Engineer Project

Chemical Engineer

Qualifications Profile

Versatile and quick learner professional, equipped with solid knowledge of engineering best practices and industry standards; complemented with hands-on experience in unleaded fuel research and project administration. Excel in translating research and gathered data into meaningful information through development of technical plans, documents, reports, and presentations. Exemplify effectiveness in collaborating with all professional levels to ensure high-quality and timely completion of designated tasks and responsibilities. Display strong capability to adapt to and function well within fast-changing environments, coupled with ability to deal with and resolve issues at hand.

Professional Experience

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Chemical Engineer – Atlantic City International Airport, Atlantic City, NJ 2014–Present

Effectively function as a substitute contracting officer representative (COR) on onsite labor support contract.

Actively engage with internal and external stakeholders, along with other FAA offices and external business organizations, in charge of providing technical support and details to FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC) program manager.

Career Highlights

Stakeholder Documentation:

oLaboratory test document: Generation of initial listing of possible laboratory tests for use on experimental fuels, capturing both standard and non-standard tests along with possible limitations. Incorporation of input from internal, other FAA offices, and industry sources. Documentation serving as list of stakeholder approved test methods for course of program.

oRig test document: Initial guidelines for detailed rig test plan, input from internal, other FAA offices, and industry sources considered and addressed during review and revision of third-party test.

oBaseline fuel: Capture stakeholder input from face-to-face stakeholder meeting on baseline fuel for program testing distributed to industry stakeholders for concurrence, including request of blending of fuels from third party laboratory and coordination of delivery to third party contractor and FAA.

Project Performance:

oPhase 1 Detonation, Power Performance, and Emission Test: Preparation of draft test plan for initial engine test of experimental fuels, addressing basic anti-knock performance, power, and bulk gas emissions. Incorporation of input from internal contractors, other FAA offices, and industry stakeholders. Witnessing and review preparation and test by onsite contract support.

oParticulate Matter emissions project: Contract emission testing of non-regulated engine, with experimental fuels. Beginning with identification of test facility, drafting tailored test plan, to the non-conventional test requirements, and incorporation of input from multiple FAA offices. Conversion of test plan to a statement of work, and generation of cost estimate and sole-source justification. Served as contract officer representative monitoring more than $200K cost type contract, completed on schedule and under budget.

oGCxGC analysis of fuel project: Overseeing contract analysis of fuels, from industry group request to incorporate in testing, to generating statement of work, cost estimate, and justification for source selection. Now contract officer representative monitoring more than $30K cost type contract. Completed on time and on budget.

oConversion of Data Acquisition System Project: Expansion of project, changes in test objectives, and obsolesce of systems components of current data acquisition system led to selection of replacement system data acquisition and test control system. Extensively involved in selection, evaluation, and purchase of replacement system for engine test facility. Now coordinating delivery, installation, commissioning, and training on new data acquisition system, project more than 600K. Work includes coordination of work with onsite facilities personnel.

oExternal Laboratory Contract: Creation of document to align with work expansion specifications, determination of scope of testing, coordination of samples being sent from multiple third party test sites. Communication of test results to third-party contractors and other FAA offices.

oFTIR Emissions Unit Project: Requirement for measurement of SO2 emissions, in Phase 1 engine testing, that led to purchase of FTIR unit and coordination of installation and training on new equipment between vendor, FAA, and contract personnel, with fixed price purchase totaling to approximately $200K.

Hiasun Inc. contracted to Federal Aviation Administration

Engineer – Atlantic City International Airport, Atlantic City, NJ 2012–2014

Contributed significant inputs in performing all stages of test work, which encompassed preparation of test plans, execution of test, processing of data, and delivery of presentation.

Served as a flight test engineer for high-altitude flight testing, which including all training required for use of oxygen system in unpressurized plane.

Took charge of operating and maintaining onsite fuel laboratory, as well as executing materials compatibility testing.

Led work for sensor and method comparison of t

Made use of LabVIEW in coding multiple data acquisition of programs, while training on the utilization of AVL IndiCom combustion analysis software.

Aided in preparing several draft reports to be disseminated to FAA personal and industry groups.

Maintained active participation in industry group activities, such as ASTM and CRC conferences.

Assisted in interviewing and training new engineering contract personnel.

Additional Experience

Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ (2009–2010)

Research Associate –Rowan University (New York Department of Transportation) 2010

Earned selection to take over a DOTNY-funded research project regarding the use of brine for anti-icing and de-icing.

Generated and submitted technical papers based on research findings on the application rates of brine.

Research Associate – Rowan University (Sunoco Inc.) 2009

Operated pilot scale distillation column as part of a project for the removal of sterically hindered dibenzothiophenes from fuel oil.

Conducted system troubleshooting and improved operating procedures, which enabled the seamless execution of research and on-time completion of project.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering: 2011 Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ

Graduated cum laude Tau Beta Pi, Honorary Engineering Society

Publications

Atwood, D. and Rodgers, M. (2015). Anti-knock and power performance evaluation of swift fuels 100SF fuel blended with a commercial100 low-lead aviation gasoline in a full-scale engine. (DOT/FAA/TC-14/51).

Atwood, D. and Rodgers, M. (2014). Anti-knock performance of reduced lead aviation gasoline in a full-scale engine. (DOT/FAA/TC-14/10).

Atwood, D., Rodgers, M. and Huang, C. (2015). Anti-knock performance of unleaded 94 aviation gasoline in high-octane demand full-scale engines (DOT/FAA/TC-14/21).

Gephardt, Z.O., Farrell, S., Savelski, M., Slater, C.S., Giacomelli, J., Rodgers, M., … Diallo, H. (2011). Integration of particle technology with pharmaceutical industry applications in the chemical engineering undergraduate curriculum and K-12 Education. The Proceedings of the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education.

Professional Development

2015

Project Management I

Introduction to FAA Risk Management

Introduction to Cost Estimating in the FAA

2014

COR/COTR Basic Training

Appropriations Law Seminar

2013

LabVIEW Core 1 and 2

Combustion and Emissions for Engineers, By SAE International 2.0 CEU

2012

Clarus GCMS Operator and Fundamental Gas Chromatography

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