Palaniappan Chidambaram has a diverse work experience in various roles and companies. Palaniappan is currently the Operations Risk Management Practice Lead at dss+. Prior to this, they worked as the Operations Risk Management Lead at DSS Sustainable Solutions from 2019 to 2022. From 2018 to 2019, they served as a Principal at DuPont Sustainable Solutions. Palaniappan was also a Global Solutions Architect at DuPont Sustainable Solutions from 2013 to 2018. Before joining DuPont, Chidambaram worked at ERM: Environmental Resources Management as a Partner from 2012 to 2013 and as a Principal Consultant from 2007 to 2013. Palaniappan gained experience as a Process Design Engineer at ExxonMobil Chemical Singapore in 2006 and as a Consultant at Jacobs Engineering in Singapore in the same year. Earlier in their career, they worked as a Process Safety/Process Engineer at Celanese Singapore from 2001 to 2006 and as a Production Engineer at Indian Petrochemical Corporation Limited from 1997 to 1999.
From 1994 to 1997, Palaniappan Chidambaram studied at the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, where they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Technology in the field of Chemical Engineering. Palaniappan later pursued further education at the National University of Singapore from 1999 to 2001, earning a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering. There is no information available regarding their education prior to 1994 or after 2001. Additionally, no specific degree or field of study is mentioned for their education at the Institute of Chemical Technology Chennai, suggesting that further information is not provided on this aspect.
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