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Chicago, Il, Us

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

• Operated and maintained a Solid State Polymerization plant, generated 0.5 kg SSP material per run, and worked with design engineers to upgrade unit to double capacity to 1 kg polymer product per run• Operated a combinatorial chemistry lab plant (SYS-5) to test catalyst activity for tech service samples• Analyzed plant testing results for SYS-5 and micro reactor data using JMP and Excel for quality checks before delivering data packages to customers• Kept clear lines of communication with project stakeholders to keep them updated on their project• Grinded and meshed catalyst for testing and created specific catalyst blends for researchers• Utilized LIMS LabVantage to create and submit samples for testing and search for historical samples

London, England, Gb

Commissioned and Operated the Infinia Pilot Plant to chemically recycle PET that cannot be traditionally recycled.Safely Operated 24/7 pilot plant experiments. • Commissioned and Operated the Infinia PET chemical recycling pilot plant through pressure tightness testing, leak testing, Input/Output testing (~1,600 IO points), heat trace testing, water batch testing, LOTO isolation• Communicated daily status of experimental project to teammates at the end of shifts in our team log book• Led and managed a team at weekly meetings to track the status of the yearly chemical inventory reconciliation, emailed weekly progress updates to the team and submitted final audit results to site HSE• Communicated ideas and made suggestions in conversations about improving our chemical process• Corrected and red-lined P&IDs and SOPs where errors were found in the field while executing work• Read P&IDs and developed Task Hazard Analyses, LOTOs and job risk assessments• Utilized DeltaV operating software to operate and change pilot plant conditions to commission and run reaction train and distillation columns• Sampled Infinia reaction train and supersacks of RPET for analytical team to perform sample analysis• Used a strong bias for action to identify potential problems and co-ordinate their resolution before they became an issue• Safely operated experiments involving high temperatures and pressures, acids and bases, compressed gasses, toxic and flammable materials/chemicals• Ran experimental unit with directions from engineering support, but pivoted and adapted conditions when issues arose• Worked alongside and engaged in conversations with craftsmen to keep a safe SIMOPs environment

London, England, Gb

Corrosion lab support for the metallurgy team.Additional R&D support for Petrochemicals' PX and PTA process technologies unit.• Performed chemical inventory reconciliations for our business unit yearly and submitted results to the safety department once our area was 100% compliant.• Helped build and design a batch reactor with the wastewater research team for precipitation experiments. • Ran corrosion experiments on metal samples to aide metallurgist in material selections for reliability improvement projects and assisted in analyzing material failures from the operating production plants• Recorded and analyzed data for experiments in the electronic lab notebook and issued experimental result reports to the metallurgist• Maintained Parr reactors in operating condition and performed maintenance/replaced parts as needed • Created an excel spreadsheet to automate and optimize corrosion lab data collection workflow and efficiency• Properly segregated and disposed of lab generated hazardous waste and left-over chemicals• Made up standard solutions and complex test mixtures for a variety of experimental test conditions• Created a Microsoft Flow and Form to automate collection of SDSs for material requests and approvals from researchers that did not use the chemical inventory system

Warrenville, Us

• Conducted lab scale fermentations in glass and steel bioreactors, and performed routine: media/culture prep, experimental setup, maintenance, sampling, data analysis and documentation• Utilized microscopes, spectrophotometers, pH meters, and GCs analytical instrumentation to analyze samples for biological and chemical components• Operated gas manifolds, flow meters, piping, and pumps to ensure 24/7 fermentation • Collaborated with R&D team members to develop and demonstrate syngas fermentation for production of ethanol and other chemicals• Utilized proper aseptic technique of handling anaerobic microbiological material

Peoria, Illinois, Us

• Assisted 40 students with completing their general chemistry lab, and assisted 11 students with their organic chemistry lab• Helped students understand the chemical principles and theory used for experiments• Enforced lab safety protocols with zero incidents• Taught students how to use FTIR and ATR-FTIR• Taught students how to prepare and run samples for proton NMR• Taught students how to use Shimadzu GC-MS to obtain chromatograms of their synthesized product

Peoria, Illinois, Us

• Prepared organic and inorganic reagents and materials for the organic lab classes• Cleaned and calibrated balances for each week’s lab• Set up model displays for students for each week’s lab• Prepped NMR, GC, and HPLC samples and standards• Safely worked with strong acids/bases, and flammable organic solvents • Disposed waste organic and acidic/basic solutions in the proper fashion• Making up dilutions and stock solutions to specification

Peoria, Illinois, Us

Research with Edward Flint, PhD at the Mund-Lagowski Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryCrystallography Project• Recrystallized a compound for crystal analysis using vapor and thermal recrystallization• Compared our unit cell results to the literature data base and found inconsistencies in the literature• Introduced to Spartan and Mercury programs to visualize the compound structure• Communicated results of research to judges at the Bradley Student Scholarship ExpoMetal-Organic Framework Synthesis• Synthesized precursor organic ligand and performed metal polymer synthesis with the ligand• Used FT-IR ATR to characterize synthesized productsLight Polymerization• Built and engineered a working apparatus to polymerize molecules with light

Washington, Dc, Us

• Carried out basic research of agricultural utilization of starch inclusion complexes• Prepared extensive Excel spreadsheets presenting data in an easily understood format for team members• Managed daily work to meet program goals• Prepared solutions of zein to be electrospun into fibers or cast into films • Utilized freeze drying technology to prepare samples• Used centrifuge techniques to isolate sample• Operated Horiba LB-550 dynamic light scattering analyzer to measure particle sizes in solutions• Used UV-vis spectrophotometry to measure release of ketoprofen from films • Operated Ethos 1600 Microwave to carry out starch complexation

Us

• Performed environmental water tests looking for microbiological, organic, and inorganic contaminants• Received certification in performing the Total Suspended Solids/Volatile Suspended Solids method for waste water• Performed tests for presence/absence of total coliform bacteria, total dissolved solids, total solids/total volatile solids, and pH to ensure that client samples were below or within acceptable EPA/IEPA limits• Learned how to find samples and batch them for testing in the program Element• Reviewed SOP’s for a future revision to be in compliance with the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Waste Water Handbook• Prepared glassware, crucibles, and media using the proper standard operating procedure• Optimized productivity of sample analysis for time sensitive expirations and rapid turnaround time

Master Of Science - Ms, Analytical Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemistry