Project Chemical Engineer

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Champaign IL 61820 ********@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Over 2 years of experience as a process engineer in the manufacturing industry and 3 years of experience in research

Bachelors and Masters of Science in Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez EDUCATION

University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez May 2012

Masters of Science, Chemical Engineering GPA 3.70/4.00 University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez May 2008

Bachelors of Science, Chemical Engineering Major GPA 3.65/4.00 EXPERIENCE

ADM, Project Engineer 5/2015 – Present

Identify, plan and execute process improvement projects on a food grade manufacturing facility

Assist production by identifying bottlenecks and troubleshooting equipment to increase production rates and reduce manufacturing costs

Completed a capital project that increased production rates by 1,500 klbs/month US Army Corps of Engineers, Research Assistant 6/2012 – 5/2015

Design, optimize and conduct feasibility studies for pesticides to be used against microbiological organisms.

Developed a decontaminant that kills 99.99% of bacteria in challenging environments with less mass requirements and ecological footprints than the current EPA benchmark. Chemical Engineer - Intern 6/2010 – 8/2010

Determined the role of spectra fibers in improving the strength and flexural properties of bendable concrete panels and increased the fiber/concrete bond by 25 percent. University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Teaching Assistant 8/2011 – 5/2012

Supervised students at the Chemical Engineering Unit Operations laboratories. Eastman Chemical Company, Process Engineer 6/2008 – 5/2009

Implemented capital projects and provided technical support to batch manufacturing processes.

Increased the yield of a process by 2 percent, reduced the cycle time by 4 hrs and implemented changes that resulted in 20,000 USD per year in cost savings. Controls Engineer Coop 5/2007 – 8/2007

Developed dynamic simulations to study the effectiveness of control strategies, identified areas for improvement and implemented changes to reduce corrosion rates in a distillation column. Research and Development - Coop 1/2007 – 5/2007

Designed experiments to determine kinetic models for ester exchange reactions using a pilot plant scale BSTR and proved that there is consistency with laboratory scale information. Kimberly Clark Corporation, Coop 1/2006 – 5/2006

Analyzed how the density of a product varied under different packaging conditions and determined optimum settings in packing equipment, reduced the variability in quality specs of the product. University of Massachusetts, Intern 5/2005 – 8/2005

Developed methods to insert bimetallic iron nanoparticles into polymer membranes to remove toxic components from underground waters, resulting in 80% of toxics removal. SKILLS: Microsoft project, Minitab, PI ProcessBook, NovaTech D/3, statistical analysis, design of experiments, rheometry, polymer chemistry, Biosafety level 2 training and characterization techniques among others.

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