Chemical Engineer

Joseph DeRoy

University of Maine, Orono – ****

** **** ***, ******, ** 04038

Phone: 207-***-**** – Email: ********@*****.***

Chemical Engineer

Summa Cum Laude [3.83 GPA] graduate from University of Maine, Orono with a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering backed by broad chemical and industrial laboratory experience. Held eight-month co-op position providing real-world working experience at Sappi Fine Paper’s Technology Center (R&D laboratory and Pilot Plant) in Westbrook, ME. Member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Proficient in use of Excel, Word, Visio, Minitab, MathCAD, and AspenPlus software.

Education

University of Maine, Orono – Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, 2016

Honors: Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society), Dean’s List all 8 semesters

Course Highlights:

-Wastewater Treatment Process Design

-Pulp and Paper [paper science and mill operations]

-Unit Operations [with Lab]

-Chemical Kinetics/Reactor Design

-Advanced Materials [semiconductor science and manufacturing]

-Organic Chemistry [with Lab]

-Statics and Strength of Materials

-Electric Circuits

Professional Experience

Sappi Fine Paper Technology Center, Westbrook, ME – Research and development laboratory and pilot plant facility serving Sappi Fine Paper

Co-op, Product Development and Facilities divisions – Summer 2014 and Spring 2015

Repaired data collection program for pilot coater (Excel BASIC programming) and expanded its capabilities to access and record data from additional sensors on the coater

Increased daily throughput of coating/additive Water Sensitivity and Solubility testing by 25-40% with no loss of precision

Selected and sized heat exchanger in the Pilot Plant that replaced an existing refrigerated coolant system with the plant’s cooling water supply

Assisted in selection and testing of pigments, additives, and ion-supplying chemicals for new coating product being developed

Assisted in development of a bench-scale test to quantify paper coatings’ Wet Picking defects observed during offset printing

Learned ladder-logic programming with RSLogix, as well as design and implementation of graphical operator control screens for pilot coater using RSView

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