Assistant Engineer

TONY YU, EIT

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A highly motivated, quick learner, detail-oriented individual with extensive laboratory and academic experiences

SUMMARY

performing hands-on experiments. Versatile in working independently with the ability to problem solve, design,

optimize, and troubleshoot. Demonstrated leadership when working in teams and taking the lead in presenting and

explaining results. Excited and willingness to learn and tackle new challenges to improve my overall knowledge

and grow with the company to better society.

University of Massachusetts Amherst

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, cum laude, Chemical Engineering GPA: 3.73/4.00

Bill Kamienski Scholarship Fund 2012

Engineer-in-Training Certification (Chemical), State of Massachusetts, April 2014

Beyond Benign, Wilmington, MA Summer 2008

WORK

Intern

EXPERIENCE

• Coordinated with a team to develop a solution from polylactic acid (PLA) to remove hard water

deposits

• Proposed an experiment to vary the pH of PLA to determine the optimal acidity

• Determined that the solution performed best at pH of 4 to 5

• Prepared a formal report and presented the findings to other interns

Conte Polymer Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst Spring 2011

RESEARCH

Research Assistant

EXPERIENCE

• Collaborated with a fellow assistant to perform various chemistry experiments such as distillation, gas

chromatography, recrystallization, and extraction

• Followed strict protocols and formulations to prepare solutions

• Obtained detailed record keeping skills

Heat Exchanger, Group Leader Spring 2013

ACADEMIC

• Studied heat exchanger’s P&ID prior to operating it in co-current flow

EXPERIENCE

• Developed PI and PID controllers using multiple tuning methods based on proposed transfer function

• Performed frequency response analysis to develop bode diagrams to verify system order

Distillation (methanol and water) Spring 2013

• Operated a 13 tray distillation column to separate methanol and water

• Determined the optimal feed tray location and reflux rate using theory and experiments

• Monitored the performance of the column using LabView software

• Collected data and analyzed the samples using Gas chromatography and refractometer

Methanation, Group Leader

• Synthesized methane in a CSTR and a PFR to study its reaction kinetics Fall

2012

• Operated an IR analyzer to determine the inputs and outputs of gas concentrations

• Demonstrated that PFR had a conversion rate of 60% while CSTR had 20%

Poly(methyl methacrylate) Production Fall 2012

• Produced poly(methyl methacrylate) from methyl methacrylate and azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN), in a

customized dilatometer to study its reaction kinetics

• Surpassed our goal and produced 1 to 3% PMMA

Process Design, Professor Paul Dauenhauer & Professor T.J. Mountziaris Fall 2012

• Researched acetaldehyde production from the dehydrogenation of ethanol

• Developed PFDs and created simulation using ASPEN Plus

• Determined the sizing of chemical process units necessary to meet the requirements

• Performed a complete economic analysis on the production over 22 years using Mathcad and Excel

• Wrote technical memos and report and gave a formal presentation in front of a panel

Lab Skills: Distillation, Extraction, Titration, HPLC, GC, DSC, Refractometer, Cell Culture

RELEVANT

Computer Skills: Microsoft Office, Mathcad, Matlab, Aspen Plus

SKILLS

Hands-on Process Machinery: Heat Exchanger, Distillation Column, CSTR, PFR

Spoken Languages: Fluent in English, Chinese (Cantonese)

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