Venkatraj Narayanan

About Venkatraj Narayanan

Offering Experience in Industrial R&D for 17 years – Key areas include Tea chemistry, Processing & Organic Chemistry portfolios through in-house work and open innovation across FMCG sector• Detail-oriented professional, experience in materials synthesis and characterizations i.e. planning, administering & reviewing R&D activities of the organization• Pioneered Open Innovation Programs and led scouting for strategic academic & industry partners to fast forward innovation ideas to commercialization• Possess considerable exposure to Pilot & Factory level scale-up by taking measures like team & equipment safety with GLP/GMP• Reputed for successfully delivering UV/Vis absorbing sunscreen molecules• Operated as Lead Member for Pure Leaf Tea House launch of liquid tea product (US Launch) Delivered toolbox for Lipton Liquid Concentrates (US Launch) teas/iced-tea/liquid-concentrates.html• Acknowledged by the management for taking initiatives for quality enhancement, process improvements and cost savings• Led grassroots advocacy & expanded effectiveness, recognized with Runner-up Compass Award along with the team• Devised molecular transformation chemistry of components enhancing color, taste, & aroma of black tea using understanding of Polyphenol and flavour-molecule chemistry during black tea unit operations• Utilized quantitative & qualitative skills in conducting:o Design and Synthesis of UV/Vis absorbing sunscreen molecules for skin creams & lotions o Synthesis of Dendrimeric Electroactive Polymeric Molecules & Metal Coordination Compounds o Enriched exposure of managing reactive transformations of flavour molecules in Beverage formats as a function of processing & storage conditionso Take-charge professional with exceptional follow-through abilities to plan & oversee projects from concept to successful conclusion

Experience

1. Professor

   Tdu

   Oct 2019 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Professor at Trans Disciplinary University (TDU). Part of the team at the \'Center for Ayurvedic Biology and Holistic Nutrition\'(CABHN).

Education

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Post Doctoral Associate, Design and Synthesis of Gd-DTPA based dendrimers with folate groups for use as MRI Contrast Agents

  1998 — 2001

• University of Mumbai

  Master's degree, Physical Chemistry

  1983 — 1988

• University of South Florida

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Organic Chemistry

  1993 — 1997

Skills

• Uv/Vis
• R&D
• Analytical Chemistry
• Formulation
• Organic Chemistry
• Chromatography
• Technology Transfer
• Chemistry
• Personal Care
• Hplc
• Surfactants