Engineer Engineering

Elizabeth Silenzi

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Professional Summary:

Innovative Chemical Engineer pursuing Master’s in Environmental Water Resources Engineering, knowledgeable in ASPEN, Tableau, and Microsoft Excel, looking to bring further success to an organization through experience with process improvements, and problem analysis, and a passion for environmental and chemical systems.

Skills:

ASPEN Tableau Process Improvement Process Optimization Risk Assessment Cost Estimations Power BI Kaizen Microsoft Office Design Implementation Project Management Communication Work Experience:

Lead Process Engineer -Bridgestone Americas - Aiken ORR June 2019-Present

• Led the expansion of two new tire tread patterns and wet tested new equipment in Curing

• Qualified five new bladder sizes for the Bloomington plant

• Saved $200k/yr with new design implementation to prevent early equipment failure

• Continuing work on the verification of appropriate cure times for all tire sizes based on updates to corporate standards

• Maintaining oversight of quality protocols for current plant production Process Engineer- Bridgestone Americas - Aiken ORR June 2018-June 2019

• Oversaw implementation trials and data analysis for a new release agent, saving $150k/year and 1/6 of the lead time

• Completed permitting, trialing, and implementation of new inside tire paint

• Day-to-day work to lower occurrence of process issues to drive down abnormality rates

• Provided technical assistance to operations when issues arose Process Engineering Intern-Kaolin International- Macon, Ga Summer 2015 & 2016

• Responsible for pipe design, implementation, and trial runs for Sand Grinder reintegration into delamination process

• Ran efficiency trials on Centrifuges, Spray Dryers, and Degritter for efficiency improvements

• Investigated particle size discrepancy in certain grades of clay due to potassium variability in feed stock

• Developed training material for new operators to better communicate job requirements Education:

Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Engineering, Atlanta, GA Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: Spring 2018 Minor in Energy Systems

University of Virginia, College of Engineering, Charlottesville, VA Master’s of Engineering in Environmental Water Resources Engineering: Spring 2022 Academic Projects:

Process Design for Ethyl Lactate Production: Fall 2017

• Developed kinetics for ethanol and lactic acid reaction to ethyl lactate and water

• Designed plant for production of ethyl lactate from raw materials to purified ethyl lactate with membrane technology

• Ran an economic analysis on the plant to determine feasibility for real world application Nano-Particle, Light-Induced Phase Separation: Spring 2018

• Using sunlight and carbon nano-particles to perform alcohol-water distillation

• From lab scale, developed larger models for industry usage with initial batch process

• Compared energy needs of traditional separations to sunlight needs for scale up

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