High School Engineer

Ian Vaughan

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Philadelphia, PA 19104

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Education

Drexel University Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering Anticipated Graduation 2013

Minor in Mathematics GPA: 3.19

Study Abroad

University of Ruhr Bochum, Germany

Research concerning ionic liquid densities June, 2010- September, 2010

Honors and Awards

• Dean's Scholarship, Drexel University, 2008-Present • Harry F. Orplip Endowed Scholarship, 2008-Present

• National Honor Society, 2005-2008 • President's Award, Ss.Neumann and Goretti High School, 2008

Experience

Sunoco, Inc Philadelphia, PA

Plant Manager September 2011-April 2012

• Performed technical support for Philadelphia and Marcus Hook refineries

• Categorized and implemented a program to efficiently monitor all of the operating limits for the entire refinery

• Led project to limit excess water from the sour water stripper's by developing water treatment solution

Johnson-Matthey, Inc West Deptford, NJ

Refinery Development Chemical Engineer September 2010-April 2011

• Experimented with expensive and volatile chemical compositions in a lab

• Extensively operated a spectrometer to monitor overall plant efficiency of the extraction of precious metals

• Altered plant digital readout to make thermodynamic properties easily accessible to other employees

• Maintained a lab notebook of chemical procedures, data result, and new processing methods

Philadelphia Northeast Water Treatment Facility Philadelphia, PA

Chemical Engineer September 2009-March 2010

• Observed and managed microscopic bacteria to maintain peak performance

• Handled hazardous and corrosive solutions during lab experiments

• Entered up to the minute data necessary for the treatment of effluent flow

Engineering Design Project

Drexel University Philadelphia, PA

Smart House March 2009-June 2009

• Develop a shower that records vital information and sends to a physician wirelessly

• Work in team of three to create individualized water temperatures and multiple shower heads in energy efficient

design

• Create PowerPoint presentation and development plan for students and faculty

Activities

AICHE, Drexel University

Engineering Learning Community, Drexel University

National Honor Society, Neumann Goretti High School 2004-2008

Community Service Corp, Neumann Goretti High School, 2004-2008

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