Chemical Engineering Engineer

Austin Mitchell, P. Eng.

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HIGHLIGHT OF QUALIFICATIONS

Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, Bachelor’s in Polymer Engineering with honours

Four years’ experience in process development, process improvement, scaling-up, troubleshooting

Three years’ experience in project engineering and project management

Over three years’ experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) utilized in process optimization

Over a year of experience in AUTOCAD, SOLIDWORKS and Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Good understanding of provincial/state rules and regulations such as CSA, API, ANSI, ASTM, TSSA and ASME codes

Hands on experimental work, experienced in research & development, production process improvement

Skilled at working on a team or independent environment as well as unionized operation environment

WORK EXPERIENCE

Research (CFD) Engineer, Ryerson University, Toronto Sep 2015- Present

CFD analysis of impeller type in solid-liquid mixing in a vessel

CFD analysis of mixing phenomenon in static mixers

Multi-phase flow study of liquid-gas mixing

Project Engineer, Equinox Engineering, Calgary Oct 2014-Jan 2015

Prepared and drafted preliminary or detailed cost estimation of capital projects for new facilities and revamps

Justified new projects via FEED studies such as calculation of capital cost, man hours and engineering man hours

Managed projects through different tools and techniques, Gantt charts, PERT charts and spreadsheets

Liaised between client and company departments to capture client’s requirements based on project constraints

Scheduled, controlled and conducted internal meetings to ensure project deliverables met project deadlines

Reviewed drawings, calculations and design engineering approach for optimization of production processes

Reviewed engineering design of smart pigging, line balancing and metering, engineering assessment modification

Optimized amine and sulphur recovery units’ revamp as well as cost benefit analysis of ThioPaq

Prepared and coordinated the documents needed for regulatory applications with client or third parties

Supported construction and prepared equipment bid documents, bid spreadsheets, bid evaluation and cost controls

Conducted process improvement and scale-up and safety review, troubleshooting and engineering assessment

Prepared QC/QA manual and audit packages, maintenance requirements

Project Engineer, Westview Engineering Ltd., Calgary Dec 2012-Sep 2014

Prepared feasibility study as well as preliminary or detailed cost estimation of various projects

Applied scientific approach in FEED, calculation of capital cost, man hours using Guthrie and Page’s methods

Conducted management of change (MOC), design review and optimization of production plants

Design calculations for risers, pigging, crossings, minimum cover for buried pipelines, pressure drop, wall thickness

Sized equipment such as PSV’s, control valves, heaters and firetubes, tanks, flares, reciprocating compressors

Developed PFD’s, P&ID’s and created As-Built P&ID’s

Prepared regulatory applications for facilities and pipelines in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba

Prepared and evaluated construction bid package, equipment bid documents, bid spreadsheets

Project cost controls and accounting, operation engineering and troubleshooting

Drafted and edited operation procedures for a Helium production plant

Conducted engineering assessment, health and safety, prepared of QC manuals and AER/SER audit packages

Research Engineer, Ryerson University and CSR Plus Vermicast Industries INC, Toronto April 2012-Oct 2012

Modified the design of an organic matter digester and pulper machine

Designed an augur system to elevate the pulp to the bioreactor

Designed a pulp spreader and a moving arm

Acted as a liaison between Ryerson University and CSR Plus Industries INC

Project Engineer, Consultant, Toronto April 2010-April 2012

Completed a feasibility study of tire recycling in Ontario

Reduced capital investment by procuring used equipment by 50%

Researched and reported all applicable government subsidy programs

Provided an estimation for equipment delivery and setup cost

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Engineer, University of Toronto, Toronto Oct. 2009- April 2010

Increased understanding of control and stability of CANDU Moderator Test Facility heat transfer by modeling and simulation using CFD software such as AUTOCAD, GAMBIT, FLUENT and TECPLOT

Conducted a volumetric heat source method in order to apply the resulting data to CANDU

Collaborated with the process engineers in order to validate the developed model

Research Engineer, Ryerson University, Toronto Sep 2006- Sep 2009

• Developed bench and pilot-scale experimental setup using Electrical Resistance Tomography to monitor mixing process, conducted experiments using factorial design of experiment method

• Increased understanding of solid-liquid, liquid-liquid and fine particle mixing in a vessel by modeling and simulation using CFD software

• Conducted CFD studies on non-Newtonian fluid with yield stress such as Xanthan gum to predict mixing time

Polymer Engineer, Barez Tires, Tehran 2001-2005

Developed and initiated a company product return policy that resulted in a 5% increase in market share

Managed team of six in various tire manufacturing projects as well as liaison with the manufacturing personnel

Improved post production quality control, especially in the area of tire defects and/or blowouts causing accidents

Implemented audit program of corporate clients with respect to tire defect analysis and response

Introduced reporting system of the daily tire claims to the factory resulting in better monitoring and quality control

Liaised with external auto manufacturing clients ensuring a clear understanding of required technical improvements

Research Engineer, Polymer institute, Tehran 1997-2001

Researched/optimized processes such as rubber lining, injection molding, blow molding, film blowing, extrusion

Conducted design of experiment including required tests for mechanical properties, adherence, stress cracking for rubber and thermoplastic products such as PE, PP and PET

Researched compounding, formulation, bath and cooling process, die and injection point related troubleshooting

Acted as a liaison between lab, production department and technologists

COMPUTER COMPETENCIES

Proficient in numerical and CFD Analysis and modeling - commercial software namely FLUENT, COMSOL, STAR-CCM+

Experienced in computer programming - C++, MATLAB and computer aided programs such as AUTOCAD, SOLIDWORKS

Expert in Microsoft Office Suite 2016: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project Management, Access, Adobe Acrobat Professional and operating systems like Windows and Linux

EDUCATION

Master of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, GPA: 3.5 2009

Relevant Courses included: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Modeling and Simulation of Chemical Processes, Heat Transfer, Transport Phenomena, Rheology, Reaction Kinetics and Catalytic Reactions, Advanced Numerical Methods and Finite Element Analysis FEA, Design of Experiment and Model Validation, and Water & Waste Water Treatment

Conducted numerical and experimental studies on the transport phenomena on solid-liquid mixing in mixing tanks.

Completed a case study on non-Newtonian fluids with yield stress such as xanthan gum

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, University of Mazandaran, Babol, Mazandaran, GPA: 3.9 2000

Relevant Courses included: Advanced Heat Transfer, Advanced Numerical Math in Engineering, Advanced Reactor Design, Liquid-liquid Extraction, and Transport Phenomena

Master`s Thesis: Developed a Prototype and the Procedure for a Special Small Tank Rubber Lining

Bachelor of Polymer Engineering and Design, Petroleum University of Technology, Abadan, Khuzestan, GPA: 3.5 1997

Relevant Courses included: fundamental courses of chemical engineering as well as Polymer Chemistry, Plastic and Rubber Processing, Polymer Material Properties, Rheology of Polymers including viscoelastic polymers

Personal and Professional Development

Project management (working towards PMP certification) at Ryerson University, Toronto 2016

PSV and Control Valve Sizing, Actuation Technology, Level Measurement, Emission Reduction Technologies, Spartan Controls Courses 2014

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) at Ryerson University 2014

Customer Service, Chinook Learning Services 2014

First Aid and H2S Alive 2013

Communication skills, professional writing in English, Toronto 2006

Truck/bus radial tire production and marketing training at Continental’s training center, Hanover, Germany 2004

Sales and Marketing at the Institute of Sales and Marketing Management 2002

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Publications:

White Papers on DRA, Torque Specifications and Cost Estimation, Westview Engineering Journal, 2013-2014

Study of Solid-Liquid Mixing in Agitated Tanks through Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2010, Volume 49, Page 4426-4435

Study of Solid-Liquid Mixing in Agitated Tanks through Electrical Resistance Tomography Chemical Engineering Science 2010, Volume 65, Page 1374-1384

Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of Solid-liquid Mixing in a Stirred Tank, 58th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, October 2008

Study the Rheological Behavior of the Mixture of NR and SBR Latices, 6th Iranian Chemical Engineering Conference, May 2001

The effect of accelerators and sulfur content of compounds on the mechanical properties of the films made of NR/SBR latex mixture, 6th Iranian Chemical Engineering Conference, May 2001

Awards and Affiliation:

Member of Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta 2014-2016

Member of Professional Engineers of Ontario 2009-2016

Member of Canadian Society for Chemical Engineers (CSChE) 2008-2016

Member of American Chemical Society (ACS) 2008-2016

Ryerson Graduate Award, RGA,RGS 2006-2008

Ryerson Best Graduate Assistant Award 2007

Volunteer Experience:

Engineers Without Borders 2013-2016

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