Kevin Willis
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/kevn-willis/bb/844/bb5 12541 W. Asbury Pl.
Lakewood, CO 80228 (M) 720-***-****
acvn64@r.postjobfree.com
Education
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO August 2015
(BS)Major: Engineering - Chemical and Biochemical Engineering GPA: 2.82
EI/EIT Certified (Chemical Engineering) Sept. 2015
Industry/Work Experience
Tribologix Inc. – Surface Engineering, Golden, CO
Position: Process Engineer
Sept. 2015 – Jan 2016
Roles and Experience
Operate physical vapor deposition (PVD) system using various coatings (TiN, AlTiN, DLC, MoS2, etc.)
Perform routine maintenance and reconfiguration of PVD chamber and operations
Troubleshoot complications of PVD system during and between runs
Engineer operating mechanisms for new/specialty operations
Analyze each coating and determine possible process variants to improve coatings
Oversee advanced cleaning processes and experiment with new possible cleaning processes
Position: Lab Technician and Engineer
May 2014 – Sept. 2015
Roles and Experience
Receive and process parts according to detailed schematics
Apply advanced surface coatings including solid lubricants through various methods
Research testing and analyzing the effectiveness of stoichiometric variant coatings
Detailed inspection and certification of products, preparing working documents, and shipping
Relevant Projects
Proposed, executed, and presented experimental analysis of nine common chemical engineering systems
Designed detailed process for fermentation of ethanol from waste carbon monoxide (Senior Design)
Designed a biofuel processing plant
Designed an external portable kidney (dialysis)
Developed a spreadsheet model of metabolic degradation of alcohol in the human body
Technical Skills & Extra Curricular Activities
Relevant Computer Programs: ASPEN Plus, Visio, COMSOL, LoopPro, SolidWorks, Polymath
Other Computer Programs: Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
Activities:
Physical Training, including personal training of others
Mines Club Lacrosse
Football and baseball from age 7 through high school
Community Service
Volunteered at The Ronald McDonald House
Supervised/ran little league football and baseball camps
Other Employment
Safeway, Lakewood, CO 2011-2014
Customer Service, trained new employees, step-in Front End Manager,
multi-tasked between departments