Saumya Kothari

About Saumya Kothari

Seasoned optical coatings expert with 20+ years of experience spanning design, development, procurement, operations, training, measurement, analysis, and production for UV, Visible, and IR applications.Core Strengths:Comprehensive Expertise: Skilled in every aspect of optical coating operations—including facility management, equipment selection, materials, personnel, and cost optimization.Customer-Focused Solutions: Proven ability to translate complex customer requirements into practical, innovative, and manufacturable solutions.Technical Leadership: Hands-on experience operating, troubleshooting, and optimizing coating process equipment for maximum efficiency and quality.Process Excellence: Successfully implemented SPC and control plans for coating chambers and metrology tools, ensuring consistent, high-quality output.Supplier & Production Management: Experienced in high-volume vendor qualification, production planning, and end-to-end manufacturing process engineering.Specialties: Optical & thermal coating design and development | Manufacturing & measurement | Process engineering | Vendor relations | Product development | Production planningCertifications: Six Sigma Green Belt

Experience

1. Senior Principal Engineer

   United Protective Technologies

   May 2023 — Present · Locust, NC, US

   Advanced vacuum thin film coatings for extending the life and enhancing the performance of a wide range of devices and components exposed to wear and extreme environments.

Education

• Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University

  Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Engineering

  1997 — 2001

• The University of Tulsa

  MS, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology

  2002 — 2003

Skills

• Powder X-Ray Diffraction
• Research and Development
• Thin Films
• Optics
• Product Development
• Characterization
• Metrology
• Cvd
• Process Engineering
• R&D
• Green Belt
• Production Planning
• Lean Six Sigma
• Nanomaterials
• Semiconductors
• Sputtering
• Spc
• Manufacturing