 06-17, 2016.
• Attended one day Workshop on COMSOL Multiphysics Modelling held on 26 May, 2016 at Eblem Hotel, Gurgaon.
• Attended AICTE sponsored One Week Short Course on AutoCAD 2016 organised by NITTTR Chandigarh from March 14-18, 2016.
• Attended AICTE sponsored One Week Short Course on Climate Change, Disaster Management and Sustainable Development organised by NITTTR Chandigarh from January 11-15, 2016.
• Attended one day workshop on Entrepreneur Development, Innovation and Patenting organized at Dronacharya Group of Institutions, Greater Noida on January 7, 2016.
• Attended ISTE sponsored Two Week Short Term Course on Engineering Physics organised by IIT Bombay from December 8-18, 2015.
• Attended AICTE sponsored One Week QIP Programme on Advancement in Renewable Energy and Utilization Technologies organised by IIT Guwahati from March 2-6, 2015.
• Attended an Eight Week course on “Multiphase Flow Reactors” at IIT Guwahati from January - March, 2015.

Professional Memberships :

• Professional Member of IEEE
• American Society of Civil Engineering(ASCE)-10884022
• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) -7160311207
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)- 80316003
• Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN)- 2015150526489
• Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors (IRED)- SM10100054725
• American Society of Thermal and fluids Engineers (ASTFE)
• International Society Of Nano-Science And Nano –Technology (ISNSNT)
• International Society Of Mechanical And Automobile Engineers (ISMAE)
• International Academy for Science & Technology Education and Research (IASTER)

Educational Qualification:

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, in 2019.
• M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Production Engineering from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Payagraj, India, in 2015.
• B.Tech (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering from Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, India, in 2013.

Experience:

• Presently Working as Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Dronacharya Group of Institutions from 16th January 2020.
• Worked as Guest Faculty at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh from July 2015 to Dec 2015.

Publications:

• V. K. Yadav, P. Kumar, & A. Dvivedi, “Effect of Tool Rotation in near-dry EDM Process on Machining Characteristics of HSS,” Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 34 (7), pp. 779–790. 2019. DOI:10.1080/10426914.2019.1605171.
• V. K. Yadav, P. Kumar, & A. Dvivedi, “Performance enhancement of rotary tool near-dry EDM of HSS by supplying oxygen gas in the dielectric medium,” Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 34(16), pp. 1832-1846, 2019. DOI: 10.1080/10426914.2019.1675889.
• V. K. Yadav, P. Kumar, & A. Dvivedi, “Investigations on rotary tool near-dry electric discharge machining,” In Applications of Process Engineering Principles in Materials Processing, Energy and Environmental Technologies, Springer, Cham, pp. 327-334, 2017.
• V. K. Yadav, Ramver, P. Kumar, & A. Dvivedi, (2020) “Investigation on the effect of input parameters on surface quality during rotary tool near-dry EDM,” In: A. K. Parwani and P. Ramkumar (eds.), Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure, Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-32-9971-9_5
• Ramver, V. K. Yadav, A. Dvivedi & P. Kumar, (2020) “Experimental investigation on surface morphology of micro-EDMed Ti-6Al-4V alloy,” In: A. K. Parwani and P. Ramkumar (eds.), Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure, Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-32-9971-9_8
• V. K. Yadav, A. K. Dubey, “Parametric Analysis of Laser Percussion Drilling of Yttria Stabilized Zirconia,” National Conference on Product Design and Manufacturing (NCPDM), Nov 21-22, 2015, MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj.
• V. K. Yadav, P. Kumar, & A. Dvivedi, “Parametric investigations on near-dry Electric Discharge Machining,” 10th International Conference on Precision, Meso, Micro and Nano Engineering (COPEN 10), IIT Madras Chennai, Dec 06-09, 2017.
• V. K. Yadav, P. Kumar, & A. Dvivedi, “Investigations on rotary tool near-dry Electric Discharge Machining,” The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), San Diego, California, Feb 26- Mar 2, 2017.

Other Academic Services:

A reviewer of the International Journals such as:

• Journal of Cleaner Production (Elsevier), 2019
• Journal of Nanoparticle Research (Springer), 2019
• Materials Research Express (IOPscience), 2019
• Engineering Research Express (IOPscience), 2019
• Advanced Powder Technology (Elsevier), 2019
• Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering, 2019, etc.

Seminar / Workshop Attended:

• Attended a Short Term Course on “CAD/CAM and Advanced Machining 2014,” held on July 01-05, 2014 in MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj.
• Attended a National Workshop on “Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures,” held on December 17-18, 2014 in Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj.
• Attended an “Author Workshop on Book Publishing,” organized by Mahatma Gandhi Central Library, IIT Roorkee on 26th September 2016.
• Attended a “Workshop on Improving Awareness About Plagiarism,” organized by Mahatma Gandhi Central Library, IIT Roorkee, on 31st October 2018.

Area of Interest:

• Advanced Manufacturing Processes.
• Hybrid Machining Processes.
• Production Engineering.

Special Competency:

• Qualified GATE exam in 2013.

Educational Qualification:

• Pursuing Ph. D. from Aligarh Muslim University in Ergonomics, Department of Mechanical Engineering.
• M. Tech. in Engineering Systems with 88.32 % from Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra in 2016.
• B. Tech. in Mechanical Engineering with 77.32 % from UPTU, Uttar Pradesh, in 2012.

Professional Experience:

• Presently working as Assistant Professor in Mechanical Department of Dronacharya Group of Institutions, Greater Noida from 16th January, 2018.
• Worked as Assistant Professor in Mechanical Department of Dronacharya College of Engineering, Gurgaon from 1st August, 2018 to 31 December 2018.
• Worked as Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ideal Institute of Technology, Ghaziabad from 12th August 2016 to 30th July 2018.

Research Interest:

• Design of Hybrid Electrical Vehicle works on Solar energy, Sound energy and Shock energy during B. Tech. project.
• Worked on Six Sigma Technique used to reduce Casting Defects.
• Design of a cold Storage for Improved Coefficient of Performance.
• Worked on Continuously Varying Transmission.

Participation and Organization in/of National & International Conferences / Workshops/Seminars:

• Organize "After Final Year" Seminar in June, 2017 to deliver the information about Career Guidance, Competitive Exams, Private Companies, Mechanical Softwares.
• Conducted a Mock test based on “Gate Pattern” on “National Science Day” on 5th September 2016, Ghaziabad.
• Initiate Digital Study of Technical section with the help of You Tube, Animation videos, Previous year question papers of IES, GATE, PSU on the Projector presentations.

Special Competency:

• Qualified GATE exam in 2012.
• Qualified GATE exam in 2013.
• Qualified GATE exam in 2014.
• Qualified GATE exam in 2015.
• Qualified GATE exam in 2016.

Educational Qualification:

• M.Tech (Design & Production Engineering) from G.B Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, in 2015.
• B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) from R.K.G.E.C., U.P.T.U Lucknow, in 2012.

Experience:

• Presently working as Assistant Professor in Mech Department at Dronacharya Group of Institutions from 25th July 16.
• Worked as Assistant Professor in Mechanical Department in International College of Engineering, Ghaziabad From 15th July 2015 to June 2016.
• Worked as Lecturer in International College of Engineering, Ghaziabad From 30th July 2012 to 4th August 2013.

Workshops/Seminars/Conferences:

• Attended All India Seminar on ‘Emerging Technology for Sustainable Resource Management’, organized by Institutions of Engineers (India), Pantnagar from 12th to 14th June 2014.

Special Competency:

• Qualified in GATE 2016
• Qualified in GATE 2015
• Qualified in GATE 2013
• Qualified in GATE 2012

Educational Qualification:

• Ph. D. from Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be university), Chandigarh.
• M. Tech. from Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be university), Chandigarh.
• B. Tech. from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.

Experience:

• Presently Working as Assistant Professor in ME Department of Dronacharya Group of Institutions, Greater Noida from February 2018.
• Worked as an Assistant Professor in Sharda University, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Greater Noida.
• Worked as maintenance cum project engineer in project with Confidence Petroleum India Ltd. Atchutapuram (Visakhapatnam) under UTL group, is manufacturing unit of CNG & LPG Cylinders.
• Worked as a Maintenance cum Project Engineer in Project with Jay Fe Cylinders Ltd. (Minda Group) Bawal ( Rewari ) under UTL group, is manufacturing plant of CNG cylinders.
• Worked as a shift in charge in CGL, CCL, CTL, Corrugation line, Mechanical (maintenance) department with Vardman Industries Ltd., Rajpura (Patiala) under UTL group.

Paper Presented/Publications:

• Verma, A. S., Suri, N. M., & Kant, S. (2017). Applications of bauxite residue: A mini-review. Waste Management & Research, 35(10), 999-1012.
• Kant, S., & Verma, A. S. (2017). Stir Casting Process in Particulate Aluminium Metal Matrix Composite: A Review. International Journal of Mechanics and Solids, 9(1), 61-69.
• Jawalkar, C. S., Verma, A. S., & Suri, N. M. (2017). Fabrication of aluminium metal matrix composites with particulate reinforcement: a review. Materials Today: Proceedings, 4(2), 2927-2936.
• Verma, A. S., & Suri, N. M. (2015). Corrosion behavior of aluminum base particulate metal matrix composites: A review. Materials Today: Proceedings, 2(4-5), 2840-2851.
• Singh, J., Suri, N. M., & Verma, A. (2015). Affect of mechanical properties on groundnut shell ash reinforced AL6063. International Journal for Technological Research in Engineering, 2, 2619-2623.
• Verma, A. S., Kant, S., & Suri, N. M. (2013). Modelling of Process variables for fly ash based Al-6063 composites using Artificial Neural Network. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 3(5), 1-5.
• Verma, A. S., Suri, N. M., & Kant, S. (2012). Effect of Process parameter of AL-6063 based fly ash composites using Taguchi. International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 7(11), 2012.

Book/Chapter Publication:

• Verma, A.S. (2017a). Corrosion mechanism and Inhibitors for Al based particulate metal matrix composite (APMMCs). In Esther Hart (Eds.). Corrosion Inhibitors principles, mechanisms and applications (pp. 105-115). New York, Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

National & International Conference/Workshops/Seminars:

• Attended short term course on Advanced Materials & Characterization organized by Department of Physics, NIT Kurukshetra 08-12 June 2015.
• Attended short term course on Design of Experiments & its Applications in Research organized by Department of Production & Industrial Engineering, PEC University of Technology Chandigarh on 12 -16 Jan 2015.
• Attended FDP on Health, Environment & Nanotechnology organized by Dr. S.S. Bhatnagar University of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Punjab University on 04-09 Aug 2014.
• Attended FDP on Vehicular & Transport Ergonomics organized by Center of Excellence in Industrial & Product Design, PEC University of Technology Chandigarh on 20-24 April 2014.
• Attended short term course on Welded Structure Design & Quality Control organized by Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, IIT Roorkee on 14-16 Dec 2011.

Special Competency:

• MHRD Assistantship during M.E. and Ph.D Program., GATE qualified.
• GATE qualified.

Educational Qualification:

• M. Tech. in Thermal Engineering from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, in 2015.
• B. Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from Kumaon Engineering College, Dwarahat in 2010.

Experience:

• Presently working as Assistant Professor in Mechanical Department at Dronacharya Group of Institutions from 18th July 2018.
• Worked as Assistant Professor in Mechanical Department in RNS Institute of Technology, Bengaluru from 13th February 2017 to 3rd January 2018.
• Worked as Lecturer in Amrapali Group of Institutes from 25th August 2010 to 27th July 2013.

Papers Presented:

• Presented a paper on “Parametric study of Rock Bed Heat Storage System” in the SRMS International Conference on Science and Technology-2015.

Workshops/Seminars/Conferences:

• Attended One Week Faculty Development Programme from 22nd January 2018 to 27th January 2018 on “Computational Fluid Dynamics” organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, SJB Institute of Technology, Bengaluru.

Special Competency:

• Qualified in GATE 2012
• Qualified in GATE 2015
• NPTEL elite Certification in following subjects:
  1. Fluid Mechanics.
  2. Refrigeration & Air Conditioning.

Educational Qualification:

• Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur)
• M.E. (Mechanical Engineering (Specialization in Production Engineering), DCE, University of Delhi, New Delhi (now DTU, New Delhi)
• B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering, I.E.T., C.S.J.M University Kanpur)

Professional Experience:

• Currently working as Assistant Professor and Head of Research and Development in Mechanical Engineering Department, Dronacharya group of Institutions, Greater Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar, UP, India.
• Project Scientist (Dean of Research and Development, IIT Kanpur) for 2 years from 2016 to 2018.
• Sr. Project Assistant for 8 months in Mechanical Engineering Department at IIT Delhi from December 2007 to July 2008.

Research Interest:

• Micro/Nano Fabrication of functional devices for Biomedical applications,Bio-Microfluidics disease diagnostics, Micropumps and valves, Nanoenergetics, Metal Forming, Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing, CO2laser micromachining, Computer Aided Design & Manufacturing.

Publications (International Journals (SCI Index)):

• P. S.Chauhan, Rishi Kant, A. Rai, A. Gupta, S. Bhattacharya, “Facile synthesis of ZnO/GO nanoflowers over Si substrate for improved photocatalytic decolorization of MB dye and industrial wastewater under solar irradiation”, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, Vol. 89, 2019, Pages 6-17.
• Rishi Kant, H. Singh, S. Bhattacharya, “Nanoscale etching of particles in serpentine micromixer” Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnologyvol. 17, pp. 1–11, 2017.
• Rishi Kant, D.S ingh, S. Bhattacharya, “Digitally controlled portable micropump for transport of live micro-organisms” Sensors & Actuators: A. Physical vol. 265, pp. 138-151, 2017.
• Rishi Kant, H. Singh, M. Nayak “Optimization of design and characterization of a novel micro-pumping system with peristaltic motion” Microsystem Technologiesvol. 19, no. 4, pp. 563-575, 2013.
• M. Nayak, D. Singh, H. Singh, Rishi Kant, A. Gupta, S.S. Pandey, S. Mandal, G. Ramanathan and S. Bhattacharya “Integrated sorting, concentration and real time polymerase chain reaction based diagnostic protocol for rapid detection of microorganisms” Scientific Reportsvol. 3, pp. 3266, 2013.
• G. Bhatt, Rishi Kant, K. singh, K. Yadav, D. Singh, R. Gurunath, “Impact of surface roughness on Dielectrophoretically assisted concentration of microorganisms over PCB based platforms” Biomedical Microdevices vol.19 pp. 28, 2017.
• R. K Singh, Rishi Kant, M. Asfer, S. S. Pandey, B. Bhattacharya, P. K. Panigrahi , S. Bhattacharya," Passive Vibration Damping Using Polymer Pads With Microchannel Arrays", Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems 22, no. 3 , 695-707,2013.
• V. K. Patel, A. Ganguli, Rishi Kant, S. Bhattacharya, " Micropatterning of Nanoenergetic films of Bi2O3/Al for pyrotechnics”, RSC Advances 5, no. 20, pp.14967-14973, 2015.

Participation and Organization in/of National & International Conference/Workshops/Seminars:

• Presented a paper on “A Novel microchip platform to perform real time polymerase chain reaction on whole cell colonies and their nanoconjugates” at IISc Banglore on January (04-07), 2012.
• Presented paper on “Studies on CO2 laser micromachining on PMMA to fabricate micro channel for microfluidic applications” at IIT Guwahati on December 12-14, 2014.

Educational Qualification:

• M.Tech in Thermal Engineering from NIT Kurukshetra.
• B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from SITE Meerut.

Professional Experience:

• Working as an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Department at DGI, Greater Noida from September 2018.
• Worked as an Assistant Professor in SGIT, Ghaziabad from July 2015 to April 2018.

Paper Presented/Publications:

• Kumar P., Kumar R., and Thakur L., 2015, "Computational study of high velocity oxygen fuel thermal spray system", Journal of Basic and Applied Engineering research (JBAER) ISSN: 2350-0077, Volume-2, pp 918-923.

Participation and Organization in/of National & International Conference/Workshops/Seminars:

• Kumar P., Kumar R., and Thakur L., 2015, "A CFD study of high velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) thermal spray process", 3rd National Conference on Nanoscience and instrumentation technology (NCNIT-2015) NIT Kurukshetra, India, pp 170-171.
• India International Science Festival- Young Scientists’ Meet Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

Special Competency:

• Qualified GATE exam in 2011.
• Qualified GATE exam in 2013.
• Qualified GATE exam in 2014.

Educational Qualification:

• M.Tech in Thermal Engineering from IIT (ISM), Dhanbad in 2017.
• B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering with Distinction from Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana in 2013.

Experience:

• Presently working as an Assistant Professor (Mechanical Engineering Department)at Dronacharya Group of Institutions, Greater Noida from 20th July 2017.
• Worked as Quality control Engineer in Hari Om Enterprises.
• Worked as Quality control Engineer in SOS Oil seals Pvt. Ltd.
• Worked as Senior Marketing Engineer in Neo Petcon India Pvt. Ltd.

Paper Published in International Journals:

• D. Kumar, M. Mittal and S. Sen. Modification of response and suppression of vortex-shedding in Vortex-Induced Vibrations of an elliptic cylinder. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 2018, vol. 71, pp. 406-419. [SCI Journal, ELSEVIER, Impact Factor – 1.873].
• A. Kumar, M. Mittal. Intelligent household water storage tank filling system. International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, 2018, ISSN: 2249-8958, vol. 7, pp- 36-39.
• A. Bhardwaj, D. Yadav, M. Mittal. Alcohol detector with auto ignition off system. International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, 2018, ISSN: 2249-8958, vol. 7, pp- 32-35.

Paper in International / National Conference:

• M. Mittal and S. Sen. Transverse-only vibrations of an elliptic cylinder with major axis parallel to flow. In Proceedings of Conference of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, India, 8th April 2017.

Academic Award:

• Winner of 1st Prize and cash award for Best oral Research Paper Presentation entitled “Free Vibrations of an elliptic cylinder at low Reynolds number” in Research Scholar’s Day held at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Delhi on 9th December 2017.

Research Interest:

• Computational Fluid Dynamics.
• Bluff body Aerodynamics.
• Fluid-Structure interactions.

Workshop / FDP/ Seminars/Conferences attended:

• Attended 8 days Faculty Development Program on “Universal Human values and Professional Ethics” organized by TEQIP – III and conducted by Value Education Cell, AKTU, Lucknow from 10th Jan – 17th Jan 2018.
• Qualified Faculty Development Program (FDP-101X) on “Foundation Program in ICT for Education” conducted by Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay from 3rd August to 7th September 2017 (Considered as 2 week equivalent FDP course).
• Presented paper in “Research Scholars Day” held at National Institute of Technology, Delhi on 9th December 2017.
• Attended International Conference on PPP model for waste to worth projects organized by CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) on 30th November 2017, New Delhi.
• Attended NPTEL Workshop by IIT Madras on 20th Jan 2018.
• Attended one day webinar on Continuous Innovation – Key to Success by Deepak Daftari (CEO, esiksha.com).

Projects Undertaken / Guided at UG level:

• DST sponsored “Automatic inbuilt pneumatic Jack system”.
• Intelligent household water storage tank filling system.
• Alcohol detector with auto ignition off system.

Educational Qualification :

• M.Tech – Mechanical Engineering From IIT [ISM] Dhanbad Jharkhand.
• B.Tech- Mechanical Engineering From UCET VBU Hazaribag Jharkhand.

Professional Experience :

• Working as an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Dronacharya Group of Institutions from 29 July 2019
• Worked as an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering from 06 August 2018 to 27 July 2019 at DCE Gurugram
• Worked as an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at JIET Jodhpur from July 2017 to December 2017
• Worked as an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Dr KNMIET Ghaziabad from July 2016 to Feb 2017
• Training from Tata Steel Under Ground Coal Mines collieries
• Training from Bharat coking coal ltd at Engine And Transmission Shop
• Training from Jai Bala Ji Industries Ltd sponge iron and power plant Unit

Research Interest :

• Mechanical Vibration,
• Active Vibration Control ,
• Thermal and Fluid, Tribology,
• Composite beam

National & International Conference/Workshops/Seminars :

• Participated In ACRESERVE on 16 Feb 19 Conducted By Indian Society of Heating Refrigerating And Air- Conditioning Engineers {ISHRAE} at Gurugram
• Participated in Faculty Development Programme on research skill development in 29-04-2019 At DPGITM Gurugram
• Participated in vibration Acoustic and sound international workshop at IIT Dhanbad in 2015

Professional Memberships :

• Member of ISHRAE

Special Competency :

• Qualified GATE 2018
• Qualified GATE 2015

Educational Qualification:

• M. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Information Institute of Technology & Design Manufacturing , Jabalpur in 2014.
• B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIMT college of Engineering, UPTU University, Lucknow in 2009.

Professional Certification:

• Mechanical software - Auto CAD, Pro-E 3.0, ANSYS12.0, Solidworks-12.0, Mat Lab (R2010a) and LAB VIEW.

Experience:

• Presently working as Assistant Professor in Department of Mech Engineering of Dronacharya Group of Institutions, Greater Noida from 2nd Jan, 2017.
• Working as Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department, Meerut Institute of Engineering and Technology from July 2014 to December 2016.
• Working as Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Department, Meerut Institute of Engineering and Technology from February 2010 to December 2011.
• Working as Site Engineering, BBR India Pvt. Ltd. from August 2009 to February 2010.

Research/Paper Publication/Presentation:

• Ajay Chaubey, Rohit Kumar, Anil Kumar Yadav, Pramod Singh, “A Case Study on Nanotechnology and its Application”, “oral presentation at National Conference on Recent Trends in Electronics (NCRTE-2011))”, conducted by the deptt. of Electronics & Communication Engineering, at Vidya College of Engineering Meerut.
• Ajay Chaubey, H.Chelladurai (2014),“Condition monitoring of rotating shaft using virtual instrumentation” , International Conference on All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference)”, conducted by the deptt. of Mechanical Engineering, at IIT Guwahati India.
• Ajay Chaubey , “Comparison of Regression Analysis and Applications of Artificial Neural Network in Assessing Water Quality: A Case Study”, Proceedings of the India International Science Festival- Young Scientists’ Meet Department of Science and Technology, Government of India – Dec 4-8, 2015 Paper Code: WATER 2.

Conference/Seminar/Workshop:

• National Conference on Recent Trends in Electronics (NCRTE-2011), conducted by the deptt. of Electronics & Communication Engineering, at Vidya College of Engineering Meerut.
• India International Science Festival- Young Scientists’ Meet Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.