Michel Branquet

773-***-**** ac1ozg@r.postjobfree.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/Branquet

Education

Illinois Institute of Technology - Chicago, IL GPA: 3.68

Masters in Chemical Engineering (May-2017)

Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering

Richard J. Daley College - Chicago, IL GPA: 3.95 (May-2014)

Associates degree in Engineering Science

Skills

Extensional Rheometer Operation Power Supply Operation Heated Vacuum Chamber Operation AutoCAD-2D (Prior Experience)

FORTRAN (Prior Experience) Microsoft Office Viscometer Operation Analysis on Capital Investments

Pipeline Design/Assembly Simulink Machine Press Operation Aspen HYSYS

Spanish MATLAB Project Management Image X software

Internships

Wagner Institute of Sustainable Energy: Fabrication & Commercialization of High Powered Lithium-Ion Batteries (Jan to May -2017)

Leadership position, fabrication high power Li-ion batteries that can address the deficiency of long charging time, and to conduct analysis of markets and prospective customers that can support product introduction to the marketplace.

Research

Polymer Rheology: Preparation and molding polymer samples to use them in a Sentmanat Extension Rheometer (SER). Collect data from the SER software and investigate polymer properties. (Aug to Dec-2016)

Heat Exchanger Optimization: Design and replacement of the heat exchanger pipelines. Construction of an interface using LabVIEW for the heat exchanger at the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department IIT. (Jan to May-2016)

Student Leadership & Activities

Capstone Project: Design Anhydrous Ammonia Chemical Plant (Jan to May 2017)

Design a viable technically sound, economically sensible, and environmentally acceptable production facility for liquid, anhydrous ammonia using purified natural gas as the hydrogen source.

Process Control Project: Temperature Control Design (Aug-2016)

Leadership Position, 3 member team with the task to design a temperature control for a chemical reactor with specified conditions given. Derive a Proportional-Integral-Derivative controller and implement it in Simulink to run the simulation.

Interprofessional Project: Energy Efficiency at Bronzeville Neighborhood (Aug to Dec 2015)

Leadership position, managing Mechanical/Electrical/HVAC/Alternative Energy 20 member team to increase the energy efficiency of 21 floor building (IIT Tower).

Interprofessional Project Medlife: Finding solutions for Mining Water issues in Lima, Peru (Jan to May 2015)

Leadership position, managing a team of 5 members at IIT. Chemical research, simulation and implementation of an eco-friendly solution to decrease the heavy metal concentration contained in Lima’s fresh water supply.

Professional Experience

United Parcel Service Package Handler - Hodgkins, IL Seasonal job: (Fall 2011)

Family Dollar Assistant Manager - Chicago, IL (Jan 2010 to Dec 2010)

Dunkin Donuts Crew Member – Chicago, IL Seasonal job: (Fall 2009)

Honors & Awards

Presidential Scholarship Recipient ($100,000): Illinois Institute of Technology (2014 to Present)

Dean's List: Richard J. Daley/Harold Washington College (2011 to 2014)

Professional Affiliations

Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society Member (2015 to Present)

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (2011 to Present)

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (2014 to Present)

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