Chemical Engineering Graduate

CAREER OBJECTIVE

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To seek a position where I can utilize my knowledge of chemical engineering and gain valuable experience to enhance my career as a Chemical Engineer in a prominent company.

EDUCATION

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Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

B.S. Chemical Engineering, August, 2011

Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee, FL

Associate in Arts, April, 2008

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

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Unit Operations Lab, Thermodynamics, Mass & Energy Balance I and II, Transport Phenomena I and II, Kinetics Reactor Design, Chemical Process Design I and II, Transport Phenomena Lab, Process Control with lab

RELEVANT PROJECTS

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Design projects: “Design of a New 100,000 Metric Tons per year Cumene Production Facility”, & “Design a 100 million kg butanol/year facility using a newly designed catalyst with bioethanol as the starting material”

• Worked in a team of three students to design a production facility using ASPEN

• Optimized the process design, performed Economic Analysis, considered safety and environmental impacts, and crafted a written report and a PowerPoint presentation

Technical reports: Absorption, Vessel Heat Transfer, Extraction

• Successfully conducted laboratory experiments, crafted procedures, written technical reports and PowerPoint presentations as a team leader of team of four members

SKILLS

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Conduct experiments with lab scale process equipments such as continuous stirred tank reactors and absorption column

Experience utilizing Design of Experiments (DOEs)

Demonstrated ability to write Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and technical lab reports

Computer literacy: Microsoft (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Matlab, Aspen, COMSOL, Polymath

Languages: Proficient: English, Hindi, Gujarati; Conversational: Spanish

EXPERIENCE

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Kumon Math and Reading Center, Tallahassee, FL December 2007-December 2009

Grader/ Junior Kumon Instructor

• Helped kids with disabilities such as autism overcome learning challenges

• Worked with kids to increase attention span, excel at academics; graded their work

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