Arvind Rao brings 25+ years of plastics experience in both technical and commercial roles. He is a 10-year member of the Society of Plastics Engineers and has presented papers on material selection, polymer chemistry and application development.
He started his career as a formulations chemist for both thermoplastic and thermosetting compounds. As a Sr. Plastics Engineer at Delphi Corporation and General Motors, Arvind focused on material selection, failure analysis and material characterization of powertrain applications (high temperature, chemical resistant and wear applications). Most recently, Arvind was a Market Development Manager at GE Plastics for the high performance ULTEM and LNP products lines. ln this capacity, he worked with OEM’s in the medical, defense, consumer electronics, document management and industrial markets.
“Arvind helped my company define our requirements for performance resins for better material selection.” DW/Materials Manager/Research in Motion
“Arvind's superior materials, design and processing knowledge, combined with his drive to do the right thing for the customer, allowed him to make a significant contribution to the GE Plastic business.” DV/Tech Service Manager/Infinity Compounding
“Excellent work, highly recommended.” DC/Sr. Materials Engineer/Delphi Corporation
Arvind is a published author, inventor and certified Black Belt in Robust Engineering.
You can view Arvind's LinkedIn profile here.
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