Jorge L Garriga

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Hialeah, FL 33012

Cell: 305-***-****

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Education

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

BS in Chemical Engineering, Dec 2008, cumulative GPA: 3.0

Miami-Dade College, Miami, FL

AA in Mechanical Engineering, cumulative GPA: 3.5

Research Experience

Drexel University – Dept. of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Philadelphia, PA

Research Assistant, July 2008 – January 2010

* Conducted research in Model Predictive Control (MPC) in the Systems Engineering Lab

* Developed theoretical controllers and optimization schemes for polymerization processes and solid oxide fuel cells

* Published 3 technical papers and delivered a talk at the 2009 AIChE Annual Meeting

* Proposed novel modeling and control research into understanding epileptic seizures

* Conducted simulations using software and programming packages, i.e. MATLAB, Mathematica, and C Language

Work Experience

Arkema, Inc., King of Prussia, PA

Process Engineer Co-Op, April 2006 – September 2006

* Designed a new system for the blending of Forane® refrigerants

* Transferred the old blending station from a walk-in hood to the floor of the Pilot Plant

* Updated the process safety mechanisms by adding pressure relief valves and rupture disks

* Improved performance of the station by adding static mixers and more accurate weight scales

* Improved ease-of-use and accuracy by improving the layout of the process equipment

* Updated Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) and Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)

Everite Machine Products Co., Philadelphia, PA,

Research Engineer Co-Op, April 2005 – September 2005

* Designed and carried out experiments to improve development of electrochemical grinding (ECG) technology

* Wrote technical reports

* Used statistical design of experiments to improve existing ECG technology

* Formulated an electrolyte formula used in copper grinding

* Analyzed samples via titration and HPLC to detect contamination in the ECG process

Technical Proficiencies

* Microsoft Office

* Microsoft Visio

* AspenPLUS

* C Programming

* COMSOL

* AutoCAD 2010/2011

* MATLAB

* Mathematica

* Maple

* Python

Publications

* Garriga, J. L.; Soroush, M. Model Predictive Controller Tuning via Eigenvalue Placement. In Proceedings of the 2008 American Control Conference, Seattle, WA. 2008.

* Garriga, J. L.; Soroush, M. Model Predictive Control Tuning Methods: A Review. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2010, 49, 3505-3515.

* Garriga, J. L.; Soroush, M.and H. M. Soroush. On the Effects of Tunable Parameters of Model Predictive Control on the Locations of Closed-Loop Eigenvalues. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2010, 49, 7951-7956.

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