TYLER A. SPECK
*****.*.*****@*****.***
Permanent Address
Monroeville, PA 15146
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a chemical engineering position
EDUCATION
B.S. in Chemical Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Relevant Courses
Graduate: May 2010
Process Control
CAP STONE COURSES
Organic Control Safety
Process Chemistry, Lab
Chemical Process Safety
Reactor Design and Kinetics
Physical Chemistry, Lab
Mass Transfer
Thermodynamics
Chemical Engineering
Polymer Processing Lab
Polymer Processing
Principles of Industrial Health and Safety
Chemical Process Safety
*case studies including BP Texas City, a Bhopal and Piper Alpha
Design of Chemical Plants
• Incorporated material I learned to design a process and evaluate it economically.
• Spent the semester designing the process that converted sorbitol to various fuels
Chemical Engineering Lab
• Provided hands on experience with Chemical Engineering equipment that pertained to the major subjects
studied in the major, such as fluid flow, heat transfer and reactions.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Jeannette Specialty Glass, Glass Technologist, Jeannette, PA
November 2013 – Present
• Responsible for furnace operation, repairs, routine quality checks and care, batching and formulation for
product, improving yields between 5-10%
• Manage and report all environmental requirements for entire plant operations
• Ensure that glass quality, color, and other characteristics for end product meets or exceeds specifications
• Manage quoting responsibilities, which include reviewing prints for requested products, determining
feasibility for productions, and suggesting changes to design for better production
• Oversee and manage all plant maintenance to ensure it is properly executed
• Responsible for creating both production and employee schedules
PPG Industries, Inc., Float Glass Plant Process Engineer II, Wichita Falls, TX
October 2011 – November 2013
• Solely responsible for the batch house and pyrolytic on-line coater
• Execute daily operations of the Furnace, Bath and Lehr
• Create and manage product changes and dilution cullet usage
PPG Industries, Inc, Glass Analytical Lab Technician, Pittsburgh, PA
April 2011 – October 2011
• Specialize in various lab activities including optical properties, bubble content, and physical properties
• Assembling and introducing new instruments and equipment nationwide in plants that are vital to the
company’s growth
SaChE
Excel Word HYSYS Problem Solving
MoldFlow MATLAB SQL Automation
HPLC GC-MS Distillation LLE
FTIR NMR UV Spec
Certifications
Process Safety 101, Dust Explosion Control, Chemical Reactivity Hazards, Risk Assessment