Sergio Hernandez
Chicago, Illinois ***** 1-312-***-**** adn36r@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Goal-oriented engineer targeted on fundamentally contributing to teamwork culture, problem solving, and development. Exceptional at methodically applying chemistry, math, physics, and computational knowledge to support project design, modeling, and optimization.
WORK EXPERINCE
Clean Energy Advocate Common Energy 527 Hudson Street New York City, NY May 2021 – Current
Consult and enroll clients into company solar projects while also making sure they understand how the solar projects function and their requirements.
Provide expertise on electricity utilities and the benefits of participating in community solar projects.
Present, explain, and clarify government policies revolving around community solar projects to existing and potential clients.
Machine Operator Alpha Baking Co. 5001 W. Polk Street Chicago, IL June 2016 – October 2018
Operated and maintained large scale prover, oven, and other machinery in between.
Ensured quality product, machine integrity, and that company standards were met.
Investigated equipment breakdowns and made appropriate adjustments to keep production progressive.
Evaluated final product and made recommendations on equipment operating conditions.
Completed daily evaluations which summarize equipment problems, factory activity, and product loss and yield.
ENGINEERING PROJECTS
Project I Design, Simulation, and Optimization of Green Ammonia
Designed PFD, control loops, and a sophisticated heat integration system to minimize carbon dioxide emissions by twenty three percent.
Simulated overall process on Aspen Plus.
Optimized utility cost and overall efficiency through sensitivity analysis and statistical computations.
Project II Dynamic Model of Methane Liquefaction via Claude Process
Created a user-friendly VBA program and excel worksheet which allows for easy parameter changes and automatic calculations.
Calculated several differential equations based on the physical phenomenon of the system to establish an appropriate dynamic model of the process.
Elaborated on improvements and disadvantages of the process.
EDUCATION
CERTIFICATES
PROFICIENT
SKILLS
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering May 2021
University of Illinois at Chicago
Safety and Chemical Engineering Education (SAChE)
Introduction to Managing Process Safety Hazards December 2020
Inherently Safer Design December 2020
Explosion Hazards March 2021
VBA
C++
Aspen Plus
MATLAB
Athena Studios
POLYMATH
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office