Chemical Engineer, Process Experience, M.Sc. in Energy and Environmen
Resume:
Ángela María Castaño García
Rue de Soignies **-**, 1000 Bruxelles
Colombian, 35 años, single
*********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE: Process Engineer
Work Experience
Nov 2011 – May 2013, Process Engineer - Power and Recovery Plant – Carvajal Pulp & Paper -
http://www.propal.com.co
Optimize and problem solve manufacturing processes, keeping safety, budget and performance indicators, in the
Power and Recovery Plants operation.
Personal gains
- Understanding of the main energy issues in the pulp and paper industry.
- Awareness of the biofuels and bio-refinery potential in the pulp and paper
industry.
- Understanding of the key challenges for the pulp and paper industry in the Latin
American setting.
- Practical experience with alternative fibers (sugar cane bagasse) for pulp
manufacturing.
- Practical experience with energy generation systems from biomass and fossil
fuels.
Knowledge on heat distribution and energy demand in pulp and paper plants.
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Apr 2011 – Nov 2011, Energy Resources Professional – Carvajal Pulp & Paper -
http://www.propal.com.co
Technical support during carbon emissions inventory and energy efficiencies audits. Studies for optimizing the use of
biomass in energy generation.
Personal gains
- Practical experience and technical knowledge on energy efficiency audits
and carbon emissions inventories in the pulp and paper industry.
Constant exercise of energy and mass balances in biomass to steam
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systems.
Feb 2010 – Jul 2010, End of Master study’s project - Energy-Cities - http://www.energy-cities.org
Assistant for the technical and communication activities of the European project “Display”, for Energy
Performance Certificates in public buildings.
Personal gains
- Experience within a European lobbying association.
- Experience in communicating with local administration entities.
- Technical knowledge on energy demands calculation, CO2
emissions through energy production chains and rating systems in
the building sector.
- European legislation regarding energy efficiency and buildings.
- Improvement of my skills for management of data bases and
statistics.
- Improvement of French and English skills.
Jan 2005 – Aug 2008, Application Engineer - Nalco Company - www.nalco.com
Technical and commercial services for water and steam systems.
Achievements: yearly sales goals exceeded by 15% average
Personal gains
- Acquired skills to work under pressure, maintaining customer satisfaction.
- Acquired experience in commercial activities (proposals preparation and bid
strategies)
- Customer focused work and creation of trust based relationships with
customers.
- Knowledge of water and polymers chemistry,
- Knowledge of paper chemistry.
- Knowledge of corrosion and scale management, integrity management for
steam systems.
- Knowledge in wastewater systems.
- Project planning and monitoring.
- Experience in reports writing and oral presentations for customers.
Jan 2003 – Jan 2005 Technical and Environmental Department Analyst- Smurfit
Kappa Cartón de Colombia - www.smurfitkappa.com.co
Analysis of the wastewater treatment plant performance. Support during some pilot activities in the paper mill.
Personal gains
- Knowledge in industrial wastewater monitoring systems and treatments
laboratory techniques and environmental legislation.
- Knowledge of pulp and paper activities waste and environmental impact.
- Team work and communication with people from different hierarchical level
inside the corporation
Aug 2002- Jan 2003 Production Analyst - Raisio Chemicals - www.raisiochemicals.com
Pulp and paper processes analysis for recommending changes in the chemistry used: Knowledge of the pulp and
paper industry and experience in working on shift basis.
Education
2008 - 2010 Master of Science in Management and Engineering of Environment and Energy
www.mastereurope-me3.org
Sustainable Energy Engineering - KTH - Royal Institute of Technology
– Sweden.
Environment Process Engineering - EMN - École des Mines de Nantes
- France
Foundation of Management - UPM - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
ETSII – Spain
2004 BS in Chemical Engineering ing-quimica.univalle.edu.co/nuevo/public/
Universidad del Valle (UV) Cali – Colombia
Languages
Spanish: Native speaker.
English: Fluent
French: Advanced
German: Debutant – A2: 1 year of studies in the Colombian-German Alliance in Cali, Colombia
Other Studies
2007 Training Advisory Sales, Toluca (Mexico) - Nalco Company.
2006-2007 Water, Boilers and Steam systems, Wastewater treatment and Cooling Towers technical training - Nalco
Company
2005-2008 Safety Training: HAZOP I, HAZOP II and General Safety Training – Nalco Company.
2005 Advanced Engineering Mathematics – Universidad Del Valle, Cali-Colombia.
2005 Advanced Transport Phenomena – Universidad Del Valle, Cali- Colombia.
2005 Internal Auditing ISO 9001 – Comfenalco, Cali, Colombia
Awards
2004 National Prize to best undergraduate thesis in Chemical Engineering, granted by the Colombian Council of
Chemical Engineering.
2008 Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, European Commission.
Areas of Interest
Renewable Energy technologies development and promotion. Technical consultancy on water management, energy
and environmental fields. Life Cycle Analysis, Pulp and paper industry. Water integrity management. Industrial
Processes.
Others
Former member of the folklore dancing group “Carmen Lopez” from Universidad del Valle 2000-2003
Former member of the traditional music group of the Culture Institute of Cali, Colombia 1994-2006
Travelling, music, languages and reading.
References available upon request
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