Akram Ramdan

**w. **rd St. Apt. B*, Bayonne, NJ *7002, 201-***-****, achanv@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

A driven individual seeking an entry full time position in the field of Chemical Engineering

E D U C AT I O N

Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey

Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering, Expected Graduation May 2015

GPA: 3.554; Honors: Dean’s List, Edwin A. Stevens Scholarship, Presidential Scholarship

SKILLS

Software: ASPEN Plus V8.0, SolidWorks 2011, MS Office ’13: Visio, Project, Excel, PowerPoint, MATLAB, Simulink,

LabVIEW

Lab Skills: Titrations, Spectroscopy, Power Tools, Distillation, Stoichiometry, Preparing Chemical Solutions,

Recrystallization, Soldering, Paper Chromatography, Extraction, NMR spectroscopy, Electrical Wiring, Thin Layer

Chromatography, HYSYS

Hardware: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 7; Languages: English (fluent), Arabic (fluent)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Stevens Institute of Technology Solar Decathlon, Hoboken, NJ

Process Intern August 2014-

December 2014

• Modeled and built a renewable liquid desiccant system that runs on solar energy that was patented in the summer

of 2014

• Simulated various project designs using ASPEN PLUS by modeling rate-based absorption columns, heat

exchangers, and evaporative coolers that were able to simulate the dehumidification of air by the use of a salt

solution (Calcium Chloride)

• Built an absorption column that simulates the absorption of the moisture in air with liquid desiccant

• Worked with calculated results to effectively test the system by building prototypes for further experimental data

• Coupled the desiccant system with an energy recovery ventilator to improve the cooling and dehumidification

efficiencies

• Presented system and sponsored by AILR and trans-solar to use regenerative technologies to improve desiccant

efficiency

• Increased dehumidification performance of system by adding an ERV and coupled with the HVAC for better

performance

• Modeled and tested energy efficient heat exchangers that were used as a regenerative process for the salt solution

Environmental Protection Agency, Edison, NJ

Project and Safety Intern June 2014-August

2014

• Analyzed Polychlorinated biphenyl exposures (PCB) in schools of NJ and NY using samples and developed a

grouping method to link and find a common cause to these exposures and predict future incidents for student

safety

• Observed residential chemical toxic substance exposures in NY and NJ and determined the type of chemicals that

were exposed to the citizens based on illness effects, data samples, and their complaints to protect civilians from

further incidents

• Analyzed pesticide spray equipment to improve equipment designs that limited spray drift incidents for home

protection

• Determined if cases occurring due to pesticide poisoning were as a result of landscaping, agricultural use, or field

use, which aided the team to target specific geographical areas for likeliness of future pesticide poisonings

Stevens Institute of Technology Solar Decathlon, Hoboken, NJ

Renewable Energy Research and Design Intern January 2014-August

2014

• Led an interdisciplinary engineering team to effectively research and design a newly innovative liquid desiccant

system that was responsible for cooling and dehumidifying a residential, energy-efficient home

• Examined and selected mechanical and electrical equipment such as sensors, valves, pumps, and flow controllers

for the system; researched proper materials that can handle the corrosion of the liquid desiccant (Calcium

Chloride)

• Used ASPEN Energy and Economic analyzers for various designs and chose an optimum cost effective and

efficient model

• Used Separation Operation techniques to determine the height of the desiccant column and the packing

efficiencies

• Released documented work with test results and am currently awaiting a publication

Bayonne City Council Campaign, Bayonne, NJ

Campaign Supervisor Fall 2011-2012,

Summer 2013

• Managed communicating with the Senator of New Jersey (Bob Menendez) and other political figures regarding

minimum wage campaigns and various election campaigns

• Delegated with teams to distribute various campaign materials and communicate with local residents

DESIGN EXPERIENCE

Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ

Chemical Engineering Plant Design Spring 2014-Fall 2014

• Modeled various chemical plant designs with ASPEN Plus simulation software (Ethanol, Cyclohexane, plants)

• Created and designed a large scale biodiesel production plant using modeling programs and evaluating cost

analysis

Design of a Plating Tank System Spring 2013

• Modeled several designs and calculated the time it would take the tank’s reaction to occur using Simulink in

MATLAB

ACTIVITIES

Weight Lifting, Swimming, Wrestling, INROADS candidate

US Citizen--Available to work: May 2015

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