Engineer Chemical Engineering

SUKHPREET CHAUHAN, EIT

**** **** *** ***** **., Fresno, CA 93720, 559-***-****

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Career Objective: Professional position in Engineering that will allow me to enhance and utilize my education and skills

Skills:

Interpersonal

Project management and analytical skills

Self starter with strong work ethic; ability to work independently and lead a team

Detail oriented with strong record-keeping and organizational skills

Ability to think critically, and demonstrated troubleshooting and problem solving skills

Comfortable in a fast-paced small company environment with minimal direction

Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks to meet targeted deadlines

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Technical

Programming: Matlab and C++

Graphics: AutoCad, Visio, Aspen HYSIS

Software: Aspen Plus, Windows (Excel, Powerpoint and Word) and Macintosh, SAP

Process Improvement (Lean, Six Sigma and 5S)

Ability to comply with cGMP requirements

Typing speed: 70 wpm

EIT certified in California, USA and Ontario, Canada; authorized to work in United States and Canada

Education:

B. Eng., Chemical Engineering September 2009-June 2014

Ryerson University, Toronto ON

Dean’s List 2012-2013

Earned 1st place for final year project (group of 4 Design engineers): Production of 30 million liters/year of bioethanol from residual wood chips of cellulose industry

oPerformed mass and energy balance calculations on major units (pressure vessels, heat exchangers etc.) in the process and finalized process flow diagram (PFD)

oDeveloped control strategies for major equipment in the plant and finalized the piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID)

oUtilized Visio to create PFD and P&IDs and AutoCad to create 3D model of the plant

oPerformed a risk assessment analysis by utilizing event trees and fault trees

Work Experience:

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. May 2014- August 2015

Food Processing Specialist Hamilton, ON

Validated and commissioned equipment to increase process performance and overall yield

Utilized GMP and Six Sigma methodologies to evaluate customer complaints and to select an appropriate course of action

Gathered and analyzed data during plant trials and prepared/updated SOPs (standard operating procedures) and wrote technical reports

Accomplishment:

Assisted in the establishment of direct cost savings resulting from technology upgrades and process modifications

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. January 2013-August 2013

Process Specialist Technician (Co-op) Kitchener, ON

Assisted in the pre-commissioning of new equipment through data gathering and well-documented plant trials

Collected, processed and analyzed pilot plant test data and presented the findings in technical reports

Managed multiple projects such as long term storage testing and shelf life studies

Accomplishment:

Analyzing data from multiple projects such as long term storage project led my team to conclude that the new equipment will provide us with a better product compared to the existing equipment

Apotex Inc. May 2012-August 2012

Production Engineer (Co-op) Richmond Hill, ON

Worked on the production lines with the area engineers/contractors to decrease downtime on the lines and gathered data on the line to identify the areas of improvement

Accomplishment

One of the ways of reducing downtime on the line was to minimize the changeover time

oA cart was designed with the assistance of contractors where operators can store all their tools and changeover parts. With the usage of this cart, downtime was significantly reduced and parts/tools were not misplaced.

Apotex Inc. September 2011-December 2011

Production Engineer (Co-op) Richmond Hill, ON

Assisted in the installation of new production equipment on the lines to improve line efficiency

Accomplishment:

Installation of high precision sensors on the line resulted in less rejects of the product which in turn reduced rework/downtime

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