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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Effectively manage more than 4,000 barrels of product (beer!)Utilize microbiological and analytical methods to manage fermentation qualityDesign & perform long-term experiments to assess beer quality and use data visualization tocommunicate solutions

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Organize production samples and perform analysis to determine product qualityCharacterize new products under self-directed experimentsApply chemical engineering concepts to assist in solving problems with large batches

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Initiated plan to purchase a $4,000 3D printer to improve process flow and & fix processing equipmentCoordinated with operators, process engineers, and managers to perform data verification and assist in research studiesIdentified & employed current Good Manufacturing Practices and standard operating procedures when necessary

Earned competitive funding of $2,400 for an undergraduate research project by submitting a comprehensive proposal Implemented a GPU high-performance computing method in fluid dynamics code written in PythonIncreased speed of code by 25-80 times depending on user input Presented and published results at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics' Aviation forum in Atlanta, Georgia Established efficient communication and time management by coordinating with a chemical engineering professor