COLIN ACKERMAN
Golden, CO **401
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EDUCATION
Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colorado B.S. December 2006
Honors graduate; continued enrollment towards a Master of Science in Chemistry
1st Major: Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
2nd Major: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Minor: Engineering Physics
G.P.A.: 3.42/4.00
Dean’s List: Fall 2003, Fall 2004, Spring 2006, and Fall 2006
Honor Roll: Spring 2004 and Fall 2005
Scholarships: President’s Four Year Scholarship
Fred and Virginia Weigand Scholarship
EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE
Aspect Management Corporation Golden, Colorado October 2008 to August 2009
Field Support Engineer for seismic equipment subsidiary, Ascend Geo
Colorado School of Mines CHGN Golden, Colorado January 2007 to May 2008
Laboratory Teaching Assistant, Qualitative and Quantitative Principals of Chemistry
Colorado School of Mines SDAS Golden, Colorado August 2006 to December 2006
Core Tutor at Mines Park and Van Dewerker Lounge, Chemistry Specialty
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
Engineering:
Senior Design: Extensively examined economics of alternative chemical engineering processes pertaining to the utilization of wet spent grain
Experienced with all aspects of the design, start-up, maintenance, and restoration of natural gas processing facilities
Well developed physical and chemical modeling techniques
Efficient with unit operations focusing on mass and energy balances
Skillful with ASPEN, ChemKin, and Mathematica software packages; Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access)
Laboratory:
Senior/Graduate Research: Studied the ability to track hydrogen peroxide sample history through decomposition and dilution by using analytical titrimetry and atomic emissions and absorptions
Synthesis and characterization of organic and inorganic compounds
Classical and modern techniques of qualitative and quantitative instrumental analysis
MEMBERSHIPS AND HONORS
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Blue Key National Honor Society
Presidential Award for Bravery