CURRICULUM VITAE

Daniel Valentini

Residence: *929 Hirams Ct, Hope Mills, NC, 28348

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E-mail: adbjre@r.postjobfree.com phone: 843-***-****

Education

Turin Politecnico, Material Science and Chemical Engineering Department

Turin, Italy

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering October, 2002

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering October, 2002

Thesis title “CFD modeling of a premixed multi-stage combustion chamber for gas turbine”

Licensed Professional Engineer after State Examination since 2003 (valid in Italy).

Work Experiences (References available upon request)

8/15 to present

Eastern NC, USA

Specialty Polymers manufacturer

Senior process engineer for specialty polymers Batch Plant Unit.

Activities performed include: PFD, PID and HMB review and update, process development and optimization, SOP development, operators training, new products scale up from lab to manufacturing plant in cooperation with R&D department, cooperation with project group for expansion/revamping projects, equipment technical specification preparation, technical bid analysis, layout studies, production lines start-ups, PHA and RCFA analysis.

11/12 to 6/15

Chemtex International, Wilmington, NC, USA

EPC firm

Project engineer for multiple LNG plant projects

Project/process engineer for multiple 2nd generation cellulosic bioethanol projects

Project manager for 2nd generation cellulosic bioethanol project

Activities performed include: PFD, PID and HMB review and update, process simulation, equipment technical specification preparation, technical bid analysis, layout studies, MTO and equipment lists preparation, EHS documentation preparation, HazOp analysis, interaction with governmental agencies for permitting purposes, logistic studies, preparation of technical proposals, project management,…

3/09 to 11/12

3V Inc., Georgetown, SC, USA

Specialty chemicals manufacturer

Maintenance & Parts Manager 03/09 to 6/10

Coordination of the mechanical maintenance crew, spare parts management, development of a preventive maintenance program.

Senior Technical Buyer & Parts Manager 6/10 to11/12 Procurement of spare parts, new and reprocessed equipment and services, spare parts management.

Licensed Professional Engineer 7/03 to 8/08, primary occupation

Elastogran Italia S.p.A. (BASF Group), Villanova d’Asti (AT), Italy

Polyurethane systems production

Plant Manager Assistant / Private consultant for the Engineering, Maintenance, Production and Logistics departments;

Project development, construction, testing, commissioning and start-up of new plants and revamping of existing plants with supervision and coordination of internal workforce and external contractors (for both mechanical and electrical construction);

Equipment specification, inspection and troubleshooting;

Supervision and coordination of internal and external work force for mechanical and electrical maintenance projects and routine maintenance work (all plants and utilities);

Risk analysis, root cause analysis and implementation of a predictive maintenance system to improve equipment reliability (centrifugal, gear, diaphragm and piston pump, compressors, fan, heaters, chillers, vessels, reactors, mixers, heat transfer equipment, pressure, temperature, level and weight sensors);

Optimization of process control system Siemens PLC and PCS7 based;

Involved in all phases of production and control/optimization in batch organic material processing.

Optimization of existing production processes as well as new processes development (example: efficiency improvement, costs, risks and pollutant emissions reduction);

Management, planning, coordination and supervision of warehouse activities (shipping and deliveries).

Internal workforce training on operating and safety procedures.

Licensed Professional Engineer 12/03 to 8/08, secondary occupation

Mechanical, electrical and constructions companies, Turin area, Italy

Private consultant for safety and health in working environment and fire prevention

Private consultant 11/02-05/03

Turin Politecnico, Material Science and Chemical Engineering Department, Turin, Italy

Development of a heat transmission in a granular solid bed CFD model (Fluent software).

Assistant Researcher 10/01-03/02

Alstom Power Technology Center, Baden-Daettwil (AG), Switzerland

Development of a gas turbine multi stage combustion chamber CFD model (Fluent software).

Publications

Valentini D., Barresi A. A. and Carrea E., 2002,

CFD modeling of a lean-lean-premixed-staged combustion chamber,

in: “Combustion and the Sustainable Development” [Proc. 25th Event of the Italian Section of the Combustion Institute], Roma, Italy, 3-5 June 2002, pp.III/5-8. The Combustion Institute [ISBN 88-88104-02-X].

D. Valentini, A. A. Barresi and G. Fissore,

“Cooling of rounded seeds over moving belts”

Trans IchemE, Part C, March 2004, Food and Bioproducts Processing, 82 (C1): 73-77

Professional Memberships

Board of the Engineers, city of Turin, Italy

Training

Participation and certification in more than 20 courses and seminars concerning fire prevention, safety and health in the working environment. (’03-’08, list and certificates available upon request).

Computer skills

Platforms: MS-DOS,Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7 and 10

Software:

proficient knowledge for: MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-Power Point, MS-Visio;

basic knowledge for: Autocad, Fluent, Matlab, SAP, MapleV, Aspen.

Language skills

Italian: first language

English: thorough knowledge (oral and written), Cambridge PET Certificate with merit

French: basic knowledge (oral and written)

Note: I am a naturalized American citizen and I also still have Italian citizenship. I do not require sponsorship to work in USA.

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