Chemical Engineering Graduate Candidate

Nathalia Fernandes

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OBJECTIVE

To work in a chemical company as an entry level chemical engineer, where I can contribute with my knowledge and leverage my skills.

EDUCATION

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS

St Louis, MO

M.E. Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering

December, 2015

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

East Lansing, MI

Study abroad program – Science without Borders – Chemical Engineering; GPA: 3.8 (out of 4.0);

Jan - Dec 2012

FEI

Sao Paulo, Brazil

B.S. Chemical Engineering; GPA: 8.2 (out of 10);

December, 2013

ETE

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Technician degree in Industrial Laboratory; GPA: 8 (out of 10);

June, 2008

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

BASF Agricultural Products Hannibal, Missouri, Summer 2015

Intern in Process Enginering

•Reviewed P&IDs to check in the field for inconsistent instruments and equipment.

•Created a pipe line list for a project in order to quote and purchase pipe labels. Contacted vendors to get quotes and purchased all the markers.

•Reviewed environmental reports in the Production Plant.

ENERGY RESOURCES GROUP St. Louis, Missouri, Aug – Dec 2014

Intern in a Building Retrocomission Project

•Took measures in one of the college buildings in order to evaluate electricity consumption and identify improvement opportunities. Contributed to the team that presented the final report with recommendations and energy efficiency measures.

MULTITEC Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jan – Aug 2014

Project Manager

•Worked in projects involving the replacement of a generator oil tank, retrofit of the wastewater system, laboratory renovation and new equipment installation, office renovation to accommodate incoming employees.

•Met with client to understand its needs and define a detailed scope, interacted with different departments within the company such as Procurement, EHS and Logistics to have the right inputs for each different project, contracted detailed engineering to have layouts and P&IDs when necessary, contracted construction services and construction supervision personnel.

•Tracked schedule, costs and scope of the projects using MS Project.

BASF Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sep – Dec 2013

Intern in Project Engineering

•Studied rules and procedures of the company, in order to understand how BASF manage projects.

•Participated in training program that provided notion of different departments all over the company. The training included lectures regarding the departments of Maintenance, Legislation, Energy and Utilities, Procurement and Process safety.

Nathalia Fernandes

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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY East Lansing, MI USA, May – Aug 2012

Research assistant in Chemical Engineering department

•Performed statistical analyses on experimental data to assist graduate students with their research projects.

•Used Minitab to perform ANOVA tests and distribution graphics.

FEI Sao Paulo, Brazil, Aug – Dec 2009

Research internship in Material Science Laboratory

•Performed mechanical tests and image analysis on ceramics.

•Collected experiment data to help graduate students as part of their research.

ELEKEIROZ Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jun – Aug 2008

Summer Internship in Quality control Laboratory

•Analyzed raw material and finished product samples with chemical techniques such as gas chromatography, titration, Karl Fischer titration. The substances analyzed were sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, plasticizers.

•Assisted a quality control laboratory of raw material and finished products.

•Leveraged teamwork in a new environment in order to quickly gain experience in the laboratory.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

BASF - High school teacher (Volunteer program) Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jan – Aug 2014

•Taught physics for high school students in order to better prepare them for college application.

•Prepared materials previously to the class and gave lectures during weekends.

FEI - Peer tutoring in Inorganic chemistry course Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2010

•Supported and gave advice to students in Inorganic Chemistry Course.

•Instructed in solving exercises and managing time to reach excellence in college.

SKILLS AND HONORS

•Best student certificate of the chemical engineering department at Centro Universitario da FEI.

•Best graduation project which was the assembly of a dryer – group of four people.

•Proficient in Matlab, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Power Point and MS Project.

•Familiar with Minitab: construction of sample diagrams, mean, standard deviation calculations.

•Fluent in English and Portuguese; Basic Spanish and German.

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