Engineer Chemical Engineering

JESSICA J. ZHAO

**** ****** **, ******* *******, TX 77845 *******@*****.*** Cell: 617-***-****

A Master of Science (MS) in Chemical Engineering with over 12 years experience in chemical industrial

R&D. Managed multiple R&D projects from initial concept research through mass production via

prototype development, product formulation, processing development and end product analysis. Proven

technical skills in fuel cell technologies, P&ID development, process validation, process simulation,

electrochemical devices, instrument analysis such as Gas Chromatography (GC), HPLC, etc. Strong

computer application and language skills. Organized and highly energetic. Excellent written and oral

communication skills. A team player with strong problem-solving abilit y and good business sense.

Bilingual.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Process Simulation & Modeling; Heat Transfer; Flow Dynamics; Distillation; Systems Engineering;

Systems Control; Electrochemistry; Process Safety and Hazard Analysis; Reaction Kinetics; Analytical

Instruments; Cost Estimation; Producing PCDs & PFDs; Component Specification; Design P&IDs; Heat

& Material Balances (HMBs); Fuel Cell Technologies

WORK EXPERIENCES

Engineer Lead. LYNNTECH. College Station, TX 2012 – Present

• Lead system P&ID design for unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) power systems.

• Lead heat transfer design in plasma reformer based power systems.

Senior Chemical Engineer. IDATECH. Bend, OR 2010 – 2012

• Led fuel cells durabilit y and fuel cells power systems testing.

• Led root cause analysis of fuel cells degradation rate within systems.

• Led systems efficiency improvement and troubleshooting of systems.

Senior Systems Engineer. UTC POWER. South Windsor, CT 2006 – 2010

• Led fuel cell power systems testing and root cause analysis.

• Designed and developed fuel cell s ystems simulation models based on customer requirements.

• Defined system component functional specifications and functional decomposition.

• Designed and developed systems process flow and control diagrams.

• Incorporated systems safety and hazard analysis into systems P&ID design.

• Conducted engineering evaluations for fuel cell power module process improvement.

Science Teacher. HOLY FAMILY ACADEMY. Bayonne, NJ 2003 – 2006

• Taught AP Physics and Physical Science to high school students.

Systems Engineer. NUVERA FUEL CELLS INC. Cambridge, MA 2000 – 2003

• Tested novel steam reformer design for improving systems efficiency and reliability with GC.

• Performed hydrogen generation and fuel cell power systems reliabilit y and supported FMEA.

• Performed mass and energy analysis on fuel cell power systems.

• Developed and designed fuel cell s ystem Process Identification Diagram (P&ID).

Process Engineer. ANALYTICAL POWER. Woburn, MA 1997 – 2000

• Prepared catalyst ink for PEM fuel cell.

• Evaluated and tested PEM fuel cell performance with fluid mechanics knowledge.

EDUCATION

MS. Chemical Engineering. GPA 3.67, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 1997

BS. Chemical Engineering. GPA 3.90, Zhengzhou University, Henan, China 1993

AWARDS & CERTIFICATES

Senior Management Award from UTC Power 2007

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Employee Recognition Award from UTC Power 2010

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Certificate of Program Management 2012

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US Citizen. References available upon request.

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