Engineering Project
Resume:
North Arlington, NJ *****
Mikhail Tavarez
**********@*****.***
Education
Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey New Brunswick, NJ
Bachelors of Science, Chemical Engineering Expected Graduation: May 2016
Minor in Japanese GPA: 2.903
Relevant Courses: Chemical Analysis I + II, Thermodynamics I + II, Transport Phenomenon I + II, Chemical Kinetics I, Intro to Biochemical Engineering, Design Separation Processing + Design Project, Design and Process Econ + Design Project, Process Engineering Lab
Work Experience
Blink Fitness March 2012-August 2013
Maintenance Associate/Front Desk Associate
Increased Maintenance Efficiency by restructuring the maintenance schedule and employing new organizational methods.
Checked members into the gym and acted as a resource for any information that they might have.
Rutgers CAIT Soil Laboratory June 2015-September 2015
Laboratory Technician
Worked on a 40 Million dollar project with the NJ DoT and Tokyo University.
Assessment of soil properties via the Atterberg Limit, SG, Wet Sieve Analysis, and Water Content tests.
Processed soil samples using pneumatic flow tube mixing.
Collected data to define the index properties of the mixed soil material to determine the minimum amount of cement required to induce chemical stabilization for the sediment being used.
Generated stress strain graphs using data gathered from unconfined compression tests to model the high end strength gain of the mixed sediment with increasing percentages of cement.
Calibrated and verified laboratory equipment using ASTM procedures to comply with AASHTO specifications.
Skills
Laboratory/Project Skills
Process Engineering & Control
oAnalysis of friction factor & pressure drop correlation, using straight copper and plastic pipes.
oLiquid level manipulation using a feed forward PID controller programmed in LabView.
Process Design
oOptimization of continuous tablet manufacturing process involving multiple locations and processes.
oCalculation of Operating & Capital expenditures using MATLAB.
oDesigning process for the production of acetic acid from natural gas via methane partial oxidation.
Mass, energy, and atom balances for the proposed plant. Collaborated on plant design.
oAstraNova GMP training completed
Computer Skills
Strong with Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Matlab (4 years)
Intermediate knowledge of Aspen (1.5 years) and LabView (1 year)
Basic knowledge of AutoCAD and SolidWorks
2 years of experience programming in Java and C++.
Languages
Intermediate in Spanish
Intermediate in Japanese
Leadership and Organizations
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Fitness Chairman
oPioneered the position, first Fitness Chairman in the 25+ year history the NJ Chapter.
Community Service Chairman
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Active member of AICHE for 2 yrs.
NJ DPW Clean City Block Captain
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