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Denver, Co, Us

El Segundo, Ca, Us

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Developed a program in Python to estimate hourly usage for millions of electric customers and scaled this effort using Amazon Web Services to generate over 10 billion data points. Used this data to provide, first of its kind in the company, load insight at this granularity using an R Shiny dashboard to investigate electric transformer failures. Recreated and automated legacy Excel based processes in Python saving hours every week for analysts. Extracted data from thousands of text and HTML documents to analyze the quality of customer statistical samples. Built an R Shiny dashboard for quick analysis of sample groups based upon this data extraction. Coded a tool in Python with widgets to provide clickable high level analyses of hourly customer electric data saving hundreds of hours of analysts' time every year. Performed regular SQL queries in Teradata and Oracle for ad hoc data requests. Extracted, wrangled, merged, and cleaned data from a variety of sources to complete these analyses. Updated solar energy forecasts and load relief forecasts. Provided load research data to regulatory filing processes. Created a web scraping tool in Python to automate weather data extracts.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Led a team of designers in developing large scale electric and gas distribution systems. Performed quality control, training, and support for all team members to enhance their knowledge and increase their design quality. Managed individual's performance and productivity to ensure benchmarks are met. Cleaned data, selected metrics, and built dashboard to provide management with visibility of designers' productivity.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Completed large scale utility distribution designs for developers, municipalities, and commercial customers. Performed lead design tasks including training and internal quality control for designers' work. Managed multiple projects involving communication with engineering, construction, finance, and customer organizations.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Planned, designed, and completed projects according to engineering standards for gas and electric distribution systems finishing ahead of customers' schedules. Managed projects from initial concept to constructed assets from services to large scale distribution.

Houston, Texas, Us

Provided engineering expertise as the lead technical representative on location to a variety of customers. Made 'on the fly' adjustments to additives to improve product quality and customize the service to increase the effectiveness of treatments. Regularly managed more than $1MM worth of fluid and additives, and performed audits to verify proper quality of product and timely delivery of service to the customer. Conducted economic analyses to increase customers' production while maintaining current costs.•Provided on the job training and guidance to new field engineers allowing them to perform work for clients on their own. Effectively and quickly passed along process knowledge and a thorough understanding of operations.•Researched surfactants and microemulsion fluid additives and presented results from a seven month long technical project to upper management.

Houston, Texas, Us

Ensured product and service quality through QA/QC efforts for a variety of treatments. Performed upfront engineering planning as well as post-job reporting for services provided throughout the Rocky Mountain Region. Excelled through 13 weeks of in class instruction receiving exemplary scores on all assessments.•Achieved material usage variances of less than 3% when compared to initial designs for millions of dollars worth of fluid.•Performed research in the lab relating to additives used in fluids; identified an improved additive to increase a client's production in future treatments as well as add additional revenue.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Designed natural gas pipeline infrastructure in the Denver metro area with research into historical documents to determine previously installed pipe locations, materials of construction, and sizes. New pipeline designs involved consideration of regulator station pressures, flow rates, material compatibility with existing pipes, and expected population growth to size new pipes. Wrote pipeline installation procedures and modeled the area using AutoCad showing relative pipe locations and providing information for field installation personnel.•Completed designs for miles of new gas distribution lines including integration with current pipelines.•Advanced Xcel's natural gas main line renewal program by submitting over $500K worth of design paperwork for bidding.

Denver, Colorado, Us

Researched photo-cured polymers in a lab to develop certain bulk material properties. Synthesized and characterized monomers using FTIR spectroscopy and NMR, and then cured the monomers and characterized the Tg, strength and stress developed during curing.•Presented findings at the American Chemical Society's National Convention and published research alongside PhD candidates.

London, England, Gb

Swiftly gained an understanding of the refinery environment, process units, energy usage and generation, and product quality. Designed an energy management program with benchmarks for important energy consuming processes throughout the refinery. Interfaced with fellow engineers, management, and operations employees to ascertain important energy targets and acceptable process unit operating ranges.•Initiated utilization of the program among operators to advance energy efficiency efforts leading to potential $1.5MM savings per year.•Presented energy management program to key refinery technical personnel and the management team at the end of the internship.

Master Of Science - Ms, Business Analytics With Specialization In Big Data

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering

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