Dapeng (Tony) Ding

**** ****** ******, *** ***, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Phone: 412-***-**** Email: acansl@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Masters student, majoring in Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, graduating December 2013

Actively seeking entry-level Chemical Process Engineer position (full-time or internship) in related industries

Broad technical background in Engineering, and Leadership

Highly interested in R&D, especially in Chemical, Oil & Gas and Pharmaceutical Industry

CORE COMPETENCIES

Experimental design and research exploration of chemical reactions with alloy catalysts

Broad experience managing laboratory instruments for data collection and components analysis

Experienced experiment execution especially at extreme temperature and pressure conditions

Process system modeling, simulation and optimization approaches to complicated process problems

Computational methods to solve large-scale chemical plant process problems

Work productively both independently and in teams.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering Dec.2013

Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA GPA: 3.56/4.0

Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering and Processing July.2012

Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) Beijing, China GPA: 3.5/4.0

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/ PROJECTS

Carnegie Mellon University Process System Modeling and Optimization Jan.2013-May.2013

Trouble shoot chemical process problems using process modeling software as Aspen Plus, and MATLAB

Improved up to 8.5% of gross revenue in chemical plant using updated concepts of optimization algorithms

Adapt 3 different kinds of numerical and computational approach (e.g. MIP, NLP) to process optimization

within different programming environments using optimization software such as GAMS and Aspen Plus

Carnegie Mellon University Alloy Catalysts for Olefin Hydrogenation Jan.2013-present

Design and conduct experiments to record activities of up to 6 different kinds catalysts in hydrogenation

Use catalytic flow reactor and mass spectrometry to study catalytic reaction kinetics over CuPd alloys

Try more than 20 different ways of high throughput methods to model kinetic data of alloy catalysts

Cambridge University Chemical & Biochemical Engineering Department July.2011-Sept.2011

Take courses from over 8 Professors in Cambridge about latest development in Chemical Engineering

Join research group and perform experiments using artificial fostered cells to solve waste disposal issues

Use up-to-date high-selectivity permeable membrane technology to extract fuel oil from crude oil

Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) Oct.2010-June.2011

Study on Effective Components within Grape Seeds by Supercritical Fluid Extraction Method

Take advantage of state-of-art Supercritical Fluid Extraction method to fulfill the research purpose

Design and construct up to 8 different experimental layouts to execute experiments within high temperature

(180F) and high pressure conditions (2.5 MPa) by Supercritical Fluid Extraction method

Optimize extraction processes in order to gain higher yield of grape seed oil from raw grape seeds (35%

higher than original method after optimization)

Collect experimental data, and analyze the effective components of grape seed oil (utilize GC/MS facility from

Agilent), and summarize analytical results to compose research thesis

National University Forum on Environmental Protection Team Captain Jan. 2010-June.2010

New Reaction Conditions Study on Low-temperature Methanol Synthesis

Research Center of the Ministry of Education for High Gravity Engineering and Technology, BUCT

Develop new methanol synthesis method at relative low temperature and utilize the methanol product as an

active catalyst at low temperature reactions in supercritical conditions

Present our results in South China University of Technology, sponsored by TOTAL Petrochemicals Ltd;

Win the Bronze Prize in the National University Forum on Environmental Protection;

TOP 30 team out of over 200 national wide competing teams all over China.

INTERNSHIP

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Process Engineer Intern Jan.2011-Mar.2011

Experience industrial scale manufacturing of oil refinery with daily refining capacity of 170 thousand barrels

Assist in developing the PFDs (Process Flow Diagram) and implementation of the P&IDs (Process and

Instrumentation Diagram) of catalytic reforming step among crude oil refinery processes

Systematically acquire detailed knowledge of processes in crude oil refinery with practical experiences

Sharp practical hands-on capabilities by working as a rotational role among 8 different workshops and

departments during the 2 months internship period

Beijing Yansan Petrochemical (subsidiary of Sinopec) Operation Engineer Intern Apr.2011-June.2011

Help maintain the multi-stage separation distillation tower by summarizing parametric information of process

equipment such as heat exchangers, pumps, compressors, distillation columns and reactors

Perform and simulate the process of catalytic cracking step with ASPEN Tech suite software

Assist in monitoring production of fuel oil, e.g. catalytic cracking, reforming, and distillation processes

Collect and analyze operational data from distillation columns and pumps to ensure safe and stable production

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES

Volunteer One Young World Summit, Pittsburgh, PA Oct.2012

Championship Captain Table-tennis Club, Beijing, China May.2009-Aug.2010

Celebration of 60th Anniversary of the P.R.C

Outstanding Volunteer July.2009-Oct.2009

RELEVANT COURSES

Analysis and Modeling of Transport Phenomena

Process System Modeling

Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamic

Advanced Reaction Kinetics

Advanced Process Systems Engineering

Organic and Inorganic Chemistry

SKILLS

Laboratory NMR Analysis, MS Analysis, GC/MS, FTIR, GC, XRD, SEM

Professional Software MATLAB, Mathematica, Mathcad, Minitab, Origin, AutoCAD

Programming Language C/C++, Java, Visual Basic, Python, GAMS

Process Modeling ASPEN PLUS, GAMS, COMSOL

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