Chemical Engineering Technical Support
Resume:
Matthew Grivnovics
Brookhaven, PA 19015
***********@*****.***
WORK EXPERIENCE
GELEST, INC. - Morrisville, PA
Process Engineer January 2009 – Present
Design layout, purchase equipment and supervise installation of new reactor systems and utility equipment
Evaluate chemical equipment and processes to identify ways to optimize performance or to ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations
Devise, manage, monitor, and interpret bench-scale experiments in order to facilitate scale up to a production process
Provide technical support to production, R&D and maintenance staff for daily operation of plant
Participate in OSHA process safety management program and process hazard analyses
Develop safety procedures to be employed by workers operating equipment or working in close proximity to on-going chemical reactions.
Perform monthly inspections of facility, participate in root-cause analysis on incidents and complete PSSR on new equipment and processes as a member of the Safety Committee
Associate Chemist October 2008-December 2009
Facilitate the start-up of new production lab while developing EOPs for the new reactor systems
Operate 150gal-1000gal reactor setups, Myers mixer/press and wiped film evaporator
Responsible for the scale up of experimental batches, including the writing of new procedures and the supervision of production trials
Conduct validation batches for commercial scale products and implement SOPs
Process Chemist January 2007-September 2008
Operate 5L-100L reactor setups, wiped film evaporators and tumble dryer
Perform hydrosilylation, hydrolysis, alkoxylation, esterification, ammonolysis,
polymerization, and LAH reduction reactions to produce organo-silane, silicone and metal-organic compounds
Characterize and evaluate synthesized compounds using GC, FTIR, GC-MS,
NMR, TGA, DSC and refractive index, to ensure products meet quality standards
Bozzuto Construction - Conshohocken, PA
Site Manager January 2005-June 2005
Carry out daily site inspections and enforce OSHA safety guidelines
Organize and supervise labor force to ensure completion of daily assignments
EDUCATION
The Pennsylvania State University - State College, PA
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering December 2005
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
OSHA 40 hour HAZWOPER - First Aid and CPR - Forklift Operation - Confined Space - ISO-9001 - Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio
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