Chemical Engineering Engineer

Alexander Williams

814-***-**** **** Kennett Sq

******@****.*** Pittsburgh, PA, 15213

OBJECTIVE

Seeking full time employment where I may use my engineering background to impact company culture and provide a service to make the world a better place.

EDUCATION

University of Pittsburgh Apr 2019

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Gannon University May 2017

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE May 2018-Aug 2018

U.S. Steel

Clairton Plant, Clairton, Pa

Chemicals and Energy Recovery Co-Op

• Redesigned pump impeller to achieve desired discharge pressure from 350 psi to 300 psi.

• Presented written report to Division Engineer, Division Manager and Area Managers.

• Compared feasibility of running new heat exchangers at current process conditions.

• Calculated the impact of flow rates on heat transfer coefficients to make recommendations with Division Engineer.

• Designed orifice plate to manage precise pressure drop within feedstock line.

• Used Beta ratio and Bernoulli equation to calculate size of orifice to achieve specified pressure drop of 17lb.

• Led monthly safety meetings on Process Safety Management to Area Manager and Union employees.

• Supported Shift Managers and 10+ Union employees in operation management of process.

• Familiarized working with gas cleaning equipment (Scott Plant, Cryogenic Plant, Water treatment). Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh Sept 2017-Apr 2018 Stock Room Attendant

• Prepared solutions on scale of 6 liter order of magnitude.

• Managed inventory of stock room with team members. Department of Chemistry, Gannon University Aug 2014-Dec 2016 Stock Room Attendant/ Lab Assistant

• Stocked and managed inventory of stock room with team members.

• Assisted professors during lab experiments.

• Guided students through technical difficulties during lab procedures. PROJECTS

Paid NASA Grant Research Mar 2015- Mar 2016

• Research conducted under guidance of Dr. Harry Diz from Gannon University.

• Conducted experiments on the water quality of Lake Erie for high levels of Arsenic.

• Experimented with water samples through spectroscopy tests.

• Calculated specific quantities of Arsenic levels in given samples.

• Concluded possible sources of Arsenic may be from past industrial sites. SOFTWARE SKILLS

• Aspen Plus, Creo 2.0, Matlab, and Simulink.

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