Michelle Zeng, EIT
** *********** ********, *******, ** L6C 2X6 647-***-**** ********.**.****@*****.*** SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
Familiar with troubleshooting and operating CNC lathe machines to produce precision machined products
Working knowledge of Visual Basic for Applications in Excel to analyze, manipulate and present data
Experienced with AutoCAD 2011 for 2D computer aided design
Familiar with Matlab for data analysis, visualization and numerical computation
Experienced with Aspen Plus to simulate material and energy balances of chemical processing plants
Knowledgeable with BioWin process simulator to design and optimize wastewater treatment plants
Working knowledge of CAD drawings, Photoshop, Visio and RStudio, Access Database EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Engineering 2014, Chemical Engineering and Biosciences McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
September 2009-April 2014
Completion of Professional Practice Exam (PPE) August 2016 WORKING EXPERIENCE:
Manufacturing Engineering Coordinator, Fileco (A division of Teknion Limited), Concord, ON February 2015 – July 2016
Research and provide engineering solutions to maintain and improve efficiency for current manufacturing equipment, tools, and processes
Define and maintain process information in electronic form (using BAAN), including information routings, work centres and other data required to determine work flow and plant capacity utilization
Perform technical analysis and provide advice and suggestions to possible technological development that can improve manufacturing efficiency
Assist R&D in product improvement and standardization
Train employees on the use of new equipment’s or production techniques
Project Management - establishing project timelines & leading project implementation
Assist in conducting root cause analysis for equipment failures
Selection & commissioning of various sized capital equipment
Assess the cost and quality of goods and confirm the quantities are ordered on the most cost effective basis
Create purchase orders as required and follow processes in a well-timed manner
Used AutoCAD to assist in the preparation of fixtures, plan layout, blueprints and other engineering plans Production Coordinator/Supervisor, Alfa International Enterprise Limited, Mississauga, ON May 2014 – January 2015
Managed and scheduled the production of automotive parts for Ford, GM and Chrysler and coordinate the shipping and receiving team
Analyze and develop process improvement methods for operation of CNC machines while reducing cost and improving quality of products to better match customer needs by investigating the type of tooling’s, equipments and materials that works best to increase the effectiveness of production output
Supervise a team of 10-15 operators performing CNC machines and evaluating their performance to increase proficiency
Used VBA to program an excel sheet that automatically calculates how much scrap are produced per week and a Machine Scheduling sheet in order to keep process requirements and expectations visible for all functional area involved
Ensure that all tools and materials required for machine changes are available to operators in accordance with the production schedule
Determine raw material requirements to maintain appropriate on-time inventory levels
Update, maintain and coordinate customer order releases through customer's online systems and or direct communication with customers
Communicate with customers and office staff to ensure that logistics for shipments are organized as per shipping schedules and customer requirements
Michelle Zeng, EIT
38 Westchester Crescent, Markham, ON L6C 2X6 647-***-**** ********.**.****@*****.***
Calculate production efficiencies including tracking downtime
Meet management requirement in KPIs
R&D Lab Technologist Co-op Student, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River, ON May 2013 – August 2013
Developed a modified production process of zeolite catalyst used in Passive Autocatalytic Recombiners that are used for commercial sale
Designed and performed an experimental plan in a laboratory setting to determine the most cost effective and best production method for Pt/Silicate catalyst by running various experiments, collecting, recording and analyzing data
Presented results a technical document and in a PowerPoint presentation to research scientists and made future recommendations
Performed experiments by using the Buchner funnel, muffle furnace and curing oven
Performed metal area analysis by operating a Chemisorption Analyzer to evaluate the surface area of the catalyst at elevated temperatures
Research Assistant, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON January 2013 – May 2013
Assist in liquid injection trial labs to determine the best drug coating for Ibuprofen anti-inflammatory tablets by operating a twin screw extruder
Work independently to collect data by planning and implementing experiments as well as performing statistical analysis on both quantitative and qualitative data by using RStudio
Organized information using word processing, database and spreadsheet familiarity
Conduct a search for scholarly literature relevant to the research project EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
Action Volunteer for Animals, Petsmart, Markham, ON May 2015 – August 2015
Volunteer weekly at the adoption centres
Cleaning cages, socializing cats and kittens and introducing members of the public to the cats Chem-E-Car, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
September 2012 – May 2014
Brainstorming, designing, and experimenting to create small-scale automobiles that operate by chemical means to power a car to a line set at a known distance from the starting point, while carrying an amount of water
Preparing the Engineering Design Documentation report and the Job Safety Assessment report for the regional and annual National Chem-E-Car Competition, coordinated by the American Institute of Chemical Engineering (AIChE®)
Competed in the National Chem-E-Car Competition in March 2013 and received the "Most Creative Drive System" award
Ranked 6th place out of 25 competing schools and was Canada’s top ten Chem-E-Car Team in 2013 Women in Engineering Society, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON Vice President of Promotions
September 2009 – May 2014
Introduced the engineering profession to female secondary school students through events such as Go ENG Girl club and leading weekly executive meetings
Promote events that are held by WES by performing public presentations to attract new members and by creating promotional templates using Photoshop and Video Maker
Planned the annual Big Sister/Little Sister BBQ to give female engineering students opportunity to meet and mingle with all of the women in engineering