MICHAEL
YIP
acemx4@r.postjobfree.com
Experience
Greater NYC
Phone626-***-****
Optimization Engineer Education Phone
Koch Industries: Flint Hill Resources Columbia University
Greater Chicago June 2013 – May 2014 New York, NY February 2013
M.S. in Chemical Engineering
GPA: 3.23
• Lead yield optimization engineer overseeing $60MM product
• Streamlined and implemented operational changes that
projected $2MM annual revenue growth
University of California, Irvine
• Analyzed cash flows and identified business opportunities
Irvine, CA June 2011
• Collaborated with sales team to develop sales demand forecast
B.S. in Chemical Engineering
• Developed production forecast and identified constraints
Material Science and Biochemistry
• Created custom dynamic, interactive dashboards to compare
GPA: 3.46
and monitor live data
• Captured and recommended yield improvement and cost
saving initiatives to stakeholders
Tools
• Negotiated with vendors on contracts and product packages
• OSIsoft PI System
• NWA Quality Analyst
• IBM Maximo
Market Research Intern
• MS Excel, Access
Lux Research
New York City September 2012 - December 2012
Skills
Production Forecasting
• Researched and analyzed renewable energy industry trends •
Operations Research
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• Investigated and identified breakthroughs in alternative fuels
Strategic Planning
• Monitored government alternative energy policies •
Critical Path Analysis
• Created organizational maps to identify technology trends •
• Portfolio was showcased in the National Advanced Biofuels
Conference
Interests
• Mountain Biking
• Car Enthusiast
Market Research and Engineering Intern
• Photography
LubriGreen Biosynthetics
• Hiking
Irvine, California June 2010 - December 2010
• Analyzed industrial oil developments and determined industry
benchmarks
• Assisted in compliance regulations research for industrial oils
in global economies