Josh

8/31/2015
New Paltz, NY

Position Desired

Chemical Engineering
Anywhere in MA
Yes

Resume

Objective: Chemical Engineer with a strong foundation in industrial wastewater and a proven record of achievement in meeting and exceeding goals seeks a meaningful position with opportunity for increasing challenges.

Education: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, MA
Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering; Minor in Materials Science
Graduated cum laude, May 2012

Technical Skills: Proficient in bentonite clay based water treatment, Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint and Word, Boiler chemistry, KiwiPlan, Raman spectroscopy, Hall effect measurement, four-point probe resistivity measurement, chemical vapor deposition processes, tube furnace operation, glovebox operation, clean room procedure, UV spectroscopy. Software experience includes AspenPlus.

Experience: Process Engineer April 2014-Present
President Container Group Middletown, NY

Developmental position that requires application and expansion of chemical and materials knowledge in order to improve process dynamics in a manufacturing setting.

• Tested and maintained chemical residual in industrial wastewater discharge, and developed plans to maintain consistent discharge levels.
• Engineered the ancillary systems for a fully automated starch kitchen equipped to promote environmentally beneficial operation via the reuse of wastewater
• Reduced total building water contaminate emission via implementation of facility-wide cleaning plan
• Supervise all operations of Ringwood 400 gallon water treatment unit
• Exposed and investigated effects of poor boiler chemistry via previous chemical provider
• Developed a program to track personnel efficiency across the corrugator and increase machine speeds up to 15%
• Manage, tracks and trends all chemical testing and treatment of 500 HP Powerhouse boiler and 350 HP Cleaver Brooks boiler.
• Develop and write standard operating procedures for all new projects and customers on corrugator
• Attended week-long TAPPI Best Practices on the Corrugator course in Peachtree, Georgia, to learn about corrugator operational procedure in the think-tank environment with top minds in the industry
• Attended week-long TAPPI Introduction to Pulp and Paper course in Appleton, Wisconsin, to learn about paper mills, the variables involved in creating industrial fiberboard, and how these variable effect the corrugating process.


Associate Engineer October 2012-January 2014
Bluestone Global Tech Wappingers Falls, NY

Leadership position on international research and development team comprised of scientists and engineers pioneering the mass production of large-area, high-quality graphene used in thin-film applications for electronic devices, including, but not limited to: touch panels, battery cells, supercapacitors, and water desalination barriers.

• Supervised CVD lab operation of multiple tube furnaces to produce CVD graphene on copper for the use of research and production
• Led the production team to fulfil a broad range of graphene orders in varying sizes and substrates
• Served as the lead Quality Assurance Engineer to confirm optical and electrical benchmarks for graphene products and R & D experiments using Raman spectroscopy and Hall effect measurements
• Co-produced larges monoatomic layer of graphene engineered to date in the industry. (Press release available at http://www.azonano.com/news.aspx?newsID=26553)

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