Chemical Engineering Graduate

Brendan Kenn

Chemical Engineer Graduate

818-***-**** Northridge, CA

**************@*****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-kenn-940479166/ SUMMARY

Chemical engineering graduate seeking to advance career in process engineering. Highly detail oriented, motivated, and enthusiastic. Strong pilot-scale lab experience. Strong computer applications experience in oil refinery simulations and programming. Excellent in technical writing and mentorship roles. PILOT-SCALE LAB EXPERIENCE

Lab Member

Unit Controls Lab

Sep 2019 – Mar 2020 Irvine, CA

• Tested and conducted research on multiple pilot-scale devices that involved areas such as heat conduction, gas diffusion, and process control. More examples in bullet points below and “TECH SKILLS” section. o Determined optimal tuning mode for industrial controller. o Set up and managed hydraulic pipe assemblies to measure flow characteristics and hydraulic grade line.

• Performed the following Excel spreadsheet calculations: linear regression, error propagation, and confidence intervals

• Created technical reports for each experiment. Reports consist of: o Proposed experimental model, mathematical proofs, documented procedures

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS EXPERIENCE

Simulation Designer

Chemical Engineering Design/Senior Design Project

Jan 2020 – Jun 2020 Irvine, CA

• Led a group of 5 people in designing and optimizing crude distillation unit layout.

• Used PRO/II to design oil refinery simulation. Designed process equipment. Implemented specs and constraints for more than 28 types of process equipment according to ASME design standards. Examples of equipment: vessels, pumps, distillation columns, and heat exchangers.

• Implemented HAZOP safety analysis.

• Created technical assessment and production cost report based on simulation.

• Used Microsoft Visio to design PFDs and P&IDs.

Programmer/Research Assistant

Erdem Sasmaz Research Team

Jan 2020 – July 2020 Irvine, CA

• Successfully made a program from Python that can process 1000 files of spectroscopy data and extract emission information.

• Program was able to perform data visualization techniques and condense over 2000 values of data.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in

Chemical Engineering

University of California, Irvine

• GPA: 3.121

• Earned June 2020

SimCentral Design Course

AVEVA

• Nov 2019

• Completed course on SimCentral

process simulation fundamentals.

TECH SKILLS

Simulation Software: PRO/II, SimCentral

Process Engineering: Process unit design,

HAZOP, ASME, cost analysis, PFD, P&ID,

pump sizing

Pilot-Scale Equipment Knowledge: Pipe

network bench, batch distillation column,

process controller, packed absorption

tower, fluidization bed

Computer Applications: Python, MATLAB,

Excel

SOFT SKILLS

Project Management

Successfully led group for senior design

project. Delegated tasks, organized

meetings, and directed group members.

Created positive and driven environment.

Communication

Used PowerPoint and Google Slides to

give biweekly presentations on research

progress to research group. Also gave

weekly presentations to professor and

supervisor.

Involved

Volunteered for organizations including

Pierce College Chemistry Department and

AYSO VIP Program. Helped lead and

mentor other volunteers.

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