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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidate Rahul Tandon
Street Address York Drive
Grayslake, IL Street Address
Phone: PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE
Email: EMAIL AVAILABLE
HIGHLIGHTS
. 14 years industrial experience and 3 Industrial Patents.
. First-hand experience with Product Development Process, FDA
regulations and Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA) to address
Product Complaints.
. Worked on business key aspects: Solution Formulation, Exploratory
Research, Pilot-Plant Studies, Product Development, Project
Management, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, and Market-
Survey Analysis.
. As Manager of a >$2M per annum project: initiated new project in
coordination with marketing team; performed and managed pre-
clinical studies; brought together a cross-functional team;
successfully led project through pilot-plant and manufacturing
process development.
. Excellent technical writing skills, as evidenced by authored
journal articles and patents, in addition to numerous internal
reports in industrial settings.
EDUCATION
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering, February 1999
Thesis: "Studies of Equilibrium-Partitioning of Cations by a Nafion
Cation Exchange Membrane from Aqueous and Non-Aqueous Systems"
Indian Institute of Technology - BHU, Varanasi, India
Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering, June 1990
Thesis: "Design of Distillation Column for Separation of a
Continuous Feed of Acetone and Water"
EXPERIENCE
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
Consultant, March 2011 - present
. Subject matter expert for projects and products related to kidney
dialysis.
. Guided the project through the feasibility and pre-clinical phases.
. Assisted in defining the product specifications and sourcing of raw
materials.
AsahiKasei Bioprocess, Inc., Glenview, IL
R&D Manager, June 2011 - January 2013
. Assess state-of-the-art filtration and chromatography technologies
for application in the manufacture of large-scale bioprocess
equipment.
. New procedures for membrane filter validation for use in industrial
pharmaceuticals production.
Delcath Systems, Inc., Queensbury, NY
Senior Engineering Scientist; August 2010 - June 2011
. Developing a targeted chemo-therapy procedure for the treatment of
liver cancer.
. Continuous filtration was used to remove the drug before it can
reach the rest of the patient's body.
Baxter Healthcare Corporation, McGaw Park, IL: Oct 1999-June
2009
Research Scientist II, January 2009 - June 2009
. Developed electrolyte profile of a new PD (Peritoneal Dialysis)
solution containing charged polymers.
. Developed Capillary Electrophoresis methods to measure amino acids
and other ionic compounds.
. Managed the New Ideas Forum for the entire Renal Division of Baxter
Healthcare Corp.
Baxter Healthcare Corporation, McGaw Park, IL: Oct 1999-June
2009 (Contd ...)
Research Scientist, December 2004 - January 2009
. Project leader worked on development of a new PD solution: Managed
project budget, scheduled milestones and activities of several
functional groups (Research, Quality, Engineering Services,
Regulatory, Marketing, Manufacturing, etc.). Carried out all
aspects of Solution Formulation.
. Managed Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA) of quality issues
related to Baxter dialyzers.
Associate Research Scientist, January 2002 - December 2004
. Developed an in vitro model of PD therapy. Produced and tested
various osmotic agents for relative amount of ultrafiltration
produced and amount absorbed.
. Technical lead for the development of filtration scheme to ensure
ideal system performance as well as patient safety during CFPD
(Continuous Flow Peritoneal Dialysis) therapy.
Research Associate III, October 1999 - January 2002.
. Development of sorbent cartridge for dialysate regeneration in
dialysis processes.
. Evaluation of various forms of urease to achieve near-complete urea
conversion.
. Development of device to achieve optimum urease performance.
. Manufacture of urease-impregnated ultrafiltration membrane for use in
dialysis therapies.
. Development of mathematical model of sorbent cartridge to understand
performance of various resins.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Research Associate, January 1998 - September 1999
. Development of Ultrafiltration, Microfiltration, Nanofiltration and
Reverse Osmosis processes for applications in various industrial
bioprocesses. Studies were performed at pilot plant and bench scale
using polymeric, ceramic and stainless steel membranes.
Tulane University, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, New Orleans,
LA
Research Assistant, June 1994 - January 1998.
. Experimental determination of physical properties and ionic
selectivities of ion-exchange membranes.
. Modeling solute and solvent properties within membrane pores.
. Studying interactions of metal cations with ion-exchange membranes.
. Development of an assay to study the metabolic response of animal
cells to hyperthermia and hypoxia.
. Determination of the stress proteins in animal cells by 2-D
electrophoresis.
Teaching Assistant, August 1990 - May 1994
. Courses taught: Unit Operations (theory & lab), Process Control,
and Thermodynamics.
. Taught a senior level course in process design.
Received the Best Teaching Assistant Award for the year 1993-94.
Shriram Rayons, Kota, India
Summer Intern, May 1989 - June 1989.
. Performed material and energy balances of the Rayon manufacturing
plant.
RELATED SKILLS
. Experienced with the use of Capillary Electrophoresis, UV, AA and NMR
spectroscopy, GC, HPLC, GPC, 2-D electrophoresis, animal cell culture.
. Proficient in Microsoft Project, FORTRAN, VISUAL BASIC and in Windows,
Macintosh, MS-DOS, and UNIX operating systems.
AFFILIATIONS AND POSITIONS HELD
. American Chemical Society
. American Institute of Chemical Engineers
. Omega Chi Epsilon, Chemical Engineering Honor Society (Chapter
President 1994-95, Secretary 1991-94)
. North American Membrane Society
PATENTS
J. K. Leypoldt, C. J. Holmes, S. Karoor, C. M. Hoff, L. Martis, R.
Tandon; "Peritineal Dialysis Solutions Comprising Glucose Polymers";
US Patent Application US PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE
S. Karoor, B. Donovan, T. Hai, M. Katada, L. Lu, L. Martis, S. Morti,
S. Mujais, P. Sanders, P. Soltys, R. Tandon; "Method And Composition
For Removing Uremic Toxins In Dialysis Processes"; Patent Granted US
7,241,272 B2.
R. Tandon, S. Karoor, R. Pauley, D. Boggs, and R. Yeh, "Urease
Impregnated Membranes"; Patent Applied USPHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEA1.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
R. Shukla, R.Tandon, M.Nguyen and M. Cheryan; "Micro-filtration of
starch suspensions using a tubular stainless steel membrane"; Membrane
Technology No. 120, pg 5-8; April 2000.
R. Tandon, and P. N. Pintauro, "Multicomponent Salt Partitioning in
Nafion Cation-Exchange Membrane from Non-Aqueous Salt Mixtures",
Journal of Membrane Science, In Preparation.
R. Tandon, and P. N. Pintauro, "Divalent/Monovalent Cation Uptake
Selectivity in a Nafion Cation-Exchange Membrane: Experimental and
Modeling Studies", Journal of Membrane Science, Vol. 136, 1997, 207-
219.
P. N. Pintauro, R. Tandon, L. Chao, W. Xu, and R. Evilia, "The
Equilibrium Partitioning of Mono/Divalent Cation Mixtures in Nafion
Cation Exchange Membranes", Journal of Physical Chemistry Vol. 99, No.
34, 1995, PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE
PRESENTATIONS
R. Tandon, P. Pintauro, "Solvent Effects During Multicomponent Ion
Uptake Into a Nafion Cation-Exchange Membrane"; American Institute of
Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, November 2009
R. Tandon, "Use of Membrane Science in Healthcare Industries"; North
American Membrane Society Conference, Honolulu, June 2004.
R. Tandon, R. Shukla, M. Nguyen, and M. Cheryan, "Microfiltration of
Corn Starch Suspensions with a Tubular Stainless Steel Membrane",
International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes, Toronto,
Canada, June 1999.
P. N. Pintauro, J. R. Bontha, R. Tandon, L. Chao, W. Xu, and R.
Evilia, "Equilibrium Partitioning of Uni and Divalent-Cation Salt
Mixtures in a Nafion Cation-exchange Membrane", American Chemical
Society, San Diego, March 1994.
K. C. O'Connor, R. Tandon, K. P. Hastings, A. D. Andrews and K. M.
Francis, "Factors Affecting Animal-Cell Metabolism and Recombinant
Protein Expression", SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Epsom,
England, 1992.
K. C. O'Connor, R. Tandon, K. P. Hastings, A. D. Andrews and K. M.
Francis, "Factors Affecting Animal-Cell Metabolism and Recombinant
Protein Expression", University College London, London, England, 1992.
R. Tandon, S. Kumar and A. K. Udainia, "Photocatalytic Dehydrogenation
of Alcohol", All India Technical Models Exhibition, Varanasi, India,
1988.
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