Three Ten Initiative Technologies LLP (310i), based in Visakhapatnam, India was established with the primary motive of bridging the gap between academia and industry, by improving the skills of engineering graduates and making them more employable. The directors of this organization are Dr. Upasana Manimegalai Sridhar, Dr. Anand Govindarajan and Dr. Anirudh R. Patrachari. All the founders hold a Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering from Oklahoma State University (OSU), Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA - specializing in mathematical modelling, optimization and advanced process control. Together, the founders have a combined experience of 25 years in chemical engineering research and industry practices, both in India and abroad. Our experience is spread across diverse areas of teaching and professional mentoring, process modelling and simulation, transport phenomena, optimization, advanced process control, and engineering software development.