Chemical Engineering Engineer

DIMITRIOS VAVLEKAS

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A trained chemical engineer with research skills and extensive industrial experience in quality management, capable of transferring knowledge to production and education. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

May 14-May 17

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Degree obtained: Doctor of Philosophy

Thesis: Role of Fibrillation on Poisson’s ratio of expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Sep. 12-Apr. 14 University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Department of Biosciences

Degree obtained: MSc by Research

Thesis: Microbial recovery of rare earth elements (REEs) from metallic wastes and scrap

Aug.06-June 08 Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Degree obtained: Master of Science

Thesis: Materials templating using microstructural changes in surfactant self – assembly

Sep.98-Sep. 03 National Technical University of Athens, Zografou, Greece, Department of Chemical Engineering

Degree obtained: Master’s-Bachelor’s

Thesis: Ferrous ion effect in the operation of an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket

(UASB) reactor

WORK EXPERIENCE

Jan. 18-Present Canon Production Printing Canada, Inc. -Richmond-British Columbia Applied Coatings Analyst

A position in which a list of primers and topcoats was tested and a number of recipes was developed, that empirically improve UV curable ink adhesion to a number of media

(glass, di-bond, hardboard, acrylic, wood, polyester and polycarbonate) and protect the ink on these media. The list of recipes developed provides safe and effective application procedures of recommended primers and topcoats.

Jan 12- Sep 12 Naias Laboratories S.A. Piraeus, Greece Chemical Engineer, (2009-2012) Working knowledge of international standards ASTM, APHA, IP and ISO:9001

Superintendent Analyst of Naias Water Lab Sector/Chemical Engineer: Supervision, Validation & Evaluation of Chemical and Microbiological analyses to water and wastewater samples,

ICP Analyst/Chemical Engineer: Determination of metals and non-metals to fuels, lubricant oils and water samples through the Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP- AES) Established and implemented processes to ensure samples handled and tested accurately. Increased sample handling capacity by 5%. July 09-July 11 Quality control to fuel, lubricant, gasoil and gasoline samples: Chemical and Microbiological analyses to water and wastewater samples:

Managed quality processes to ensure oil, water and wastewater samples handled and tested accurately

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Jul.18

Prepared the material and taught the course Introduction to Engineering at the University of British Columbia (30 hrs) which: Introduced students to the profession, including the disciplines of chemical, civil, computer, electrical, environmental, and mechanical engineering. Prepared students for success through the integration of the following important skills: technical problem solving and engineering design, ethical decision-making, teamwork and communicating to diverse audiences. Jan.07-June 08

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May 14-May 17

Research Associate, Tulane University & University of British Columbia

Conducted laboratory experiments, surveys and literature reviews for use in scholarly publications

Assisted professor in analysis of results and preparation of journal articles or papers Sep.06-May 07

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Sep.14-May 17

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Tulane University & University of British Columbia

Assisted professor with course organization, graded student work, facilitated and led workshops to assist students to be successful in courses July 02 Internship, National Railway of Greece, Athens, Greece LABORATORY EXPERIENCE

Jan.07-May 17

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Sep.98-May 03

Research using (Cryo-) Transmission electron microscopy, Scanning electron microscopy, NMR data, XRD,UV, Sentmanat Extensional Rheometer

Laboratory training at the courses: Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry I and II, Physical Methods Analysis (HPLC, UV, GC, XRF, XRD), Electrochemistry, Chemical Engineering Laboratory I and II, Polymers, Clean Industries Plant Design, Anti-Pollution Plants Design, Utilization of Biomass CONFERENCES-SEMINARS

May 16

Oct 14

April 08

D.Vavlekas, M.Ansari, S.G.Hatzikiriakos, F.Fremy, M.K. Martin, Tensile Yield stress Modelling of PTFE Paste Extrudates: Effect of Processing Conditions, May 25th SPE ANTEC Indianapolis, 2016

A. J. Murray, S. Singh, D. Vavlekas, M. R. Tolley, T. P. Hathway, R. E. Baylis, R. Boden and L. E. Macaskie, presented in part at the 53rd Annual Conference of Metallurgists COM, Vancouver, 2014

J. Zhou, D. Vavlekas, G. Tan, M. Singh, C. D. Ford, V.T. John, G. L. McPherson, J. He, A. Bose, Environmental remediation through sequestration in surfactant micelles followed by sequestration in mesoporous materials. (USA) 235 th

American Chemical

Society, National Meeting & Exposition

PUBLICATIONS A.J. Murray, S. Singh, D.Vavlekas, M.R. Tolley, L. E. Macaskie Continuous biocatalytic recovery of neodymium and europium RSC Adv., 2015, (5), 8496–8506

M. Ansari, D.Vavlekas, J.L. McCoy,S. G. Hatzikiriakos, Paste Extrusion and Mechanical Properties of PTFE. International Pol. Processing, 2015, (5), XXX, 603-614

D. Vavlekas, M.Ansari, H.Hao, F.Fremy, J.L.McCoy, S.G.Hatzikiriakos, Zero Poisson’s ratio PTFE in uniaxial extension. Pol. Test. 2016, (55), 143-151

D.A.Vavlekas Construction and evaluation of a modular biofilm-forming chamber for microbial recovery of neodymium and semi-continuous biofilm preparation. Tolerance of Serratia sp.N14 on acidic conditions and neutralized aqua regia, Env.Techn.,2016

D. Vavlekas, L.Melo, M.Ansari, E. Grant, F.Fremy, J.L.McCoy, S.G. Hatzikiriakos, Role of PTFE paste fibrillation on Poisson’s ratio. Pol. Test. 2017, (61), 65-73 LANGUAGES Greek (Native)

English (Proficiency)

German (Moderate fluency) Degree ‘Grundstufe-Goethe Institute’ COMPUTER

SKILLS

Web Services, Microsoft Office (Word,Excel, Power Point), Sigmaplot, EndNote, KeyCERT IT Specialist: AutoCAD 2D & 3D

MEMBERSHIPS Engineer in Training (EIT) at the (APEGBC) Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia

Member of the (ACS) American Chemical Society

Technical Chamber of Greece

MILITARY

OBLIGATIONS

Sergeant, Greek army (2003-2004)

INTERESTS Music, Cycling-Spinning Instructor, Cinema -Theatre STATUS IN

CANADA

Permanent Resident

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