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New York, Ny, Us

Redwood City, California, Us

Redwood City, California, Us

Solutions Leader helping customers apply AI/ML applications to unlock the value of their enterprise and IoT data.Involved with pre-sales support, identifying, scoping, and selecting high-value use cases, and deploying completed AI/ML solutions.

Houston, Texas, Us

Supervise and mentor two engineers and help drive daily priorities, development opportunities, and long-term optimization goals. Responsibilities include daily alignment of the technical teams goals with operations, planning and economics, and refinery management. Areas of responsibility include: FCC, Diesel Hydrotreating, Light Ends Recovery, CO Boilers, WGS, LPG Sulfur Removal. In this role I have established a culture of continuous improvement by:- Leading the transition of the FCC unit to a new catalyst formulation resulting in a significant yield improvement worth approximately $35MM/yr- Leading the technical team's response to the rapidly changing market conditions brought on by the pandemic, generating $9.2MM in revenue- Executing the refinery's response to the 2020 IMO low-sulfur fuel oil regulations and optimizing operations based on market conditions- Identified and empowered the team to execute several other changes totaling approximately $20MM in profits- Continuing to drive a culture of safety and environmental stewardship by leading PHA's, incident investigations, MOC hazard reviews, and ensuring environmental permit compliance

Houston, Texas, Us

In this role I was the primary process engineer for the following unit areas: FCC, Alkylation, Isomerization, Cracked Gasoline Hydrotreating, Utilities, Light Ends Recovery, and LPG Sulfur Removal. Some key accomplishments include:- Responsible for startup and initial operation of $160MM capital project to modernize the FCC unit, including support for turnaround execution- Developed scope for advanced process control program that uses models and real-time data to optimize operations- Participated in root cause analyses and implemented changes to prevent reoccurrence- Mentored and trained new college hires and interns on assignments

San Antonio, Texas, Us

Technical services engineer supporting the following unit areas: Diesel Hydrotreating, Benzene Saturation, Reforming, Steam Methane Reforming, Amine Treating, Sour Water Treating. Key accomplishments include:- Analyzed process data to identify a unit bottleneck on the Diesel Hydrotreater, then developed and executed an improvement project resulting in 20% increased throughput- Optimized Jet Hydrotreater operations resulting in $2.2MM/yr increased revenue- Improved Diesel cold flow treating capabilities resulting in increased revenue of $3.6MM/yr- Developed an LPG recovery project from the Benzene Saturation Unit resulting in approximately $1.7MM/yr in product recovery- Developed multiple water recovery and reuse projects- Mentored and trained new college hires and interns

New York, Ny, Us

Experience as a technical services engineer supporting projects, monitoring, optimization and troubleshooting the following process areas: Amine Treating, Hydrogen SMR, Sulfur Recovery Unit, Sour Water Treating, Wet Gas Scrubbing, and the following utilities: Steam, Air and Cooling Water.-Coordinate UCARSEP unit for Amine system reclamation-Use Aspen Hysys and EDR to evaluate and monitor unit performance-Execute change in catalyst for a packed bed reactor-Carry out small capital projects-Participate in PHA and HAZOP process for units

North Brunswick, Nj, Us

Participated in flavors research by organizing and carrying out sensory experiments. Responsibilities included preparing samples in a timely manor and guiding sensory panelists through a session. Used the Fizz software system to gather and organize data that is then used for statistical analysis.

Richmond, Va, Us

This position demanded a large time commitment to effectively maintain chapter relations with both our local alumni base and school administration. In addition to the external requirements, being president involved delegating tasks to undergraduate members to ensure the chapter operated effectively, as well as maintaining the motivation and direction of 60 members.

Richmond, Va, Us

As Vice President of Member development I was responsible for overseeing the development of 12 new members and 60 returning members. By organizing brotherhood events and personal skill building activities members were challenged to grow as individuals during the full four years of their undergraduate experience.

New York, Ny, Us

While at Hess Corporation I gained valuable experience in process engineering by working on multiple projects for the technical services department. These projects included a hydraulic analysis of the alkylation unit feed line using Aspen Hysys. I was able to identify a major bottleneck in the system and present my recommendations to refinery leadership. I also worked to analyze fuel gas production to ensure that the product met multiple specifications, participated in MOC procedures, heat exchanger surveys and an incident investigation.

Piscataway, New Jersey, Us

While at Qwerty Concepts I was responsible for increasing sales revenues by cold calling up to 75 businesses daily. In addition to cold calling I was responsible for following up with prospective clients and building and maintaining a relationship until a sale was made.