BRIAN WRIGHT

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CHEMICAL ENGINEER

EDUCATION

M.A.St, Chemical Engineering – May 2015 Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL

Relevant Courses: Thermodynamics, Energy Environment and Economics, Process Modeling and System Theory, Computational Techniques in Engineering, Transport Phenomena, Applications of Mathematics to Chemical Engineering, Advanced Process Control, Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property Management, Bioprocess Engineering, Polymer Science

Acquired Skills: Algorithm Development – MATLAB, Gasifier Characterization, Stochastic Process Optimization, Start-Up Business Planning, Mass Balances, Energy Balances, Chemical and Bioreactor Design

M.S., Technology – August 2010 Illinois State University, Normal, IL

Relevant Courses: Medical Agricultural & Bio-Related Technologies, Engineering Design, Teaching Transportation, Energy, and Power Technologies, Statistics, Technology Design and Problems

B.S., Chemistry – May 2007 Chicago State University, Chicago, IL

Relevant Courses: Chemistry I & II, Organic Chemistry I & II, Analytical Chemistry I & II, Biochemistry I, Physical Chemistry I & II, Advance Inorganic Chemistry, Calculus I & II, C++

Acquired Skills: HPLC, GC-MS, NMR, Microwave Assisted Digestion, Titration, Distillation Column, UV-Visible Spectrophotometry, C++ Algorithm Development, SDS-PAGE

EXPERIENCE

Thornton Township High School, Harvey, IL 8/07 – Present

Instructor – Chemistry, Nanoscience (Adjunct Professor with South Suburban College), Physics, and Engineering

Develop and implement lesson plans, instructional activities, and assessments to increase student engagement and learning

Instruct on the engineering design process, AutoCAD modeling, laboratory notebook, atomic force microscope, and wet chemistry techniques including: pH, titration, UV-Visible spectrophotometry, chromatography, temperature probes, oxygen sensors, data collection, and data analysis

Smaller Learning Communities Facilitator (08/11-06/14)

Lead a team of faculty members to develop and maintain a smaller learning communities house structure, i.e. Business, Engineering, Natural Resources, and Technology (BENT), Arts and Communication (AC), Health and Human Services (HHS) and Freshmen Academy (FA), to help foster students career interest

Conducted meetings with school and district leaders to sustain smaller learning communities environment and grant requirements

Assisted in the development of college and career programs e.g. Certified Nurse Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician, Nanoscience, and Biophysics

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Springfield, IL 5/14 – 8/14

Pollution Prevention Intern at Prairie State College (PSC)

Planned and conducted waste audits of PSC’s waste management system

Reduced PSC’s waste by 10% by designing and implementing changes to current recycling program using data analysis

Recommended waste plans with a potential saving of $5000/year

Recommended lighting system updates for a savings of $15000/year and a return of investment in 4 years

Chicago State University, Chicago, IL 1/07 – 5/07

Computational Chemistry Research Assistant

Created a molecular model of a target protein using the computer software program, CHARMM using Linux OS

Calculated total energy of a target protein

Analyzed the molecular dynamics of a target protein

Modeled protein results were used to secure grant funding for future research to create electron transfer wires in a renewable energy system

Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 5/06 – 7/06

FAST (Faculty and Student Team) Intern

Developed electrostatic surface maps of proteins using computational chemistry and molecular dynamics software, CHARMM

Used team oriented research methods and goals to study c-type cytochrome proteins as a possible renewable energy system

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software: Autodesk Inventor (CAD Modeling), Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, C++, MATLAB/SIMULINK

Acquainted with Atomic Force Microscopes

CERTIFICATION

Preventive and Predictive Maintenance Equipment Best Practices Course 06/14

ACTIVITIES/AFFILIATIONS

Chicago State University Varsity Baseball

National Society of Black Engineers

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