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Starke, Florida, United States

Springfield, Oregon, United States

Vicksburg, Ms

• Boosted day-to-day technical support and process troubleshooting in routine and upset conditions • Spearheaded improvement efforts to sustain reliability around pulp feed quality and refiner plate health • Supervised a crew of 15 workers in 2 production units as a setup shift manager on the VB6 paper machine

Vicksburg, Ms

• Restructured the reporting records system to eliminate waste and speed up the time taken to locate records• Standardized routine compliance activities such as environmental reporting, CEMS maintenance, and potable water management by writing SOPs

Baytown, Texas

• Built data sheets for 12 production units to make the procedure for documenting material releases faster and easier for technicians resulting in safer and more reliable operations • Expanded leak estimator capability to aid unit personnel in performing release and emission calculations for sulfuric acid and other released chemicals in the event of a loss of primary containment during operation

Savannah, Georgia Area

• Developed a manufacturing process for CENTURY™ 1105/1107 isostearic acid products, which was successfully trialed in the Dover, OH fatty acid plant, allowing Kraton to pursue the personal care market• Participated in plant trials and shadowed senior engineers in conducting preliminary analyses on process equipment such as reactor steam sparge vacuum testing while collaborating with operators, maintenance staff, and plant chemists to produce new products within desired specifications • Organized a more efficient method to locate laboratory equipment to eliminate confusion between departments by creating descriptive inventory spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel • Collaborated with the Analytical Services, Performance Chemicals, and Scale Up teams

Chm 2210/2211: Organic Chemistry 1 & 2

• Coached a group of 30 students in 2 weekly sessions offering new approaches to solving complex problems• Summarized important lecture concepts into simple worksheets with Supplemental Instruction leaders

The Dolbier Research Group

• Studied the effect of fluorinated substituents such as the pentafluorosulfonyl group used in the applications of pesticides and anti-malaria drugs to develop alternative chemicals and reduce costs of currently available options• Contributed to the completion of important chemical reactions by running intermediate steps such as performing TLCs, column chromatography and using rotary evaporators

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: American Institute of Chemical Engineers | Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers | UF Chemistry ClubRetreat.

Associate Of Arts (Aa), 3.44/4.00

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society