Chemical Engineering Project

Adam O. Ramos

*** ***** **, ******* *******, IL *0411 ● 708-***-**** ● ****.*****.*@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Detail-oriented professional prepared to excel in the field of chemical engineering and contribute to organizational objectives

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering with Math Minor, May 2017, GPA: 3.0/4.0 Scale

University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

Passed Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering Exam (EIT) February 3, 2017

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Reactor Accident Project Fall 2016

Used records to diagnose cause of the reactor explosion as runaway reaction

Utilized software to generate time-temperature graph of the events following the overcharged reactor

Made final recommendations to prevent accidents and designed a reactor for a 15% increased yield

Unit Operations Project Fall 2015

Operated and gathered data on double effect evaporator in order to optimize product yield

Optimized Continuous distillation column performance by varying feed trays, inlet flow rates, and reflux ratio

Performed problem shooting diagnostics on PFR and CSTR through experimentation and data analysis

Senior Plant Design Project Spring 2015

Designed a plant that will produce isoprene using a three step reactor and multiple distillation trains

Performed an economic analysis to determine most profitable synthesis route

Final decision was to create acetylene using calcium carbide; to create acetone using the Cumene process where the side product, phenol, is sold for profit

Presented proposed plant design to committee of peers and defended process decisions

Water Cooling Pipe Design Project Fall 2014

Designed cool water piping system to and from a plant using both economic analysis and structural constraints

Determined optimum pipe diameter and pump work using economic analysis

Performed cost analysis on piping materials, pumps, and valves to minimize total cost without compromising the integrity of the system

Lyondellbasell Design Project Fall 2013

Analyzed process data and process flow diagram from an actual ether purification process at Lyondellbasell

Utilized mass and energy balances to determine errors in process such as incorrect stream temperatures and flow rates

Determined possible instrument failures in the process such as pressure and temperature indicators in need of calibration using errors detected and process flow diagram

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Matlab - computational Software

Polymath - reaction simulation/computation software

ChemCAD - How to read and create Process Flow Diagrams

Laboratory skills - UV Vis, IR, HNMR, FTIR, and Mass spectroscopy. Thin layer and Packed column chromatography,

ACTIVITIES

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Urbana-Champaign, IL 2012-2016

American Institute of Chemical Engineers Urbana-Champaign, IL 2012-2016

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