Chemical Engineering Engineer

Aparna Valsan

**** ***** ***** *****, ********, AZ

*******@***.*** / 480-***-****

Objective

Highly motivated and hardworking chemical engineer seeking a full-time position where I can apply my professional skills and knowledge for product research and process development. Very well organized and goal oriented, with experience working in, as well as leading teams. Education

Arizona State University Spring ‘14 – Fall ‘15

Masters of Science in Chemical Engineering (GPA: 3.68/4.0) Anna University Fall ’02 – Spring ‘06

Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering (GPA: 3.5/4.0) Visa Status Citizen

Employment

Process Engineer Wendt India Limited (Hosur, India) Apr ’07 – May ‘08

• Managed and supervised a 17-person department involved the production of Nickel-plated rollers.

• Developed production-plans and schedules, and arranged for resources to ensure achievement of organizational targets.

• Monitored production-processes to identify deviations leading to defects and rejections and modified process-parameters that reduced rejections by 35%. Engineering Intern AstraZeneca (Bangalore, India) Dec ’05 – Apr ‘06

• Studied existing cooling-tower and autoclave design in an effort to identify areas where performance and efficiency could be increased.

• Devised better designs that enhanced cooling-tower performance and reduced autoclave cooling-time.

Course Work

• Characterization methods of Inorganic Compounds and Materials

• Nanotechnology in Energy Production and Storage

• Fuel Cells and Bio Fuel Cells

• Six Sigma Methodology/ Engineering Experimentation

• Introduction to Computational Materials

• Statistics for Engineers

Research

Projects

Lab Work; Mentor: Dr. Bin Mu Sep ’14 – June ‘16

• Developed novel polymer-MOF mixed-matrix membranes using sonication, spin coating, and electro-spinning techniques, for applications in gas-separation.

• Synthesized novel Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and development of MOF films on various substrates using photolithographic and dip-coating techniques.

• Investigating the application of chemical crosslinking as a solution for the enhancement of mixed-matrix-membrane lifetimes.

• Conducted Design Of Experiments (DOE) to optimize the parameters in the synthesis of mixed matrix membranes.

• Identifying and characterizing synthesized MOFs and mixed-matrix membranes. Microbial Fuel Cell for Wastewater Treatment Aug’14 – Dec’14

• Reviewed the aspects of wastewater treatment using Microbial Fuel Cells.

• Investigated the Kinetics, limitations and advancements of MFC’S. Skills

• Trained in XRD, SEM, DSC and FTIR characterization techniques.

• Experience in C/C++, COMSOL, AutoCAD, JMP, Minitab, and SPSS

• Six Sigma Green Belt

• Fluent in Microsoft Office

Volunteer

Experience

Friends for Life Animal Shelter Oct ’11 – June ‘16

• Helped ensure physical and emotional wellbeing of dogs at shelter.

• Helped maintain dog kennels and habitats.

• Participated in and helped organize fund-raising events.

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