Engineer Project

UCHENNA O. OKOYE

**** ** **** ****** ***********, FL 32608 Phone: 352-***-**** abn0sq@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIV

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Seeking a position in the Chemicals Processing and Allied Industry where my problem solving abilities, strong team orientation,

and hands on attention to process details would add value to the operations of the company.

EDUCATION

2011 – 2012 M.S. Chemical Engineering: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

• Advisor: Prof. Oscar D. Crisalle. Cumulative GPA: 3.6/4.0.

2003 - 2008 B.S. Chemical Engineering: University of Port Harcourt

SELECTED EXPERIENCE

08/11 – 12/12 O’connel Student Center, Gainesville Florida: Part Time Student Assistant

• Coordinated student events and activities, concerts, games, and seminars.

06/09 - 5/11 National Engineering and Technical Company (NETCO) Victoria Island: Process Engineer

• Performed FEED and detailed sizing of chemical process units (flow lines, pumps, pressure relief valves, tanks,

knock out vessels).

• Developed and updated Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID’s), and Process Flow Diagrams

(PFD’s).

• Completed several Process Simulation studies using Aspen’s HYSYS.

• Simulated sphering, flow through networks, and artificial gas lifts of multiphase flow in pipes using

PIPEPHASE.

04/07 - 10/07 Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) Bonny Island: Process Engineer (Co-op)

• Participated in the Mechanical Integrity inspection and equipment placement requirements of various

Chemical Process unit including Knockout vessels, Fractionators, Absorption and Adsorptions Columns.

• Completed the analysis and loading of solid absorbers (Silica Gel, Molecular Sieves, and Ceramic Balls).

• Team member involved with the commissioning and pre start-up plan of LNG Train 6 Process units and

systems.

10/06 - 01/07 Eleme Petrochemicals (INDORAMA): Process Controller (Internship)

• Performed process water analysis of Boiler feed water (Turbidity, PH, Microbial growth, Hardness, Ion

concentration) .

• Responsible for the monitoring and light maintenance of the plant’s pyrolysis furnace.

PROJECT AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

04/12 - 12/12 Research Project: M.S. Program, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

• Modeling and simulation of CONICAL BOTTOM CYLINDRICAL tanks, CSTRs WITH and WITHOUT a

recycle stream for control purposes using MATLAB and SIMULINK.

08/12 - 12/12 Course Project: M.S. Program, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

• Semiconductor Processing (Semiconductor lab & device manufacturing): SRIM (Ion implantation; doping),

Etching, Sputtering (Magnetron), Material characterization, oxide growth, and photolithography.

Wet and Dry

01/12 - 05/12 Course Projects: M.S. Program, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

• Pharmacokinetics: Modeling of drug performance for clinical trials considering tissues defects and physical

factors.

• Conceptual Design of a Bio refinery plant (Using Corn Stover) for Bioethanol and syngas production.

05/10 - 09/10 Industrial Project Front End Engineering design (NETCO): Addax petroleum (Addax Kita marine B wellhead

platform).

05/08 - 11/08 Research Project: B.Sc. Program, Advisor: Prof Lucky Uyigue, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Nigeria

• Modeling the production of phenolic resins, for novolacs and resoles by varying process temperature

and catalytic concentration.

03/08 - 10/08 Course Project: B.Sc. Program, Advisor: Prof Koyejo Oduola, University of Port Harcourt, Choba Nigeria

• Design of a plant to produce 100,000 tons per annum of Phenol formaldehyde molding resin.

PRESENTATIONS

• Modern technologies for Sputtering (Magnetron, Reactive, Ion Beam, Electron cyclotron resonance): Nano

Facility (NRF), University of Florida, Gainesville FL.

scale Research

• Biomaterials and Bioethanol: University of Florida, Gainesville FL.

• Greenhouse gasses (the effects of Green House Gasses and how future emission can be curbed ).

• Ethanol production from Corn Stover: University of Florida, Gainesville FL.

• Refrigerants, Refrigeration and Liquefaction processes: Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG)

• Student industrial work experience scheme (SIWES): University of Port Harcourt, Choba Nigeria

SKILLS

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Proficient in Mat lab and Visual Basic Expert in MS Office applications

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Proficient in PIPEPHASE and Aspen HYSYS Proficient in AutoCAD 2D and 3D and LyX

• • Health Safety Environment awareness induction

Use of API guidelines in Process Unit Sizing

• Confined space entry and Inspection of Chemical process systems • Chemical Process modeling and Simulations.

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