Engineering Assistant

Vrajesh Patel

Objective

Interested in a chemical engineering position where I can apply knowledge learned in the

classroom and labs; and gain valuable experience.

Education

New Jersey Institute of Technology

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, May 2014

GPA: 3.3 (overall), 3.5 (major)

Relevant Coursework

Plant Design

• Simulated the separation of ethanol/water mixture through RadFrac distillation column

• Determined the minimum reflux ratio and number of trays

• Cost analysis of condenser and reboiler

• Sized heat exchangers through EDR

• Sized relief valves given different scenarios

• Optimized a process to produce 100 KTA of ethanol from ethylene and water; did an

economic analysis; presented results

Chemical Engineering Labs

• Tested the efficiency and studied the heat transfer of a shell and tube heat exchanger

• Tested the pressure drops across pipes and orifice and venturi meters

• Studied the heat transfer in a batch system by setting different coolant flow rates and

agitation speeds

• Studied the efficiency of a distillation column that separated methanol and water

• Studied the performance of a semi-batch reactor by measuring conductivity, temperature,

and evolved oxygen rate

• Studied the effects that different packing have on liquid-hold up in a packed tower

Separations

• Presented information on the modeling and design of fluidized bed dryers

Air/Water System

• Constructed an air/water system through Visio

• Predicted and measured pressure drops for the different packed bed columns

Experience

NJIT, Newark, NJ July 2012 - September 2012

Research Assistant

• Performed dissolution experiments with graduate students by measuring the concentration

through UV-Vis spectroscopy

Other Experience

Pizza Hut, Kearny, NJ May 2011- July 2011

Delivery Driver

• Primary responsibility was to deliver

• Answered phone calls, took orders, and dealt with customer complaints

• Helped in the kitchen

Skills

MS Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Word, and POLYMATH

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Familiar with ASPEN and MATLAB

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Fast learner, organized, and hardworking

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Familiar with basic lab equipment and analytical equipment

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Memberships

Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor Society

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

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