Jelani Baptiste

** ********* ********, ********, **, L7A 0Z5 [519-***-****] acfrem@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

I am a motivated Chemical Engineer actively looking for opportunities to expand my

engineering knowledge in the chemical and process engineering field. I am currently enrolled as

an EIT with the goal of achieving my Professional engineering license.

Skills Summary

• Apply knowledge of Chemical engineering to perform activities that resulted in the

treatment of waste

• Analyse plant data to determine criteria for process improvement

• Supervised lab technicians in titanium dioxide production lab

• Performed HAZOP analysis on different production and storage units

• Good time management, communication skills and a team player

• Aspen plus and Aspen Hysys experience

• Knowledge of Six Sigma methodologies

• Good aptitude for data analysis, report writing and presentation skills

• Proficient in MS applications ( Excel, Word, Power point)

Education

Bachelor of Applied Science, Honours Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo,

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ON 2014

Work Experience

Junior Contact Engineer, Imperial Oil, May 2013-August 2013

• Analyzed data and determined trends on the capability of the process

• Provided recommendations for process improvement

• Worked with contractors to safely dispose of site waste economically, feasibly

• Completed hazard operation items to improve the safety of the site and the workers

Student Chemical Technician, Process Research Ortech, Mississauga, September 2012-

December 2012

• Assisted with chemical process operations such as liquid/liquid separation, solid/liquid

separation

• Assisted with thermal precipitation of titanium dioxide from titanium solution, vacuum

distillation, drying and calcining

• Set up precipitation equipment, conduct precipitation reaction and monitor and control all

process parameters

• Analyzed the data and provided suggestions for process improvement.

Metallurgical Laboratory Technologist, SGS Canada, Peterborough, January 2012- April 2012

• Assisted with sample preparation and metallurgical test work

Sample preparation included core selection for comminution test work and preparing test

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charges

Metallurgical test work included grind size determination using laboratory grinding mills,

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cyanidation tests and lime boils.

Assisted in Pilot plant work which was a large scale run determined by small scale results

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Determined grind size curves from grinding test work

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Assisted with Carbon Modelling test work

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Water/Wastewater Research Technician, General Electric Company, Burlington. September

2010- December 2010

• Worked with membrane-based pilots using surface water and wastewater as feeds

• Assisted in operation of pilot systems, maintaining or changing operating settings and

procedures according to written test plans and verbal instruction

• Piloting duties may include maintenance, installation and removal of equipment and

addition of chemicals

• Assisted process engineers with special tests and analysis of test data

• Accurately document pilot and laboratory operations & findings

• Performed analytical sampling and laboratory testing to support on-site pilot testing

programs

• Calibrated and maintained pilot and laboratory analytical equipment

• Performed general Pilot Area and Laboratory housekeeping

Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario.

February 2010- April 2010

• Successfully created graft polymers and showed that there physical characteristics can be

controlled

• Competent in the laboratory and conducted experiments without supervision. MSDS

were updated and out of stock chemicals were ordered

• Co-author in a paper to be published due to the extensive work done on the graft

polymers

• Experience using GPC and NMR analytical equipment

Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of

Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario. June 2011 to August 2011

• Performed creep test on two polymer blocks for use in the automotive industry

• Researched the literature of the effect of creep on the polymer blocks and aging effect of

the creep test on the polymers

• Created multiple test matrices that were used to document data and the results

• Proficient in using the Dynamic mechanical analyser and the Struers electrical saw

• Interacted with equipment manufacturer (TA instruments)

• Calibrated the Dynamic mechanical analyser and Struers electrical saw

• Data analysis

Scholarships & Awards

Engineering International Student Scholarship

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University of Waterloo President’s Scholarship

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Shell Design Symposium award

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Bhattacharyya Capstone Design Award

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