Rebecca M. Glaspie, EIT
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OBJECTIVE
My goal is to advance my chemical engineering career by leveraging my
diverse chemical processing knowledge, strong project management skills,
and creative problem solving abilities.
HIGHLIGHTS
. More than 5 years of chemical manufacturing, process development and
project management
. Experience with distillation, reaction engineering, laboratory
experimentation, and batch processing
. Six Sigma Greenbelt - with lean and TRIZ training
. Capital project management from $20K to >$3M as the manufacturing
division representative
. Experience with Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) and Process
Hazard Analysis (PHA)
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science- Chemical Engineering, May
2008
Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering and Barrett Honors College
GPA 3.76
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Process Improvement Engineer- Eastman Chemical Company- Kingsport, TN
June 2008 - Current
. Completed many process hazard evaluations using what if checklists
and layer of protection analysis
. Generated process redesigns of existing processes to increase
capacity and to improve process safety
. Developed project hoppers for debottlenecking efforts and to deliver
projects to new employees
. Justified capital projects by conducting cost savings calculations
and presenting the value to management
. Conducted laboratory experiments to evaluate new distillation
strategies and alternative catalysts
. Increased reactor yields using simplex experimentation to create
over $500K of annual raw material savings
. Managed many capital projects ranging from safety improvements to
capacity increases greater than 60%
. Provided process development and manufacturing support of a new
newly commercialized batch product
. Reduced cycle time by 40% and costs by 30% on a new product with
pilot plant and laboratory experiments
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Lab Researcher- ASU- Department of Chemical Engineering- Tempe, AZ Dec.
2005 - May 2008
. Successfully created a second generation library of 10^5 diversity
by using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) to create structural
mutations to an existing ?-synuclein oligomer specific antibody
single chain variable fragment (scFv) in E. Coli bacteria.
Summer Intern- Bend Research- Bend, OR Summer 2005
. Worked with solid drug delivery systems using techniques such as:
emulsions and coated particles.
Summer Intern- Chemica Technologies- Bend, OR Mar. -
Aug. 2004
. Performed wet chemistry to evaluate the effectiveness of substrates used
in dialysis.
Line Engineer- Seaswirl Boats- Culver, OR Summer 2002
. Experience with line manufacturing and fiberglass layup.
References available upon request