Sanjay Rawat—Head of Department, Basic Technology

Master of Technology in Energy Engineering from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology in India, Electrical Engineering graduate from Hurcourt Butler Technological Institute in India.  Former Manager for Plastics Processing & Testing at CIPET, India.

E-mail: san.rawat@hipf.edu.sa

Arnel Neptali Valdez—Senior Instructor, Basic Technology

Master of Engineering—Major in Mechanical Engineering graduate from De La Salle University in the Philippines.  Former Training Specialist and Safety Engineer at Metals Industry Research and Development Center.

E-mail: aovaldez.aov@hipf.edu.sa

Habeeb Rahiman—Senior Instructor, Basic Technology

PhD in Polymer Blends from National Institute of Technology, India.  Master of Science in Chemistry from University of Calicut, India.  Former Engineering Chemistry teacher from the Department of Technical Education, Kerala, India.

E-mail: khrhabeeb@hipf.edu.sa

Sajjad Hussain—Senior Instructor, Basic Technology

Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering  from North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) in India.  Post Graduate Diploma in Plastic Engineering from CIPET India . Former Technical Officer in CIPET India..

E-mail: md.sajjad@hipf.edu.sa

Pradeep Bhaskar—Senior Instructor, Basic Technology

Masters of Technology in Polymer Science from Cochin University, India. Bachelor of Technology in Polymer Engineering from Mahatma Gandhi University, India.  Former Director of Operations at Aivea Corporation, India.

E-mail: pradeep.bhaskar@hipf.edu.sa

Virgilio Calpe—Senior Instructor, Basic Technology

Chemical Engineering graduate from Mapuà Institute of Technology in the Philippines. Former Associate Professor at the Mapuà Institute of Technology, and Senior R&D Scientist at Colgate-Palmolive Asian Regional Technology Center.

E-mail: ver.calpe@hipf.edu.sa

Masanori Nakatoh—Japanese Expert Adviser, Basic Technology

Bachelor of Hydrocarbon Chemistry from Kyoto University, Japan.  16 years of product development and testing/characterization of synthetic rubbers, TPE and plastics at Tokai Rubber Ind. Ltd (1972-1988).  13 years of product development/technical service, testing/characterization of engineering plastics like PA.PES, PEEK at ICI Japan including R&D management (1988-2000).  7 years of Technology and Marketing management on epoxy etc based adhesives/encapsulant at Ablestic Japan, a division of National Starch & Chemical (2000-2006). 10 years of experience in SHE (Safety, Health and Environment) management.

E-mail: masanori.nakato@hipf.edu.sa