Before joining Purdue, I worked as a Process Engineer at Welspun Living in India for three years, focusing on polymer processing and coating lines. My undergraduate degree in Polymer Technology, coupled with this industry experience, cemented my passion for building a polymer-focused career.

 

The Purdue PMP stood out because of its flexibility—it allowed me to design a cross-disciplinary path, combining engineering depth with business and innovation insights. Within MSE, courses like Structure Development in Polymer Processing and Thin Film Coatings strengthened my technical foundation, while business school classes in Manufacturing Strategy and Process Innovation enhanced my ability to think about cost and scale. In Mechanical Engineering, Product and Process Design and Lean Manufacturing helped me connect customer needs with industrial execution.

 

I have also had the opportunity to pursue impactful research under Professor Jeff Youngblood, where I am working on CNF coatings for food packaging with the aim of developing biodegradable, water-resistant materials. Alongside this, I collaborated with the Daniels School and the Data Mine team on a PepsiCo project, building real-time dashboards and analysing half a million environmental data points to improve operational resilience by nearly 30 percent.

 

The PMP experience has equipped me with the confidence and skills to bridge plant-floor execution, advanced materials research, and data analytics—driving my goal of advancing sustainable packaging and polymer processing.