Plant Engineer

Nathaniel G. Barrett

Permanent Address: **** Duff Road, Flushing MI. 48433

Mobile Phone: 810-***-****

Email: ********@*****.***

Objective

Demonstrate a strong work ethic, while seeking to apply my education and technical career experience into a position within the chemical engineering industry.

Education

Michigan State University, East Lansing MI

Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering, graduated May 2011

GPA 2.5

University Of Michigan, Flint MI

General Education Requirements

GPA 3.8

Work Experience

Veolia Water/General Motors Powertrain Division Pontiac, MI

Summer 2010 June-August

Operational Engineer inside central energy plant

Operated Equipment: -55 F and 35 F chillers, cooling towers, VFD pumps, side stream filters, molecular sieves, zero air purifier

Involved in the construction and commissioning of new boiler plant

Performed water testing and analysis for cooling water towers

Applied operational standards to comply with environmental permits

Put together preventative maintenance program for equipment inside CEP

Interviewed contractors for services needed inside central energy plant

Performed maintenance on equipment and replaced equipment

Attended weekly safety meetings and boiler plant progress meetings

Wrote TaBRA (task based risk analysis) for commissioning of new boiler plant

Took hourly meter readings on all the equipment inside CEP

Performed visual inspection of storm water retention ponds

Communicated with operators on a day to day basis to assure proper handling of equipment and safety measures were taken at all times

Executed team efforts with operators to handle and solve all major plant issues that ended up saving enormously on yearly energy costs

Ceramicx of Ireland West Cork, Ireland

Summer 2007

Worked on the production line constructing heating elements and element housings

Engineered new products that are in effect today

Studied the mechanics of infrared heating

Obtained manufacturing skills applicable anywhere

Programmed ceramic heater controls

Discovered new ways of communication between individuals that spoke many languages

GM-Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Summer 2012

Observed and learned the whole process of both casting and constructing an engine from start to finish

Observed the commissioning of the waste water treatment plant

Ran through day to day operations of entire manufacturing facility

Weco International---Clio, MI (Distributer of Ceramicx)

Summer 2006

In charge of warehouse operations

Shipping and receiving product

Engineered new product lines

Computer Skills

Trained in Maximo 7, Aspen, MS Office, Matlab, Loop Pro, AutoCAD, Minitab, and Polymath

Activities

2010 President of SPE (Society of Plastics Engineers) at MSU

Volunteered for SPE Innovation Awards Gala

National Design Competition of a Bio-Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant

Volunteered at Pentastar Aviation for Super Bowl XL

Volunteered for Engineering Expo at MSU

Member of AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers)

Traveled around the world (Ireland, Uzbekistan, India, and Thailand)

Personally built a hydrogen fuel generator for fuel savings on my own vehicle

References

Bret Wehner:

Owner of Weco International, a distributor of Ceramicx of Ireland. Worked for three years under him as my boss, his phone number is 810-***-**** or via email at *****@*****************.***

Christy Pingol:

Boss and coworker at central energy plant inside GM Powertrain. She can be contacted at 586-***-**** or via email at ********@*****.***

Frank Wilson:

Owner of Ceramicx of Ireland, which I did a two weeks internship in Ireland and he was my boss during the internship. His email is ***********@********.***

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