ABBAS ALI RANGWALA
Phone: 403-***-**** Email: acr1aj@r.postjobfree.com
Address: *** ************ ***, ***********, *******, Canada L4A 0X8 EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Toronto, Canada Bachelor of Applied Science & Engineering with Honours September 2010 – May 2015
● PEY (Professional Experience Year)
● Certificate in Engineering Business Entrepreneurship
● Cumulative GPA: 3.76
EXPERIENCE
FETCHZONE Toronto, Canada
Co-founder, Business Developer January 2015 – Present
● Established a platform for local restaurants to extend their marketing reach to local and relevant customers through mobile application
● Worked collaboratively with several business partners to achieve business goal and to close deficiencies
● Developed comprehensive and unique business and marketing strategies to acquire customers
● Accountable for managing finances, marketing and investments IMPERIAL OIL Calgary, Canada
Junior Chemical Engineer May 2013 – September 2014
● Supported supervisor in analyzing and monitoring real time refinery data. Liaised with the process technology team to identify and resolve numerous operational intricacies
● Played a key role in reactor inspection during Hydrotreater catalyst change-out. Ensured reactor internals are in appropriate conditions to eliminate catalyst migration and/or hot spot generation
● Developed and validated the Sarnia Coker simulation in HYSYS. Analyzed all opportunities for energy optimization by altering conditions of reactors, drums and heat exchangers
● Conducted catalyst lifetime assessment on Nanticoke ULSD Hydrotreater. Identified and developed ways to reduce the cost, improve product quality and increase catalyst lifespan
● Established a standard unit monitoring sheet in all Imperial Oil refineries, which offered an efficient platform to monitor all critical parameters with discrete and precise information
● Optimized the performance of benzene tower by increasing the concentration of benzene in the side stream and reducing the octane number in the bottoms
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY Halifax, Canada
Research Assistant May 2012 – September 2012
● Conducted regression analysis related to the effects of carbon surface functionalities on super-capacitor electrode and its environment, using microscopic surface monitoring
● Proposed methods to improve microscopic surface monitoring and concluded the behavior of surface functionalities in various environments
KOHINOOR PAINTS INC.
Junior Plant Operator Trainee May 2011 – September 2011
● Supported senior plant operator in maintaining the plant’s good running condition
● Developed automated system in Excel for monitoring incoming and outgoing materials and energy usage
● Acquired training in quality control (QC) processes RELEVANT COURSE PROJECTS
TANTALUS – FINAL YEAR DESIGN PROJECT Toronto, Canada Team Leader & Process Designer September 2014 – December 2014
● Designed rare earth extraction process via leaching with detailed equipment sizing and specification
● Administered team activities and prepared business strategies
● Developed the final layout with detailed specifications of the plant and substations (P&ID’s) PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
● MS Office Suite
● Simulations (HYSYS, PROII, SOL, PEGASYS)
● Programming (C, C+, VBA, HTML)
● AutoCAD, Matlab, Minitab, Lotus Notes
● Finance & Accounting
● Business Entrepreneurship
● Process Engineering & Designing
● Project Consultancy & Leadership
AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
DEAN’S HONOUR LIST Toronto, Canada
High Honours in all semesters September 2010 – May 2015 DALHOUSIE RESEARCH IN ADVANCE MATERIAL AWARD Toronto, Canada Awarded $6624 Scholarship for excellent research in Advance Material and Sustainability Program August 2012 HYDROTREATER TURNAROUND EXTENSION ASSESSMENT Nanticoke, Canada Extension assessment benefited Imperial Oil with over $10M in production run June 2014 UOFT HATCHERY FELLOWSHIP 2015 Toronto, Canada
3500$ Price Award for excellent Entrepreneurship Skills August 2015 UOFT ACCELERATED ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEKEND Toronto, Canada 2000$ Price for most inspiring upcoming start-up January 2015 EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITES
CANADIAN RED CROSS Calgary, Canada
Volunteer 2013 – 2014
UNITED WAY CENTRAIDE CANADA Calgary, Canada
Team leader and volunteer 2013
INTRAMURAL SOCCER & CRICKET Toronto, Canada
Member of both University of Toronto soccer and cricket team 2011 – 2015 CALGARY SOCIAL CLUB (SOFT BALL & INDOOR SOCCER) Calgary, Canada Captain for both Imperial Oil indoor soccer and softball team 2013 – 2014 FUNDRAISER FOR KIDS EDUCATION & NEPAL EARTHQUAKE Toronto, Canada Volunteer
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION
CERTIFIED IN SATETY TRAININGS Canada
Trained in, fall arrest, fit mask testing & WHIMS September 2010 – May 2015 REFERENCES
AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST