Chemical Engineer Resume

Desired Industry: Engineering	SpiderID: 28244
Desired Job Location: Houston, Texas	Date Posted: 8/14/2009
Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent	Availability Date: 07/21/2009
Desired Wage: 50000
	U.S. Work Authorization: Yes
Job Level: Experienced with over 2 years experience	Willing to Travel: Yes, More Than 75%
Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors	Willing to Relocate: Yes

Objective:
Seeking a position in chemical engineering or research and development that utilizes my ability to analyze and interpret data to solve simple and complex problems independently and as part of a diverse team.

Experience:
Professional Profile

Parsons, Inc. – Denver, Colorado, Houston, Texas
November 2006 – July 2009
Associate Engineer

• Customized a web portal to improve document control for confidential Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Production client (November 2008 to July 2009). Also responsible for writing Document Control Procedures and editing Engineering, Procurement and Construction documents, which included Exhibit A for contractor scope of work, Facilities Design Basis, Engineering and Interface Management Plans. Also involved in community affairs, labor analysis and ascertaining applicable permits for construction of the new LNG plant and upstream facilities.

• Facilitated a remediation project of former oil field sites in mid-Michigan for an oil services client (October 2008). Mapped flow lines and sucker rod lines from abandoned 1930’s oil wells using GPS software. In charge of removing and testing soil for crude oil contamination.

• Provided engineering services for the design of wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) to treat process and utility wastewater for a pharmaceutical company (February 2008 to August 2008). Assisted an engineering team in developing and modifying P&ID’s, equipment specifications and datasheets. Conducted technical bid evaluations for all process equipment and contributed to the Project Safety Plan (PSP) and Activity Hazard Analyses (AHA) for all field activities.

• Guided a process engineering project for a subsidiary water treatment chemical manufacturing company (February 2008 to September 2008). Responsible for recommending a replacement for emissions control equipment to treat acid mist from a ferric sulfate reaction. Led the permit application submission efforts for a Standard Air Permit. A Motion and Time Study was also conducted onsite to measure work and standardize routine operator tasks.

• Assumed key role in the engineering design and cost estimating of a $4.5M grassroots aluminum sulfate plant for a water treatment chemical corporation (November 2006 to May 2008). Developed PFD’s, P&ID’s, equipment lists and specification sheets for the process equipment, including specialty equipment to handle corrosive sulfuric acid as well as working on the Hazardous Materials Management Plan (HMMP), Hazardous Materials Inventory Sheet (HMIS), Site Health and Safety Plan (SHSP), Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). Assistant lead in the procurement efforts. This included ensuring compliance with all technical and regulatory requirements for the construction contractors, equipment vendors and other service providers.

• Evaluated the design of boil-ups for de-bottlenecking a potassium chloride salt production process (May 2007 to August 2007) as part of a project for a chemical subsidiary company. Sized centrifugal pumps, shell and tube heat exchangers and process storage tanks. Developed detailed calculations, specification sheets and instrumentation lists for cost estimating purposes.

• Improved document control for the construction of an 80 MGY fuel grade ethanol production plant (June 2007). A comprehensive filing system was developed on-site for all issued for construction drawings during the initial phase of construction.

• Supported field measurement activities at a superfund site (May 2007 to September 2007). Activities included using an electronic water level indicator to measure site-wide water levels for the potentiometric surface figure, use of a smear counter to measure radioactivity of removed asphalt, maintaining field records and verifying hazardous radiation restriction limits prior to shipment.

Outlast Technologies, Inc. – Boulder, Colorado
September 2006 –November 2006
Contract Position

• Researched and improved pad coatings and finishes for polyester fabrics. Differential Scanning Calorimetry was used to measure latent heat effects of coatings on fabric. Project was successfully completed before scheduled deadline.

Lexmark Intl, Inc. – Boulder, Colorado
November 2005 – January 2006
Contract Position

• Enhanced Research and Development at the bench and pilot scales for Chemically Produced Toner (CPT). Toner was characterized by particle size, circularity and Molecular Weight Distribution using wet chemistry and filtration techniques. Project was successfully completed before scheduled deadline

Education:
BS Chemical Engineering, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, April 2005

Skills:
• Engineering project budgeting
• Achievement in document control
• Chemical process equipment design
• Excellent computer skills
• New chemical plant construction projects
• Technical communication skills
• Air quality and permit experience
• Field work experience

Reference:
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