Chemical Engineering Injection Molding

Leon Zhou

San Diego, CA

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SUMMARY

Chemical engineering senior with internship partially in manufacturing environment. Strong academic performance in process control and engineering coursework. Knowledge of lean manufacturing, statistical process control, and associated process improvement concepts. Experience utilizing statistical packages such as R, MATLAB, and Excel as well as Java. EDUCAT I ON

University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA

Candidate for B.S. Chemical Engineering Exp. Graduation 06/2016 GPA: 3.88

Engineer-in-Training Certification State of CA

Certificate No. EIT 155992 06/2015

EXPER I ENCE

Caterpillar Inc. Mossville, IL

Intern – Advanced Materials Technology Division 06/2015–09/2015

Conducted audits of plastic suppliers engaged in injection molding, blow molding, and other plastics processes.

Designed fixture to examine plastics for environmental stress cracking on exposure to certain solvents and cleaners.

Contributed authorship to an internal plastics design guide on the areas of assembly and decorative methods.

Created reference document cross-referencing in-house materials testing capabilities with qualification testing needs.

Identified internal targets for research funding requests. Northrop Grumman Corporation Redondo Beach, CA

Materials and Processes Intern 06/2014–09/2014

Improved the process for lab-scale silver electroplating of carbon-based wires and examined their resistive properties.

Utilized epoxies to create composite mirror structures and generated VBA code to analyze their surface roughness.

Prepared interface materials filled with carbon nanotubes and graphene to improve thermal performance.

Performed a gap analysis between internal nondestructive testing specifications and updated defense specifications. Brown Lab – UCSD Dept. of Pharmacology La Jolla, CA Lab Assistant 02/2013–03/2014

Maintained stock through taking regular inventory and prepping or reordering materials as required.

Assisted in operation and management of a mouse breeding colony.

Experience in sterile technique, weaning and genotyping mice, including DNA extraction, and end-point PCR. Life Technologies Corporation Foster City, CA

Intern – Companion Diagnostics 06/2013–08/2013

Conducted an RNA stability study for use with a developing microfluidic PCR companion diagnostic assay designed to determine the efficacy of a new cancer therapy.

Experience in RT-qPCR, gel electrophoresis, microtomy, slide staining, and UV-Vis spectroscopy. EXTRACURR I CULAR PROJ ECT S

UCSD ChemE Car Project 2012–Present

Advisor (2014-present), Board Safety Coordinator (2013-2014), Member (2012-2013)

Aid in management of a project organization with 40+ active members and ensure project deadlines are met.

Contributed to the assembly and testing of a light-based stopping mechanism utilizing a foaming reaction.

Compose an engineering documentation package, containing protocols, documentation, and specifications.

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