Mengnan Zhou
E: acxk5l@r.postjobfree.com M: 864-***-****
www.linkedin.com/in/mengnanzhou
Education
Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO May 2016
• Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering GPA: 3.80
• GRE quantitative ranking: top 6%
Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO May 2014
• Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering GPA: 3.64
• Graduated with Cum Laude
• Full tuition covered fellowship award Tau Beta Pi Dean’s List (6) Work Experience
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Research Assistant (on-campus part-time job) Golden, CO 2014 – 2016
• Led a collaborative group of 8 to increase the economic value of a geothermal project by 210%
• Mastered a commercial software for project simulation, and learned statistical modeling for production trend forecasting
• Designed a standardized work flow for the economic value optimization process
• Ensured timely actions to mitigate foreseen challenges and exposed problems along project progression by communicating project updates and prioritizing team efforts on regular basis
• Presented promising research results with supportive data evidence and deliberate assumptions
• Created opportunities for future cooperation with Department of Energy and other professionals Caterpillar Global Mining Summer Intern
Beijing, China 2012
• Composed a fully structured branding proposal on CAT’s print media advertisement strategy, including market review, competitor analysis, CAT’s historical advertisement evaluation, and detailed suggestions on ad’s content, placement, and frequency
• Contributed to the success of CAT’s largest exhibition on MINExpo by assisting on logistics Colorado School of Mines Teaching Assistant & Tutor (on-campus part-time job) Golden, CO 2012 – 2016
• Awarded best TA of the semester with strong communication and teaching skills
• Tutored students from different majors with a variety of subjects, projects, and assignments Academic Projects
Production Feasibility Analysis Team Leader Golden, CO 2014
• Led an Exploration and Development project with teammates from different majors
• Steered project approach, managed project progression, and encouraged teammates to overcome hard times
• Delivered a professional literature review and a presentation that were well received by respected industry experts
Product Design Project Team Leader Golden, CO 2012
• Led product design and served as the liaison of the team to communicate with the customer about budget, schedule and product design details
• Designed an innovative department landmark in the petroleum engineering building on campus Professional Skills
PE Software: CMG (STARS & CMOST) MatLab Techlog Eclipse TecPlot 360 SGeMS Petrel Financial: Gas and Oil Properties Evaluation Financial Accounting Probability and Statistics