Chemical Engineering Design Engineer

GAVIN SHULER

*** * ******* ***, ***. *, State College, PA 16801 *******@***.*** 724-***-****

gavinshuler.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavinshuler EDUCATION

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA August 2013 - May 2017 B.S. Chemical Engineering

GPA 3.87/4.00; GPA in Chemical Engineering: 3.97/4.00

Chemical Engineering upper-level coursework includes: Refinery Operations, Process-economic Modeling, and Chemical Process Control

Programming coursework and skills in: Process Control w/ MATLAB, AspenTech HYSYS, Intermediate Python Coding, Website Building with WordPress ENGINEERING PROJECTS

Ammonia Plant Design Engineer, Senior Design January 2017 – May 2017

Improving upon existing natural gas to ammonia methods by researching in sources such as Kirk-Othmer, Compendex, Handbook of Petroleum Processing, etc.

Optimizing economics, by modeling refinery operations with Excel and HYSYS

Combined team's findings in 250+ page detailed graphical report of design process and results Water Absorption Design Engineer, ChE Separations Course March 2016 - April 2016

Formulated and coded an iterative process to find the maximum profit using governing equations and assumptions for an Enhanced Oil Recovery methane/carbon dioxide stream TEACHING EXPERIENCE

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA January 2015 - Present Teaching Assistant, Chemical Engineering Department Courses include: Thermodynamics and Separations

Taught eleven 50-minute Thermodynamics lectures, with both chalkboard and prepared PowerPoint slides

Crafted the final project requiring students to code solutions to Thermodynamics problems

Consistently worked 20+ hours per week (e.g., emails, grading, office hours, class preparation, etc.) Exam Grader, Chemistry Department January 2015 - Present

Oversaw consistent grading of 2 problems per exam once per month Student-Athlete Tutor, Morgan Academic Center August 2015 – December 2015

Tutored 8 student-athletes in subjects including general chemistry, microbiology, and physics Teaching Assistant, Chemistry Department January 2015 – December 2015 Courses include: General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry

Led bi-weekly office hours attended by 30 + students per week WORK EXPERIENCE

Care Guardianship Services, Butler, PA Summers of 2014 - 2016 Client Care Intern

Developed new business relationships with more than 50 geriatric care facilities by understanding and delivering on their unmet needs, leading to 50% increase in clients during each of the first two summers

Communicated directly with up to 20 geriatric clients daily regarding the care being provided and the specific additional requests of each

Managed client schedules to support activities of daily living as well as important scheduled events (e.g., physician visits, court hearings, etc.)

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