Brayden Matthew Talton
Porter, TX *****, *************@*****.***, 832-***-****, www.linkedin.com/brayden-talton Summary: Chemical engineer with skills in knowledge application and working with teams. My focus is oil & gas and chemical production, but open to learn. I like solving problems and work well on projects requiring multiple disciplines or management. I have a total of 2 years in the engineering of refinery and plants as well as worked at an oil & gas wellsite company and have knowledge of HVAC and lighting control system, with some project management. I am looking for a technical and multiple discipline work where I can grow my skills in managing and being a successful team-player. I am always willing to go the extra mile and aim to grow in professionalism in my next company.
Education: B.S. Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS Extracurricular: Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, American Institute of Chemical Engineer Experience (Full-Time)
Engineer, Flint Oak Energy, Spring, TX 11/2019 – 03/2020
Transferring well-site documentation information from files to Excel and Word documents, and going over wellsite production and equipment set-up with on-site and in-office engineers and employees
Learning how well sites work and oil & gas production for economically efficient solutions. Visiting a well site in West Texas to assess and maintain the well production. National Accounts Engineer, Unify Energy Solutions, Houston, TX 08/2016 – 03/2018
Managed start-up design phase and shipping of HVAC and lighting control systems boards detailing control and programming write-ups for AC unit connections and building size and layout for proper airflow with clients such as DaVita Dialysis centers all across Houston and Humble ISD district buildings
Handling client’s requests and troubleshooting any issues having to do with installation or design phase.
Trained new employees, learned from others on technical wiring portion, and evaluated production with management team and designers on a weekly and bi-weekly basis.
Checking results and showing the improvement to team on a weekly and monthly basis. This was normally with project management staff and sometimes engineers to discuss improvements and know where to work on projects for new ideas
Creating databases in Excel and Access to manage the client data for our own purposes of speed and budget performance and increasing throughput as well as decreasing errors. Average project completion was about 5 per week and increased to approximately 20 projects completed per week. Process Engineer Intern, Keystone Engineering, Houston, TX 05/2013 – 08/2013
Engineering for offshore rigs and refinery plant projects, specifically handling replacement part orders, adding pumping systems and hydraulic confirmations for usability on existing systems.
Developed P&IDs and facility design drawing with drafting team and process engineer working on final checks and validation for approval of the project.
Learned parts of the bidding stage for projects helping with documentation and organizing P&ID and facility layouts.
Listened in and participated in some meetings for project details, engineering directions and note taking for weekly tasks as per engineer employee’s requirements. All were in the range of a million to a billion dollars.
Process Engineer Intern, Richard Design Services, Baton Rouge, LA 05/2013 – 08/2013
Enthusiastic
Teamwork
Intuitive
Solutions-oriented
Good communicator
Growth-Oriented
Customer-Focus
Mindset for Leading
Process improvement
Specialized learning and applying
Large Amounts of Data
Company Interest and Advancement into Management 2
Applying engineering knowledge when necessary and learning process for work in refinery projects and large-scale cooperation with drafting team, mechanical engineers, process engineers and project managers, as well as final construction documentation and approved with management staff.
Studying the oil & gas process for projects and designing pumping systems and heat exchangers for facilities. Applying for a TWIC card, and not needing due to project being canceled.
Working on things more than engineering, such as learning how to use software, sitting in on mechanical designers, pipe designers and process engineer as they worked or provided mentorship on projects. Engineer Intern, Jet Products, LLC, Humble, TX 05/2012 – 08/2012
Manually produced building backing boards and tested by adding or removing parts of the process. Learned how to use large equipment, such as mixers, motors, conveyor belts, heat rooms, and cutting machines.
Studied quality of product, and made adjustments to the process, such as board materials/quality, strength with use of tension test, and durability. Lab tests included pH for acid and weather resistance, materials and composition testing in small quantities for testing. Experience (Part Time)
Men’s Recovery, JCPenney, Humble, Texas 10/2021 – 01/2022
Suits, sizing and customer service floor
Busser, La Madeline, Kingwood, Texas 07/2021 - 09/2021
Serving and back of house staff
Data Organizer/Analyst, Surface Transportation Board, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply for Brazil, & Worldwide JODI Oil & Gas Database, Kingwood, TX
05/2020 – 09/2021
Maintain spreadsheets of data collection on rail system transportation in a global system, tracking transportation of fuels and gases
Maintenance, Kingwood Community Pool Company, Kingwood, TX 08/2018 - Present
Pool cleaning & maintenance for Kingwood area pools Server, Carrabba’s Italian Restaurant, Kingwood, TX 02/2018 – 08/2018
Front house server & delivery driver
Driver, Favor, Houston, TX 11/2018 – 02/2019
Delivery driver in Houston area
Service Tech, Ballou Fire Systems, Houston, TX 09/2018 – 11/2018
Installing fire alarms at local buildings
Cook, Lost Pizza Co., Starkville, MS 02/2015 – 10/2015
Line cook, kitchen staff
Customer Service Assistant, HEB, Atascocita, TX 07/2011 – 05/2012
Checkout bagger, stocker, parking lot maintenance