OBJECTIVE
Engaging career opportunity applying chemical engineering background and
aptitude for knowledge
EDUCATION
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Graduation: March, 2010
B.S. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Self-Financed 100% of Education
TECHNICAL SKILLS
. Course Study: Thermodynamics, Transport Phenomena, Reaction Kinetics,
Unit Operations, Biochemical Engineering, Polymer Science, Process
Design
. Experience with distillation, heat exchanger design, and reaction
engineering
. Engineering Software: Mathcad, Matlab, CHEMCAD
. Office Software: Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS
. Ability to learn tasks very quickly
. Organizational and teamwork skills gained through work experience and
engineering team projects
. Strong people skills
. Accustomed to working in fast paced, high pressure environment
. Conversational in Spanish
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
. Project Name: Gas, Liquid, Solid Fluidization OSU (June-
July, 2009)
Role: Team Leader
Goal: To understand and apply bed fluidization concepts to a scale-up
design
Actions: Operate pilot-scale fluidization column; Record experimental
operation data; Implement data into phase property calculations;
Report all findings in detailed laboratory report
Results: Column scale-up was successfully completed from experimental
calculations; A high overall grade was achieved
. Project Name: Cell Culture Protein Expression OSU (April-
May, 2009)
Role: Design Engineer
Goal: To perform and record protein expression experimentation in
preparation for a newly designed laboratory course at the university
Actions: Design expression system for beta-Galactosidase; Perform
replication and expression experimentation; Record experiment
procedures and protocols; Report all findings in detailed laboratory
report
Results: Protein was successfully cloned and expressed in E. coli
cell;. Experimentation protocols were presented for course use; A high
overall grade was achieved
WORK EXPERIENCE
Olive Garden, Columbus, OH (April - June 2006) and
(August 2006- Present)
. Certified Trainer/ Host/ Bartender/ ToGo Specialist
. Worked over 30 hour work weeks while taking a full chemical
engineering course load
Sears Roebuck Inc., Zanesville, OH
. Customer Service Representative (August 2003 - January 2006)
. Managed customer transactions; provided excellent customer service
. Work 25 hours per week while taking full course load
HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
. Awarded Winterkamp scholarship for chemical engineers
. Active in Ohio State University Athletic Bands