Augustine (Gus) Burlington, EI

Chicago, IL ***** 209-***-****

https://www.linkedin.com/in/augustine-burlington/ adjcix@r.postjobfree.com CHEMICAL ENGINEER

Highly driven Chemical Engineer recently relocated to Chicago. Known for being thorough, persistent, dedicated, and personable; excellent communicator with enthusiasm for efficiency, manufacturing, and problem solving. EDUCATION

B.S. Chemical Engineering – University of Colorado, Boulder, CO Class of 2020

• Senior Thesis: “Waste Oil Recycle Study” for Los Alamos National Laboratory

• Honors: Deans List, Engineering Merit Scholarship; GPA 3.28 RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE

University of Colorado (CU) Boulder, CO

Medlin Research Group 2019

• Investigated the selectivity in the formation of aminobenzyl alcohol from nitrobenzaldehyde with phosphonic acid modified 5% platinum on alumina catalyst

• Increased the conversion in a water environment in the formation of hydroxymethylfurfural with phosphonic acid modified 10% nickel on alumina catalyst Peer Mentor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering 2019 – Present

• Mentored freshman on social and academic life using personal experience to aid their transition into college

Class Representative, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) 2017 – 2018

• Induced a cohesive environment for learning and building relationships by organizing group study sessions for 180+ Chemical Engineering students

Teaching Assistant, CU Science Discovery 2017

• Supervised and educated 15+ campers between ages 6 and 13

• Ensured a cohesive learning environment by compiling and organizing materials needed for classes Generation Teach, Denver, CO – A national organization providing STEM classes to middle school students and offering college students a summer teaching fellowship Teacher 2018

• Influenced students to pursue an education/career in STEM through teaching biomedical classes Engineer and Computer Programming 2018

• Engineered biomedical devices (i.e. a prosthetic leg) using common household objects

• Designed programming lesson plans now used as the base model for future lesson planning SKILLS

Engineering

Six Sigma, Program Logic Controller (PLC), Process Flow Diagram (PFD), Piping & Instrument Diagram (P&ID), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy, Infrared (FT-IR) Spectroscopy, Gas Chromatography Information Technology

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Google equivalents, MATLAB, Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Plus, Python, Microsoft Visio, C++

ACHIEVEMENTS / RECOGNITION / STUDENT ACTIVITIES

• Member – American Institute of Chemical Engineering (AIChE) 2017 – Present

• Attended professional engineering sites to visualize concepts learned in the classroom

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