Chemical Engineer, Research & Development, Chemical Engineering

Objective – To apply critical thinking, analytical, and communication skills to get a job as a chemical engineer in a challenging environment.

Education

Bachelors of Science, Chemical and Life Sciences Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, May 2015

GPA: 3.138/4.00

Applicable Courses

• Thermodynamics of Phase Equilibria • Transport Phenomena • Chemical Reactions Engineering

• Unit Operations • Process Control • Mass and Energy Balances • Pharmaceutical Engineering

Relevant Experiences

Senior Design Project: RLC Separations Technology (Sept. 2014 – May 2015)

Analyzed operation of Anaerobic indirectly heated calciner used for oil separation

Performed Design of Experiments to identify and optimize operating parameters for higher percentage of oil recovery

Analyzed scale up effects using bench scale and AspenPlus simulations

Case Study Nevirapine: Bench to commercial Scale-up (Fall 2014)

Analyzed patents to determine most efficient process for the drug Nevirapine

Performed cost analysis and process flow for production of Nevirapine

Developed a commercial scale process to produce 1200MT of Nevirapine a year

Determined that Nevirapine, as currently made, is too expensive to produce for developing countries which agrees with the current drug sales

Quest Innovation Fund (QIF): Bioenergetics Intern (May – August 2014)

Developed/built an exhibit on display at the Science Museum of Virginia

Provided content and organization to student run project through VCU.

In process of patenting the exhibit

Undergraduate Researcher VCU (October 2012 – December 2014)

Developed hydrogen peroxide bandage system to encourage wound recovery

Performed simple design of experiment and data analysis

Publications

“Hydrogen peroxide loaded cellulose acetate mats as a controlled topical O2 delivery devices” In Press

Skills/Qualities

Proficient with Microsoft: Word, PowerPoint, Excel (Visual Basic), Visio, Project (MS Project)

Design of Experiment using JMP statistical software

AIChE safety (SAChE) certification

Experience with AspenPlus

Lab Equipment/Procedures: centrifuge, vapor hoods, UV-VIS spectrophotometer, gas chromatography, infrared spectroscopy, filtration thru Buchner funnel, refluxing, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Thermogravimetric Analysis, NMR spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy

References - Available upon request

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