Natalie Leonardi

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Philadelphia, PA 19104

+1-267-***-****

acqbi3@r.postjobfree.com

Education

Drexel University Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor of Science, cum laude, Chemical Engineering June 2015

Minors, Economics and International Economics GPA: 3.55

Honors

Drexel University Dean's Scholarship (75,000 USD), 2010 - present

Drexel University Endowed Scholarship (7,500 USD), 2010 - present

Certificate of Merit in Professional Development, 2011

Drexel University Dean's List

Skills

PIPESIM, EPANET, AspenPlusV.8.4, AutoCAD, MicroStation, Pro/ENGINEER, Microsoft

PowerPoint, Word, Excel, fluent in Spanish

Experience

Drexel Fluid Catalytic Cracking Project Philadelphia, PA

! Increase propylene yield in FCC unit October 2014 – March 2015

Pacific Rubiales Energy Bogotá, Colombia

Process Engineer October 2013 - March 2014

! Reviewed the design methodology used for the Rubiales Field Free Water Knockout (FWKO)

Tanks and improved separation from 70% O/W to 90% O/W

! Worked with contractors to supervise project progress

! Calculated and simulated velocity profiles and flow regimes within FWKO tank internals

! Participated in weekly innovation meetings

Colorcon, Inc Harleysville, PA

Global Project Engineer September 2012 - March 2013

! Managed Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) meetings

! Calculated monthly Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) metrics and reduced

processing time by 90% through Hyperion query optimization

! Participated in User Acceptance Testing for new software implementation

! Researched new equipment for production and laboratory use

! Assisted in industrial and lab-scale trials and experimental plan analysis

! Optimized Clean-In-Place (CIP) system cycle time to allow for a 200K kilograms of product per year

increase in production

Drexel Smart House Philadelphia, PA

Super Absorbent Polymer Project January 2012 - June 2012

! Researched and evaluated botanical efficacy of xanthan and guar gum against sodium polyacrylate

Sartomer Company, Inc. West Chester, PA

Production Engineer September 2011 - March 2012

! Analyzed plant batch records in a manufacturing environment

! Assisted in trials, Management of Change (MOC) closure and participated in Process Hazard

Analysis (PHA's)

! Modified Process and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs)

! Carried out material balances and new temperature profiles for specific products

! Adjusted raw material charges to reduce costs

Activities/Volunteer

! Drexel University Equestrian Team, September 2010 - June 2011, September 2012 - Present

! Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honors Society, Member, March 2015 - Present

! Society for Women Engineers, August 2014 - Present

! Ruhr-Universität, Study Abroad Bochum, Germany, July - September 2013

! Drexel Smart House, January - June 2012

! Volunteer, The Philabundance Community Food Center, May 2011

! President, Myers (Residence) Hall Council, September 2010 - March 2011

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