Equipment Maintenance Technician

Innovative, energetic, and self-motivated engineer in search of a fulfilling career that will utilize technical knowledge obtained by a comprehensive chemical engineering education, oil and gas internship, and semiconductor manufacturing experience.

Proficient in an assortment of technologies, including: Matlab, Aspen Plus, JMP, and most laboratory instruments (see next page for lab experience).

RELATIVE EXPERIENCE

ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Thornton, CO
Process Engineer 3/••••• •••••/•••••
Performed process engineering duties and supervised technicians for the CdS division of the photovoltaic manufacturing process involving state of the art roll-to-roll chemical bath deposition technology.
Key projects:
Performed bench-scale organometallic chemical syntheses experiments.
Designed and implemented incoming substrate and chemical quality control programs involving the use of a mass spectrophotometer, universal pull tester, and capacitance measurements.
Generated standard operating procedures (SOP), statistical process control charts (SPC), and out of control action plans (OCAP).
Operated and troubleshooted thin-film vacuum equipment, wastewater recycle facilities, and reverse osmosis filtration systems.
Trained and supervised technicians in daily operations of plant performance. Led the team to be the first department to successfully complete •••••sigma audits.
Certifications: HAZWOPER, self contained breathing apparatus, hazardous shipping, and forklift

RENTECH, INC., Denver, CO
Project Development Engineering Intern 6/••••• •••••/•••••
Performed process engineer and project development intern duties at one of the worlds leading synthetic fuels technology and development companies.
Key projects:
Generated Aspen Plus simulations that model the gasification of coal, pet coke and biomass. The resultant syngas compositions were used to produce preliminary plant designs.
Assisted in the development of scoping and feasibility packages for commercial application.
Assisted in the engineering of the steam and condensate return system at the Rentech Energy Technology Center (RETC), the first synthetic fuels plant in the U.S.
Performed management of change (MOC) inquires, red line changes to piping and instrumentation diagrams (PIDs) and process flow diagrams (PFDs).
Assisted in design and HAZOP reviews.

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, Fort Collins, CO
Student Manager •••••/••••• 1/•••••
Supervised 8 to ••••• employees, ensuring complete customer satisfaction while maintaining a fun and friendly environment.

EDUCATION & TRAINING
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, Fort Collins, CO
Bachelor of Science, Major in Chemical Engineering, Minor in Chemistry 5/•••••
Involvements: College to Career Global Leadership Program, Society of Women in Engineering (SWE), American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Engineer-In-Training (EIT) certification

LABORATORY EXPERIENCE
Lab Courses

General Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Quantitative Analysis
Mass Transfer and Separations
Chemical Engineering Design
Momentum and Heat Transfer
Engineering Materials
Physics

Lab Techniques
Sterilization
Measuring pH
Preparation of reagents
Proper data recording and analysis
Titration
Buffer preparation
Concentration analysis via Mass Spec
Fermentation
Distillation
Column chromatography
Extraction
Polarimetry
Standardization
Error analysis
Calibration
Rheology
Determination of melting and boiling points
Filtration
Crystallization
Centrifugation
Lyophilization
Ion Exchange
Dimensional analysis
Lab and chemical safety
Material characterization with Universal Pull Tester
Chemical etching

Lab Equipment

Autoclave
Conductance Meter
Centrifuge
Glassware
Microscope
Bunsen Burner
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
Mass Spectrometers
X-ray Diffractometers
Universal Pull Tester
Gas Chromatograph
Multi-meter
Infrared Spectrometer
UV-Vis Spectrometer
Flow Meters
Capillary Viscometer
Coaxial-Cylinder Rheometer
Rockwell and Brinell Hardness Scale
Various Engineering Unit Operations