Wess Stephenson
Las Vegas, NV *9108
acciw1@r.postjobfree.com
Objective To secure a career that will allow me to learn new skills and techniques in
a fast-paced environment
Education University of Nevada, Reno –August 2009 to May 2013
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering with an emphasis in
Biomedical Engineering
Valley High School – August 2005 to June 2009
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Experience Semiconductor Research for Dr. Mario Alpuche – 2012 to 2013
• Solely responsible for the design of a system to grow pure single-
pyrargyrite crystals
• Performed multiple tests and analyzed the results to validate purity
of product
Sales Associate at Columbia Sportswear – Summer 2011 and 2012
• Interacted with customers on the sales floor to aid them in
selecting the most appropriate attire for their outdoor activities
• Learned to communicate with customers to understand what their
needs were and worked with them to find the right product for the
situation
Certifications FE awarded by NCEES on May 17, 2013 in the state of Nevada
Certificate Number: 0T7179
Computer Skills Master of: Familiar With:
Windows 8/7/Vista/XP Visual Basic for Excel
Microsoft Word Maple
Microsoft Excel MATLAB
Microsoft PowerPoint Mac
Polymath iMovie
CHEMCAD Linux
ChemDraw AutoCAD
MathCAD Minitab
Wess Stephenson
3945 Coconut Ct.
Las Vegas, NV 89108
acciw1@r.postjobfree.com
Lab Skills FTIR
NMR
UV-Vis
UV Electrode Cells
Calorimetry
Distillation
X-Ray Diffraction
Chromatography
Coursework Senior Design Project – 2012 to 2013
• Designed a multi-step process with my peers to purify monoclonal
antibodies
• Learned to design full-scale process with time and budgetary
constraints
Hovercraft – Fall 2009
• Worked in a multidisciplinary group to design and build a working
autonomous hovercraft
• Collaborated to design a craft that completed all tasks with ease
Activities Member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers since August 2011
Publications Alpuche, M; Chhetri, P; Parajuli, S; Stephenson, W; ‘Synthesis and
Preliminary Photoelectrochemical Study of Silver Antimony Sulfide
Semiconductor’ 224th ECS Meeting 2013.