High School Project

JOel A. Cook

****.****.***@*****.***

Address:

*** ***** ***, *** **********, PA

17070

Phone: 717-***-****

Education and Awards

University of Pittsburgh, September 2010- June 2013

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Minor in Chemistry

Honor Student in the Swanson School of Engineering

GPA: 3.382

Harrisburg Area Community College, September 2009-August 2010

37 Credits Completed

GPA: 3.62

Baptist Bible College and Seminary, September 2008-May 2009

32 Credits Completed

GPA: 3.916

Dean's List: University of Pittsburgh: 3 Semesters; Harrisburg Area

Community College: 2 Semesters

Memberships: American Institute of Chemical Engineers, The Order of the

Engineer

Projects/Research

Freshman Engineering Conference: "The Hydrogen Goldmine and How We Get To

It"

. Researched the various methods of obtaining hydrogen for

its many uses, focusing on hydrogen-fuel cell cars

. To access paper: Go to www.pitt.edu/~jac250 -> Click on

"Joel Cook" at top of page -> Click on "Engineering Trends

and Issues"

Methanol Project

. Designed a methanol plant (flowchart, operating

conditions, degrees of freedom analysis)

Brewery Project

. Used Matlab/Simulink to perform simulations with process control on

each piece of equipment in a brewery (in a group)

Styrene Project (Senior Design Project)

. Used Aspen, Aveva, and Icarus software to simulate a styrene plant

. Performed analysis on arrangement and specifications of heat exhangers,

pumps, separators, distillation columns,

storage tanks, and reactors

Work Experience

Bible Baptist High School Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Tutor January 2010-September 2010

. Tutored high school foreign exchange students concentrating on SAT

Math and English

. Coordinated scheduling in order to make tutoring accessible to

students

Randstad Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Factory Worker September 2009-March 2010

. Worked to assemble and package products on factory line

Baptist Bible College and Seminary Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania

Work-Study Employee September 2008-May 2009

. Served students through setting up food services and cleaning

cafeteria

Volunteer Experience

Bellefield Presbyterian Church Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Student Leader September 2010-Present

. Coordinated technology for weekly college group services

. Participated in annual welcome week activities for incoming college

students

Scranton Rescue Mission Scranton, Pennsylvania

Volunteer September 2008-May 2009

. Served hot meals to homeless population in Scranton on monthly basis

. Donated additional time to meet administrative needs of the mission

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