EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.S, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Green Belt Six Sigma Certification through IIE
WORK EXPERIENCE
Viscofan Danville, IL
August 2013 - Present
Quality and Research and Development Chemist
Working on the implementation and verification of new lab equipment for the
quality department in order to improve speed and accuracy of lab testing. I
performed general process audits as well as focused studies of the process
for continuous improvement projects using PI Systems. I was responsible for
testing customer complaints sent back to the company that involved Karl
Fischer, Gas Chromatography, Spectrophotometry, and other custom equipment.
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS POULTRY RESEARCH FARM
Urbana, IL
October 2013-June 2013
Student Worker
Working on a poultry research farm and performing myriad responsibilities
including, among other things, conducting ovarian cancer research,
maintaining the well-being of chickens by feeding and molting birds,
collecting eggs and sorting them for proper embryonic development,
administering medicine to birds in need, performing necropsies and
determining causes of death, and extracting ileums in chick research
trials.
TWIN ORCHARD COUNTRY CLUB LONG GROVE, IL
May 2006 - October 2013
Caddy/Caddy Trainer
In charge of training new employees and showed tremendous respect for
supervisor in a high strung environment, learned how to be patient with
fellow workers and customers at the golf course, and allowed me to meet and
socialize with people from all different backgrounds. I also learned how to
improve my leadership skills, increase my work ethic, and be a diligent
employee capable to working long hours.
PRIVATE TUTORING
URBANA, IL
June 2010 - May 2013
Tutor
Tutored students in a college level general chemistry course and organic
chemistry, as well as in kinetic, quantum, electric and mechanical physics
courses which allowed me to stay on top of important material that will be
the basis for my career.
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IOWA
CITY, IA IOWA CITY, IA
June 2012
Research Assistant
Helped synthesize thermally active crystals and collect data for analysis
over the summer.
RELATED COURSEWORK
. Thermodynamics
. Fluid dynamics
. Differential Equations
. Linear Algebra
. Quantum Mechanics
. Process Control
. Kinetics and Mass Transfer
. Unit Operations
. Senior Design Project - Formic Acid Production
. Plant Economic Feasibility
. Senior Thesis - Tissue Engineering
. Six Sigma