Optimization of unit operations• Provided guidance to a shift team of 8 operators to ensure equipment operated within limits• Supported site-wide offsites/utilities and backfilled the hydrocracker and hydrogen plant• Supervised steam system, cooling tower, and boiler operations to reduce operating costs• Implemented plant-wide utility leak surveys that resulted in a 14% reduction in utilities OPEXDesign of new equipment and retrofitting of existing equipment• Increased natural gas supply by re-sizing a key control valve, eliminating a risk of plant shut down• Upgraded diesel export by 10 kbd by retrofitting old loading arms and commissioning new ones • Designed a supplemental water treatment train to cut costs on rental equipment by 50%• Specified design conditions for a new deaerator to ensure the vessel met the process needs• Redesigned 3 different safety relief systems to meet API requirements and improve reliabilityEquipment operation and startup support• Collaborated with operations to collect data, troubleshoot, and optimize unit operations• Used problem-solving methodologies to resolve failures online, preventing expensive downtimes• Rationalized equipment alarms and optimized set points to lower alarm count below 6 per hour• Created steam and fuel mass balances to study feasibility of major equipment downtimesRegulatory compliance• Wrote dozens of Managements of Change in accordance with OSHA’s PSM regulations• Reduced long-standing risk portfolio for units by bringing equipment up to industry standards• Stewarded refinery mass balance to ensure accurate reporting of refinery earnings statementsTurnaround and equipment maintenance• Led inspections of towers, reactors, drums, and exchangers to improve safety and reliability• Supported the 2024 Crude Unit turnaround with inspections and by supervising catalyst loading• Adjusted equipment internals and loading diagrams to increase run-length and prevent failures

Offsites and Utilities Process Contact Engineer and Volume Accounting Anchor.Provide technical support with daily operations of site-wide offsites and utilities. Contribute to process improvement projects with a focus on safety, reliability, and profitability. Utilize process modeling software to predict, model, and design unit operations.

Focused on materials and architectures for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Worked with C.B. Mullins and graduate students to research materials for Lithium-Ion batteries. Streamlined production process for electrode production to increase project efficiency. Utilized Design of Experiments, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), and SEM imaging to study 3-D electrode architectures.

Answer questions from students about the degree plan to alleviate the advisors’ burden. Lead prospective chemical engineering students on tours to effectively communicate my story. Interact with the 700 undergraduate students and communicate their inquiries to the advisors.

Achieved a rate of 71% of students returning after attending their first tutoring session. Provided four hours of lectures per week to answer conceptual questions and cover homework.

Communicated with store management to maximize the amount of Nabisco product stocked. Organized product to prevent accumulation of storage and maintain product freshness.

Worked with a team of peer tutors to develop weekly lesson plans and host study sessions. Helped improve the percentage of students earning A’s by 5% from other semesters. Provided personalized help to students by recommending effective study habits for the course.

Improved interpersonal and communication skills through customer interaction and teamwork. Created sense of responsibility for the quality and efficiency of work.