Albert Ogoe
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Objective To continue to gain experience in the developmental stage
of my career while providing valuable engineering
contributions.
Education Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering December
The University of Texas, Austin 2006
Major GPA: 3.2; Cumulative GPA: 3.10
Related course work: Heat Transfer, Material
Processing, Thermal Fluid Systems, Machine
Elements, Dynamic Systems and Control
Experience Reliability Engineer, Dow Chemical Company, Texas City,
TX (January 2007-Current)
Proactively identifying reliability opportunities and
solutions to improve plant availability.
Responsible for creating facility and equipment
maintenance strategies dictating spare part strategy,
preventative maintenance schedules and other activities
to reduce downtime.
Facilitate Root Cause Investigation to prevent
reoccurrence of equipment failures.
Assist in troubleshooting equipment failures and creating
design recommendations to improve system reliability.
Developed pipe replacement maintenance strategy for a
production unit which suffered from chronic end of life
failures.
Supported the implementation of a new Maintenance
Management System focused on improving reliability.
Mechanical Engineer Intern, Air Liquide, Houston, TX (May
2006-August 2006)
Responsible for specifying and ordering mechanical valves
and specialty devices for new and existing plants.
Researched cause of safety valve icing problem found on
existing distillation towers.
Developed a procedure for specifying cooling water pump
type per cooling requirements.
Lab Technician, Shell Chemical Company, Houston, TX (June
2001 - August 2002)
Independently performed viscosity and soil removal tests
for various laundry detergents.
Performed various lab duties such as preparing solutions
used in tests, maintaining a clean and safe lab work
space, performing inventory of chemicals and updating
MSDS sheets.
Developed communications skills by working on projects
within groups composed of various personalities and
presenting progress, using charts and graphs, at monthly
meetings to leaders.
Skills/Abiliti Engineering
es
Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills
Experienced working in teams as both a leader and a
contributing team member
Formal Machine Shop Training
Proficient with Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Outlook, and Solid Works
Communication
Experience facilitating team meetings and providing
project updates to leadership.
Able to summarize projects, investigation results, and
provide general updates using concise PowerPoint
presentations.
Able to manage large quantities of emails and create
concise responses as appropriate.
Community Involvement
Continued presence on the University of Texas Campus as a
recruiter. Maintaining relationships with different
campus organizations and facilitating recruiting events.
Actively participates in company community service events
such as mentoring middle school students and building
relations with residents near the plant.
Member of Praise Christian Church, providing tutoring and
mentoring to the youth group.