Chemical Engineer

Jennifer Gentile

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SKILLS SUMMARY

. Reliable, punctual, organized and self-motivated

. Hardworking, adaptable and a good team player

. Effective written and verbal communication style

. Quick learner and willing to develop new skills

. Adept working knowledge of Microsoft Software

. Achieved Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification

WORK EXPERIENCE

Kraft Foods, Toronto, Ontario, October/2011 - June/2012

Business Development Engineering Intern

. Led team conducting cheese cooling study to reduce inventory and

energy requirements

. Supported capital, productivity and product development projects with

cross functional team

. Created a team site to facilitate easy access to the most current

information

. Evaluated opportunities with secondary packaging, waste reduction and

new lines

Xerox Research Centre of Canada, Mississauga, Ontario, September/2010 -

December/2010

Bench Scale Optimization Student

. Developed new procedure for ink formulation to increase the scale of

the reaction

. Minimized number of temperature changes in reaction to reduce

production costs

. Evaluated alternative solvents to increase product purity

. Optimized process conditions to allow for continuous operation of new

ink formation

Irving Tissue, Toronto, Ontario, January/2010 - April/2010

Paper Mill Student

. Conducted a charge control chemical trial to reduce downtime on paper

machine

. Analysed trial results and presented recommendations to reduce

downtime

. Directed revision project for daily water flows, energy tracking, and

paper dimension reports

. Developed new testing procedure for better accuracy of laboratory

results

Proctor and Gamble, Toronto, Ontario, May/2009 - August/2009

Project Manager

. Managed capability development project that was delivered on time, on

scope, and on budget for approximately 200 business users to increase

user satisfaction

. Led trainings, awareness and commercialization sessions for a user

preference capability

. Resolved concerns as single point of contact for developers, technical

support and users

. Developed ecommerce strategy for branded product websites

Unilever Canada Incorporated, Brampton, Ontario, September/2008 -

December/2008

Research and Development Food Technologist Assistant

. Designed and implemented an ingredient storage system for

approximately 1000 raw materials in the Research and Development

Laboratory

. Prepared new formulations and monitored shelf life samples for new

products

. Tested pH, salt content, water activity, moisture and viscosity of lab

samples

. Analysed products with poor tasting results to determine possible

improvements

SNC-Lavalin Nuclear, Oakville, Ontario, January/2008 - April/2008

Quality Assurance Specialist

. Developed a compliance matrix to compare nuclear standards (N286.1 to

N286.6) with the company's quality assurance manual in Microsoft Excel

. Worked with quality assurance team to evaluate suppliers compliance

with nuclear standards

. Contacted suppliers to check status of quality assurance programs and

third party documents

. Expanded Approved Supplier Database using Microsoft Access

Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, May/2007 - August/2007

Label Database Creation Assistant

. Performed data entry and quality control of sensitive information

. Improved label database through suggested new categories and

guidelines for data entry

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc) - Honours Chemical Engineering (With

Distinction)

Management Sciences Option, Co-operative Education Program,

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, 2011, Awarded:

. NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award, September/2010 -

December/2010

. Sandford Fleming Foundation Award (for written report), December/2009

. President's Scholarship (for academic achievement), September/2006

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Girl Guides of Canada, Mississauga, Ontario, September/2002 - August/2010

Unit Helper

REFERENCES

Available upon request.

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