Entry Level Chemical Engineer

Zachary S. Miller

E. McCormick Ave. State College, Pa 16801 • 814-***-**** • *******@*****.***

OBJECTIVE Obtain an entry-level chemical engineering position related to quality and/or process control

EDUCATION The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering

GPA: 3.29/4.0

Graduated December, 2016

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Kumar Research Group (University Park, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Dr. Manish Kumar; 06/2016-05/2017)

• Explored more efficient water treatment solutions for hydraulic fracturing using membrane filtration

• Determined the major components contributing to membrane fouling/plugging with microfiltration

• Analyzed the rate of polymer degradation under a range of conditions using HPLC

Publications: 1. “Chemical Degradation of Polyacrylamide during Hydraulic Fracturing”; Nov. 2017 2. “Polyacrylamide as a key membrane fouling constituent in flowback water”; Aug. 2018 - Soon

WORK EXPERIENCE

Zach’s Home Repair and Remodeling (August 2017 - Present); HIC Registration #: PA141466

• Self-run home maintenance business solving a wide range of interior/exterior problems

• Created project estimates, bid packages, and detailed invoices; Learned marketing and project management

• Website: https://zachs-handyman-service-of-centre-county.business.site/

Local Self-Employed Construction Subcontractor (May 2015 - Present)

• Gained valuable business relationships with several larger general contractors in both residential and commercial construction

• Learned effective job-site communication and leadership skills

Westside Village Apartments (May 2009 - Oct. 2015)

• Apartment Maintenance Technician/Landscape Manager

COURSE LABORATORY EXPERIENCE

Extraction

• Continuous counter-current liquid-liquid extraction of propionic acid in organic solution

• Determined distribution and mass transfer coefficients; dependence on temperature and flow rate

Chromatography

• Performed HPLC separation of a 2-component protein solution

• Utilized Breeze program to model salt concentration vs elution time; developed faster separation

Process Control

• Utilization of Zeigler-Nichols tuning method in the water level control of a continuously draining tank

• Examined differences between positive and negative feedback control

• Learned the methods of P, PI, and PID control loops

ENGINEERING ELECTIVES

Environmental Engineering

• Learned management and sustainability practices pertaining to air, water, and land-based issues

• Explored alt. wastewater treatment methods such as bioremediation, UV disinfection, and carbon filtration

Bioseparations

• Explored the complete production processes of Penicillin, Herceptin, and Insulin

• Covered membrane filtration, centrifugation, extraction, chromatography, and crystallization

Programming for Engineers with C++ and MATLAB

• Developed and implemented algorithms to solve engineering problems with emphasis on numerical methods

• Learned file input/output, 1,2-D arrays including searching and sorting, selection/repetition control structures

SOFTWARE AND PROGRAMMING SKILLS

MS Office, AutoCAD, Mathematica, Visual Studio (C MATLAB, and Aspen Hysys

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