Rahul Kumar

o o Provided technical and commercial support for Lubrizol’s oilfield stimulation business worldwide.
o Performed industry and company specific research identifying niche technologies & key factors to improve manufacturing processes, product performance and opportunities in stimulation chemicals business.
o Monitored Lubrizol acidizing chemicals production; Identified and adjusted production as the per inventory and demand.
o Identified the most appropriate chemical packaging type from totes, tanks, drums, sacs, silos etc. considering various factors including chemical reactivity, sales and logistics to maximize profit.
o Monitored and recorded QA/QC specifications of Lubrizol acidizing chemicals inventory to ensure pre-set standards.
o Distinguished and promoted the sale of top grossing chemicals from each family of acidizing chemicals.
o Identified Lubrizol acidizing chemicals that could be blend in the destination country or in the nearest Lubrizol plant which eventually led to reduced production and logistics costs.
o Established cost centre across different LZOS plants and warehouses on SAP ECC 6.0 platform and identified several process improvement & integration techniques including removing duplicates based on BOM.
o Engineered in-house acid packages as per client requirements using Lubrizol’s stimulation chemicals portfolio.
o Identified accurate dosage of Lubrizol acidizing chemicals in combination with third party package provided by client.
o Provided technical expertise for safe engineering practices and processes.
o Conducted products awareness workshop every quarter for new clients and sales team.
o Assisted R&D and client field operations in developing lab and field pumping procedure, standard operating procedures (SOP), Technical data sheets (TDS) for products, and training material as per OSHA and EPA regulatory requirements.

o Provided technical and commercial support for Weatherford’s chemical sand control business worldwide.
o Designed and supported 75+ SandAid jobs worldwide. Supported field operations.
o Saved over 1 million dollars in workover and completion costs through integrated chemical sand control solutions.
o Assisted the regions, 3rd parties and other product lines in understanding the customer requirements across the world and provided detailed technical and commercial proposals, pumping procedures as per industry HSE requirements.
o Interfaced between R&D, client technology organizations, universities and engineered chemistry operations to identify niche technologies in chemical sand control product line that may be available for licensing or for sale to add to current portfolio.
o Monitored IP and technology patents across the industry, identified opportunities to develop and patent, recommended and selected appropriate technology for chemical sand control applications.
o Detailed supervision of the engineering, manufacturing, and field-testing of the product.
o Participated in internal investigations to identify reasons for chemicals failing QA/QC specifications.
o Worked with global customers to develop fit-for purpose sand control technologies that can enter market quickly.
o Developed and maintained the relevant standard operating procedures in conjunction with regional staff and the product line manager.
o Coached/mentored less experienced laboratory personnel and sales staff.
o Developed product manuals, product literature, and product promotional and marketing materials.
o Managed and tracked global job histories and records for Weatherford chemical sand control product line.

o Facilitated and assisted running core flood experiments.
o Optimized Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) and analyzed results.
o Analyzed core samples under Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM).
o CAT scanned core plugs during different phases of coreflood experiments, titrated coreflood effluent samples and analyzed data obtained.
o Mentored and trained less experienced graduate students on safe lab practices.