Will Whipple
Reno, NV ****3
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Education Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, May 2007
Emphasis in Materials Science and Engineering
University of Nevada Reno
Additional Certification Six Sigma Greenbelt (Villanova), CPR and First
Aid (Zee Medical)
Work Experience
Process Engineer 2007 - Current
Reno, NV
Managed 4 operators in a chemical processing pilot plant
Designed, specified, and commissioned chemical processing
equipment
Carried out root cause analysis and troubleshooting of
equipment
Experience troubleshooting programmable logic controllers
Composed standard operating procedures, job safety analyses,
and led Hazop studies
Undergraduate Research Assistant 2006 - 2007
University of Nevada Reno
Chemical Engineering Polymer Laboratory
Researched, fabricated, and tested proton exchange membranes for
use in hydrogen/methane fuel cells
Researched and fabricated magnetorheological fluids and
elastomers
Carried out surface polymerizations of micron sized iron
particles (Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization, Dispersion
Polymerization)
Worked in conjunction with mechanical engineers in UNR's
Composite and Intelligent Materials Laboratory
Electrician
Whipple Electric and Security 1999 - 2006
Minden, NV 775-***-****
Installed electrical parts and equipment
Supervised up to three persons and managed several large jobs
Read blueprints for job specifications
Constantly lifted heavy and bulky items
Forklift, tractor, backhoe, large truck, and heavy machinery
operating experience
Knowledge of residential and industrial electrical systems,
control systems, and circuits
Equipment Experience
Hands-on experience operating, maintaining, optimizing, and analyzing:
Distillation, Filtration, Solvent Extraction, Dispersion, Calcination,
Drying, Large Scale Mixing, Digestion, Pyrohydrolysis, Wet Media Milling,
Pneumatic Conveying, Fluid Handling, Ion Exchange Separation, Spray
Drying