D ERR ICK N. POE

QUAL I F ICAT IONS

Recently graduated chemical engineer with a diverse educational background. Strong

k nowledge regarding mass balances, heat t ransfer, f luid dynamics, and reactor engineering.

E xperience in process design, where a formic acid plant was designed including extensive

ChemCAD simulations, PFD and P& ID design, full safety analysis via HAZOP and LOPA

methods, full economic analysis with basic knowledge of lean production, and technical

reports and presentation which included large amounts of both team and individual work.

S trong project management skills and able to schedule and manage multiple tasks as well

as communicate progress to superiors and coworkers.

EDUCAT ION

University of I llinois at Urbana Champaign

Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering

M ay 2013

- GPA: 3.15

- Focus on nanocrystalline structure and ceramics

- Moderate knowledge of biological systems and Bioengineering

WORK EXPER IENCE

Lab Assistant for MURI Grant, U IUC Summer 2012 to

Spring 2013

Processed layered ceramic materials via tape casting ceramic slur r ies. Larger

samples were used to create Brazilian disc samples to analyze samples capacity for

g raceful failure. PVA method of ceramic powder preparation was also studied, along

w ith other ceramic processing and equipment methodology.

L ab Technician for ISGS Sedimentary Lab, U I UC Summer

2011 to Spring 2012

Perform multiple methods of particle size analysis and sediment sample analysis.

E xperience in laboratory analysis techniques, computer based data processing,

l aboratory maintenance, and long term experimental planning.

Office of Naval Research Global: Summer In tern, Tokyo Japan

Summer 2009

Assisted various members of ONRG staff. Researched conferences in China and

South-East Asia featuring developing polymers, ceramic, and alloy materials.

E xperience in office skills, information research, and inter-office communications.

Research In ternship for Biochemical Lab, U IUC

Summer 2008

Assisted a Ph.D. candidate in organic metallo-protein synthesis and analysis

research. Experience in bacterial culture growth, Polymerase Chain Reaction

execution, protein harvesting, protein crystal growth, resistivity analysis, Linux

based data analysis.

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