Engineer Chemical Engineering

Khiet Mai

**** ********** ***** **** ***, Baton Rouge, LA 70820. Email: **********@*****.*** Tel: 225-***-****

ENTRY-LEVEL CHEMICAL ENGINEER

SUMMARY

Recent graduate Chemical Engineer with extensive experience in energy, fuels and material engineering. Participated in developing the best

solvent for CuO, created a catalyst that successfully converts biomass syngas to liquid fuels. Ambitious self-starter and innovator, eager to

put my research and knowledge to applied use for chemical processing, oil and gas industry. Strong leadership skill, able to motivate others to

achieve optimal production rates while maintaining high safety methods and practices, will be a valuable resource to any team .

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Proficient in HYSYS, Loop Pro, Simulink, GC/MS, Microsoft Office applications, JMP, Origin, Mathcad, Matlab, and Maple.

Proficient in reading Process Flow Diagrams, Process and Instrumentation Diagrams.

Knowledge of OSHA standards and HAZOP principles.

EDUCATION

Louisiana State University (LSU) Baton Rouge, LA

Master of Science, Chemical Engineering (M.S.ChE.) Advisor: Dr. James Spivey Dec 2014

Thesis: “Catalytic conversion of biomass-derived syngas to liquid fuels” GPA: 3.5

Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering (B.S.Ch E.) Minor: Chemistry May 2012

GPA: 3.7

ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

Research Associate I, LSU Jan 2015-present

Installed HPLC pump to a PID fixed bed reactor.

Developed experimental procedure to test the effect of steam on Fischer Tropsch Synthesis activity of iron -based catalyst.

Graduate Research Assistant, LSU Aug 2012-Dec 2014

Investigated the effects of synthesis methods on Fischer Tropsch synthesis activity of iron based catalysts.

Analyzed gaseous products using GC/MS and performed mass balance to determine process conversion and product selectivity.

Co-precipitation method produces a catalyst with higher conversion and selectivity toward gasoline and diesel fuels than

impregnation method.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, LSU Aug 2012-Dec 2014

Facilitated and educated students on the running and uses of heat exchangers and gas absorber equipment in the ChE plant.

Assisted Professors in educating incoming engineers by creating exams and homework to test their knowledge of fundamental

engineering principles.

Lab Assistant, Intel/ LSU Jan 2011-Aug 2012

Established the best solvent for Copper (II) Oxide.

Developed experimental procedure and successfully tested the solder joint reliability of flip chips.

PROJECTS

Determined steady state operating conditions for a CSTR react or by solving the energy and material balances simultaneously.

Established optimum operating conditions for this CSTR system.

Designed a Vinyl Monomer Chloride (VCM) plant that would yield a minimum annual rate of return of 15% at 3 30,000 metric

tonnages. Plant feasibility was simulated on Aspen Hysys.

Developed process control models for a mixing tank using Loop Pro and Simulink. Tested the models with different types of

controller such as Feed forward control and Cascade control.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Team leader, Shell Energy Venture Camp July 2013-July 2014

Worked with Camp teachers, graduate students and faculty to arrange meetings, training sessions.

Supervised 50 graduate, high school students to ensure they understood and followed safety operating procedure.

LSU ChE Car Team Captain, AIChE, LSU Dec 2010-Dec 2011

Designed and built an award winning car that ran of Alka Seltzer and vinegar for AIChE Chem-E-Car Competition.

Facilitated and educated 15 junior team members on the running of the car.

Worked with team sponsors such as BASF, Swagelok, Exxon Mobile, and Shell to obtain necessary resources to support the team's

requirements.

HONORS /ACTIVITIES

Paul M. Horton Award for entering Graduate Students

Member of Omega Chi Epsilon, American Institute of Chemical Engineer, American Chemical Society.

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