Grant Cowan
***** **** ***** **. ***** Land, TX 77478
Mobile: 832-***-****, Home: 832-***-****
Email: *******@*****.***
EDUCATION
GED Certificate June 2009
American Institute for Foreign Studies
. Summer Pre-college program in Italy June 2002-
July 2002
o Classes attended Roman History and Italian Language
o G.P.A. 3.2
University of Houston-Downtown
. Major Engineering Technology August 2009-Current
G.P.A: 3.2
HONORS AND AWARDS
Who's Who Among American High School Students
. Nominated for this by 9th Grade Latin teacher
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Associate Estimator
Strategic Estimating System, LLC, Sugar Land, TX January 2013-
May2013
. Completing Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) and preparing
data entry on spread sheets to be imported into AspenTech K base.
. Provide estimating consulting services for chemical plant build-out
and modification in the oil and gas and petrochemical industry as well
as the chemical industry in the U.S. and Canada.
. Projects Assigned: Piping and instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) for
Secondary Extraction on UTS Forthills; Wheeler Gas Plant for Exterran.
Trainer
Learning Rx, Sugar Land, TX June 2009 - May 2012
. Administering Cognitive Brain Activities
. Evaluate the students during the course of the program
Barista/Shift Supervisor
Starbucks Coffee Company, Sugar Land, TX March 2003 -
June 2009
. Manager on Duty during shifts and daily cash handling
. Cash register and making beverages
. Provide legendary customer service
Aircraft Fueler
Service Air Shell, Houston, TX Hobby Airport May2007-
October 2007
. Fuel Southwest Airlines 737 Aircrafts
. Ensure correct fuel amount for fight was pumped
Opening Manager
Pastabilities, Missouri City, TX April 2006-June
2006
. Handle cash and run register
. Food prep and cook
. Dishwasher and cleaner
SKILLS
Highly creative, Fast learner of new skills and implementing these skills
in the work place, working at high pace and under tight deadlines on
projects, and good communicator in the work place
Performing lab testing experiments
Mixing cement slurries and polymers with different variables
Analyzing and comparing data for the different variables tested
Most testing done was for lost circulation and decommissioning
Running pressure and thermal testing in ultrasonic analyzer for data
Woodworking
Building and stretching custom canvases and final prints for local
artists'
Basic Cabinetry
Household Remodeling
Designing container homes
Basic use of Google Sketch-up and AutoCAD
Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe Suites
Photography
Manual and DSLR cameras
Darkroom development and printing
Artist
Drawing people with graphite pencils in extremely high detail to
appear as life-like as possible.