Alicia M. Gilpin

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EDUCATION: B.S. Chemical Engineering, Minor in Spanish, May 29, 2010

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN

Advanced Design Courses:

. Safety, Health and Loss Prevention . Advanced Reactor Design

. Combustion & Emissions

. Advanced Process Control . Polymer

Engineering . Transport Phenomena

CERTIFICATION: Engineer-In-Training, Terre Haute-Indiana, April 2010

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

. Adaptable and resourceful team player who excels at building

trusting relationships

. Knowledge-hungry learner, eager to meet challenges and

assimilate new concepts

. Empathetic, active listener committed to safety in the laboratory

work environment

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

. Proficient with MS Office Suite (Excel), Aspen Engineering

Suite, and Maple

. Experience with Loop-Pro, MATLAB (Simulink), and DeltaV DCS

. Bilingual: fluent in Spanish with technical writing abilities

TECHNICAL PROJECT EXPERIENCE:

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre-Haute, IN

. Biodiesel from Algae- Team leader of final capstone design

project including research and

design of a pilot scale plant for production of biodiesel from algae

. Filter Press Controls- Re-tuned PI controller, created and

implemented, a startup program

to ramp controller to steady output as well as an adaptive gain

model.

. Unit Operations- Laboratory experimental planning, data

analysis, and extensive technical

writing involving cooling towers, liquid-flow friction analysis in

pipes, instrumentation,

Othmer still distillation, and filtration utilizing a Sperry filter

press

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Wyzant.com, Phoenix, AZ Sept.

2010- Present

Mathematics and Sciences Tutor

. Develop and conduct specialized lessons for college students to

improve student understanding of specified subjects and available

technical resources (i.e. calculators or Microsoft Excel)

. Certified to tutor 20 subjects including sciences such as

chemistry, biology & physics as well as mathematics from algebra to

differential equations

Kona Labs Analytical, Kailua-Kona, HI

June - Aug. 2009

Prototype Development Internship

. Hands-on experience manufacturing company-invented liquid leak

sensors, soldered and machined components of controller devices

using a variety of machinery (lathe, milling machine)

. Assisted with the product development of Lokopod LP-2750 liquid

leak sensors by optimizing load cell coating thickness, calibration,

and field testing

Kona Labs Analytical, Kailua-Kona, HI

June - Aug. 2008

Spectroscopy and Analytical Chemistry Internship

. Self-directed research, including hardware and software

troubleshooting of the Astoria Analyzer (micro-segmented flow

analyzer) to perform automated dilutions

. Performed analysis of chlorinated water samples using a portable

spectrophotometer, as well as tested local drinking water samples

for E.coli and heterotophic plate count

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