Chemical Engineer

Matthew L. Clayton

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Los Angeles, CA 90024 Jupiter, Florida 33458 **********@***.***

OBJECTIVE

Graduating UCLA Chemical Engineering student-athlete with demonstrated leadership seeking to launch challenging engineering career. Strengths: highly motivated, excellent written and verbal communication skills, excels in problem solving and analytical thinking.

EDUCATION

University of California - Los Angeles 2013 – 2017

Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, Technology Management

GPA: 3.2

Engineering Projects:

“Ethylene Plant” Project Manager (UCLA Senior Project)

Led a team of 15 UCLA chemical engineering students in the design, optimization, validation and scale-up of an economical, safe and environmentally friendly ethylene plant. This required assembling and tasking the team, detail planning the 15-week project to ensure on-time completion, integrating 5 separate process flow diagrams using Pro/II, researching, analyzing and selecting the most feasible site, and generating a business case including a 10-year cash flow analysis.

“BackMeUp” Project Manager (UCLA Junior Project)

Led a team of 5 UCLA students, with diverse engineering backgrounds, in the design and development of an innovative vehicle backup camera. This included the integration of mechanical, electrical, and computer science engineering, and appropriate cash flow analysis, leading to a successful Conceptual Design Review.

Awarded most feasible project.

“NASA Great Moonbuggy Race” (High School Engineering Project)

Designed, constructed, tested and raced a vehicle that solved a required set of problems, including speed, strength, light-weight, collapsible into a 4’x4’x4’ cube, navigation, human powered by 2 drivers, and quick set-up, on a very limited budget. Results: 2nd of 72 international teams, fastest course time, and awarded Best Design, Featherweight, Rookie of the Year, and Best Report.

Relevant Coursework: Polymer Processes, Transport Phenomena, Reaction Engineering, Thermodynamics, Separation Processes, Engineering Ethics, Tech. Management and Economics, Finance & Marketing, Business Law

Academic Awards & Honors: UCLA Achievement Scholar; UCLA Recognition Award; UCLA – Anita & Julius Zelman Scholarship; UCLA – Rhone-Poulence Contribution to Excellence Scholarship; UCLA – Katehi-Tseregounis Endowed Scholarship in Chemical Engineering

Extracurricular: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE, Argon Family Head); American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES); Society of Petroleum Engineers; UCLA Achievement Scholars Club; UCLA Women’s D1 Volleyball Team (Practice Player); UCLA Men’s Club Volleyball Team (Captain, Travel Coordinator, Treasurer, SCCVL Men’s D1 All-Tournament Team, Nationals D1 All-Tournament Team); USA Beach Volleyball National Team (Elite Ten Player); NVL Professional Beach Volleyball Player (Top 10)

Jupiter Community High School, Jupiter, Florida 2009 – 2013

Engineering Academy

Class Rank: 2nd out of 749 students

GPA: 4.0 & HPA: 5.13

Captain - Varsity Volleyball and NASA Moonbuggy Teams; Section Leader - Marching Band and Wind Ensemble

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Pro/II, MATLAB, certified Autodesk Revit, certified Autodesk Inventor, Microsoft Office Suite, soldering, C++

WORK EXPERIENCE

Pac6 Volleyball Club, Pacific Palisades, CA (Assistant Coach) 2016 - Present

Jupiter High School Girls Varsity Volleyball Team, Jupiter, FL (Assistant Coach) 2013 - 2016

Jupiter Tequesta Athletic Association, Jupiter, FL (Trainer & Referee) 2011 - 2016

Sports Shack Volleyball Club, Beverly Hills, CA (Head Coach) 2014 - 2015

Vons, Hermosa Beach, CA (Courtesy Clerk) Summer 2014

Law Office of Timothy K. Anderson, Jupiter, FL (Office Clerk) 2012 - 2013

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