Kiran Gawas

About Kiran Gawas

I am a Chemical Engineer with over 10 years of product development experience and experience leading projects with cross-functional teams. I have demonstrated experience of leading through changing environments while delivering on operations support and R&D projects. I have expertise in development of new experimental test methods and design and analysis of experimental data across a broad range of technical fields.

Experience

1. Global Team Lead

   Halliburton

   Jul 2021 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   As a Global Team Lead, I manage a geographically dispersed team of scientists and advisors to execute on operations support and new product development projects covering a wide range of technical disciplines and scope- Provide training, mentoring, and coaching and ensure personal and professional growth of team members- Drive multiple projects through the stage-gate process, aligning closely with Strategic Business Manager, Marketing, and Supply Chain- I ensure strict adherence to HSE protocols, manage lab safety activities, and conduct risk assessments- I oversee technology efforts in make-vs-buy analysis and alternate supplier evaluations to assess cost savings and supply chain optimization- Lead people competency development through training, mentoring, and coaching, and ensure personal and professional growth of team members

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

  M.Tech., Chemical Engineering

  2006 — 2008

• Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

  B.Chem.Engg., Chemical Engineering

  2001 — 2005

• The University of Tulsa

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  2009 — 2012

Skills

• Heat Transfer
• Fluid Mechanics
• Oil & Gas
• Matlab
• Multiphase Flow
• Petroleum
• Flow Assurance
• Simulations
• Fluid Dynamics
• Process Simulation
• Chemical Engineering
• Engineering
• Gas
• Cfd
• Fortran
• Paraffin Deposition
• Scanning Electron Microscopy
• Characterization
• Thin Films
• Afm
• Thermodynamics