Chemical Engineering and Computer Science

Laine M. Klopfenstein

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Chicago, IL 60610 www.linkedin.com/in/lklopfenstein *****.************@*****.*** Master of Science: Computer Science and Chemical Engineering Graduation: May 2017 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL G.P.A.: 3.89/4.00 Bachelor of Science: Engineering-ABET/Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Graduation: May 2012 Minors: Mathematics and Management G.P.A.: 3.82/4.00 Hope College – Holland, MI

Awards: Presidential Scholarship, Dean’s List, Senior Engineering Award, Phi Beta Kappa EXPERIENCE

Carpe Ventus: Chicago, IL January 2015-Present

Member of inaugural board of directors, responsible for curriculum development and strategic planning.

Level 1 US Sailing instructor, responsible for running sailing exposure trips and classes with Carpe Ventus.

GK Investment Management: Chicago, IL July 2014-Present

Developed and implemented mathematical models for alternative investment strategies using Matlab

Create and maintain daily performance reports

Teach For America: Chicago 2012 Corps Chicago, IL June 2012-July 2014

Teacher at Tilden Career Community Academy. Taught high school Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Earth/Space.

Founded Science Club and Computer Programming Club Engineers Without Borders: Hope College Department of Engineering – Holland, MI September 2008 – May 2012

President, May 2011-May 2012; Vice President, May 2010 – May 2011

Traveled to Nkuv, Cameroon (May 2009) as member of humanitarian clean water project; led return team (May 2010) to same community.

Presented Biosand filter analysis at Engineers Without Borders Midwest Regional Conference

(Fall 2009), Critical Issues Symposium at Hope College (Fall 2009), Holland Chapter of Rotary

(Fall 2009), and at Counsel on Undergraduate Research National Conference (Summer 2010). Research: Kansas State Department of Electrical Engineering Manhattan, KS June July 2011

Received REU grant to research in area related to sustainability. The program involved data analysis from wind turbines and solar panels, reviewing educational labs, and organizing sustainability workshops for middle school students.

Presented research at American Institute of Chemical Engineering national student conference

(October 2011), and presented research at The Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Projects at Hope College (April 2012).

Research: Hope College Department of Engineering – Holland, MI June – July 2009

Received REU grant to research calculation of vapor pressure and concentration of binary mixtures through equations of state using mathematical modeling using Maple®.

Presented research at American Institute of Chemical Engineering national student conference

(October 2009), and presented research at The Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Projects, Hope College (April 2010).

PUBLICATION

Klopfenstein, Laine, Laura Petrasky, Valerie Winton, and Jeff Brown. "Addressing Water Quality Issues in Rural Cameroon with Household Biosand Filters." International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering 6.1

(2011): 64-80. Web.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Experience: Exposure:

Programming: Java, MATLAB, Python CRM: Salesforce

Design: Excel, Word, PowerPoint Programming: C, Fortran, Maple, Bash scripting Web: Wordpress Cloud Computing: Amazon Web Services Process Simulation: ChemCad

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