Chemical Engineering Engineer

LONG NGUYEN

*********@*******.*** 408-***-**** San Jose, CA

Objective

Seeking the entry level Lab Engineer position at Ryzen Solutions

Education

University of California, Davis, CA 09/2014 – 04/2017

BS. Chemical Engineering & minor on Material Science

Employment History

Undergraduate Research Assistant - Chemical Engineering Department, UC Davis 08/2016 – 02/2017

Researched the networked control system specifically on quasi-decentralized control framework for dynamical manufacturing processes.

Assisted a graduate student in designing an integrated control System with focusing on PI Controller & Simulation on MATLAB.

Assisted a graduate student with designing a communication strategy to achieve the desired closed-loop stability/performance.

Battery Process Technician – GRU Energy Lab Inc. 07/2017 – Now

Prepared electrodes of coin-cell batteries by coating slurries upon cooper sheets at a designed gap.

Removed thin films by applying IPA upon cathodes through a manual solution-deposition method.

Cleaned cell components with IPA in an ultrasonic cleaner and performed thermal evaporation for electrodes in a vacuum oven at designed temperatures.

Assembled cell components, electrodes, and electrolyte in an air-free glovebox filled with argon.

Experience

Catalytic Reaction Rate Project, spring 2016

Planned a strategy and lab procedures for the group to conduct the catalytic reaction rate project.

Implemented lab techniques based on catalytic research to conduct a lab scale semi-batch reaction.

Analyzed data and deduced findings through Excel/MATLAB to determine the reaction rate law.

Compared the reaction rates in terms of reactants/water concentration and proposed a suggestion for industrial scale to the instructors.

Cyclohexane Production Senior Design, spring 2016

Constructed Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) and used ASPEN PLUS to design a process plant of hydrogenation of benzene vapor to obtain 99.8% purity requirement with maximum amount of cyclohexane (with NIOA-11 catalyst).

Designed specification sheets and troubleshot problems with equipment sizing for operating units i.e. reactors, heat exchangers, compressors implemented on the plant.

Optimized the upstream and downstream processes to determine the optimal operation conditions and technical parameters to yield the optimized production.

Professional Skills:

Computer:

Engineering data analysis in Excel and MATLAB.

Design of chemical engineering plants in Aspen Plus/Simulink.

Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Laboratory:

Strictly safety concerns with engineering tools, lab equipment, organic/inorganic chemicals, and nanoparticles in clean room environment.

Knowledgeable of Column Chromatography, NMR/IR Spectroscopy, GC/MS, SEM.

Proficient in using vacuum oven, air-free glovebox, vacuum pump, and lab bar coater.

Technical:

Piping and Instrumentation Diagram HAZOP Teamwork Project Planning

Designed empirical models to compare the efficiency of the P, PI, and PID feedback controllers.

Designed and scaled-up chemical reactors with emphasis on non-isothermal and unsteady states.

Analyzed the interaction of chemical kinetics emphasizing on the influence of mass transfer on reactions catalyzed in porous solids.

Awards: Wasson Family Scholarship - achieved academic accomplishments and the Committee’s evaluation of self-potential majoring in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science.

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