Chemical Engineer

Education

DREXEL UNIVERSITY PHILADELPHIA, PA

Bachelor of Science Chemical Engineering Graduation: June 2012 Minor: Business Administration

CUMULATIVE GPA: 3.21

Skills Summary

Process design & optimization

Project management

Maple 11 & MATLAB Microsoft (Word, Visio, Excel, Access & Power Point)

HYSYS & Aspen AutoCAD & Micro Station

Data analysis

Technical writing

Professional Experience

UNILEVER

Supply Chain Intern January 2011-March 2011

Monitored plant performance to provide recommendations to improve profitability and reliability of unit operations

o Trained in the use of process units including oil bleachers, filters, saponification reactors, air dryers and to enable effective determination of process improvement opportunities

o Established potential cost savings of $250,000 from re-evaluation of steam condensate recovery plan

o Launched production trials for raw material adjustments and product formulation changes

o Wrote and Implemented new standard operating procedures (SOPs)

o Developed detailed report on process improvement recommendations for consideration by management

SARTOMER COMPANY

Production Engineering Co-op September, 2008-March, 2009

September, 2009-March, 2010

Analyzed batch production records for over 50 products and assisted production engineering team in maintaining quality, complying with environmental permits, ensuring reliable operation, making on-spec product and increasing profitability

o Resolved varying yield problem in a key product by troubleshooting leading to a 2% increase in yield and raw material cost savings

o Closed several Management of Change (MOC) projects by updating access databases and Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)

o Launched and closed production trials for new raw materials, alternative raw material supplier and raw material amount adjustments

o Collaborated with a team on the assessment of production performance and participated in Process Hazard Analyses (PHA)

o Increased company efficiency by building databases on product specifications in Excel.

o Collected yearly production yield data for over 50 products and assisted in evaluation of production performance and determination of new yield targets.

Academic Experience

Drexel University: Senior Design Project January 2012- June 2012

Developed and optimized process for recovery of Sulfuric acid from Ammonium bisulfate (Methionine by-product) via electrodialysis

Professional Associations

Society of Women Engineers (SWE) -Drexel Chapter 2007-Present

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE) - Drexel Chapter 2008-Present

Honors and Awards

Drexel University Dean’s Academic Scholarship 2007- 2012

Drexel University Dean’s List Spring 2010, Summer 2011 & Spring 2012

Drexel University Student Leader (Commuter Office) Fall 2011- Spring 2012

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