Process Chemical Engineer 1
Posted on: 2011-04-09
Education
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
M.S. Chemical Engineering, December 2010
GPA 3.71
University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad
B.S. Chemical and Process Engineering, May 2007
GPA 3.60
- Senior year design project entailed the conceptual design of an Air Separation Unit. Involved the development of PFDs, Heat and Material Balances, Process Data Sheets, Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Assessment
- Senior year research project was on Dual Temperature/ Composition Control of Distillation Columns with focus on various decoupling control strategies
Experience
Colorado School of Mines, Center for Hydrate Research Golden, CO
Graduate Research Assistant July 2008 – December 2010
• Directly responsible for the planning, cost development and management of assigned projects
• Performed extensive laboratory work to determine how hydrate particles plug oil and natural gas pipelines
• Appointed Laboratory Safety Officer due to leadership and strict adherence to all safety regulations in the office and lab
• Accomplishments: Correlations were determined and applied to a MATLAB program that determined where and when particles plugged a two-dimensional pipeline. Successfully designed experimental procedure and equipment for three-dimensional particle jamming
PCS Nitrogen Point Lisas, Trinidad
Chemical Engineer 1 July 2007 – June 2008
• Responsible for the proper process operation of two Ammonia Plants
• Performed inspections, calculations and evaluations to monitor and optimize various unit operations
• Maintained effective communication with plant engineering and operations team members
• Obtained external training for Ion Resin, Water Treatment and Effective Business Writing for Professionals
• Accomplishments: Enhanced plant production yield by evaluating plant desiccant, pumps, compressors and heat exchanger systems. Directed activities for chemical cleaning of waste heat boilers, change-out and installation of steam reformer and ammonia synthesis converter catalysts and mole-sieve desiccant
Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited Pointe-a-pierre, Trinidad
UWI Co-op Process Engineering Trainee September 2005 – August 2006
• Worked full-time with experienced Process Engineers at an oil refinery over a year-long period, aiding with the development and implementation of various projects
• Accomplishments: Generated four technical evaluation reports resulting in the installation of a pressure indicator on a fractionator, elimination of plugging in distillation column’s reboilers, re-routing of pumps’ casing bleed to flare and the installation of a closed bleed system for gas sampling respectively
University of Oklahoma, School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering Norman, OK
Summer Undergraduate Research Intern
May 2005-July 2005
• Conducted research on Emulsion Polymerization.
Software Proficiency
Aspen HYSYS, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Project), OLGA, Matlab, VBA, C++, COMSOL, CHEMKIN, Labview, R (Statistical Computing)
Honors / Activities
• Phi Beta Delta Honor Society, Member (2010 – present)
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Member (2008 – present)
• Graduated summa cum laude, University of the West Indies (2007)
• Dean\\\'s Award for Academic Excellence (2007)
• UWI Dance Theater, President (2003 – 2007)
• Recipient of a Government of Trinidad and Tobago National Scholarship (2003 – 2007)