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Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands

-Managed a team of 8 engineers over multiple levels of experience, multiple projects, multiple locations-Tracked team time sheets to keep team members fully applied with project work or professional development-Coordinated staffing needs across the company as well as working with HR to hire new talent-Maintained company compliance training and benchmark.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

-Migrated legacy control programming from MOD5 to ABB 800xA DCS, including hardware configuration, graphic configuration, SIS and LOPA implementation, alarm management, commissioning, and start up support-LEG Certified, a safety checklist for loading programming into a live process-Book of Conventions management to standardize coding practices project wide.

Saginaw, Michigan Area

-Conducting pervaporation membrane separation R&D in collaboration with LyondellBasell -Learning and utilizing gas chromatography (GC) for chemical analysis as well as chemical safety with flammables

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

-Earned Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) grant from ADHE ($2,000 for 1 semester)-Investigated design of an electrodeionization system to capture CO2 from industrial exhaust to feed an algae bioreactor-Wrote and defended an undergraduate thesis for University of Arkansas Honors Degree-Presented project poster in competition at 2018 AIChE.

Gent Area, Belgium

-Collaborated on bio based and biotechnological process development for private & public firms-Researched and optimized protocols for down-stream processing (DSP), namely product separation-Learned and utilized HPLC, TGA, 500ml bioreactors and crystallizers, and nanomembranes

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

-Conducted 11 tours for prospective students and their families through engineering departments of choice-Counseled and lead conversations with students about academic and professional careers in engineering-Performed 7 outreach activities and recruitment to schools in surrounding states

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

-Met weekly with 10 freshman engineering majors to discuss responsibilities of college life and career-Maintained contact: most have remained in engineering, others have changed majors once realizing their passion

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

-Experimented with chitosan, a promising biomolecule in the field of cancer treatment research-Learned and utilized rheometer, lab mice handling & anesthesia, freeze dryer, & fluorophore conjugation-Won "Best Paper" Aware for Healthcare Track #2 at Freshman Engineering Program Honors Research Symposium

Bentonville, Arkansas

-Facilitated summer rehabilitation program of 10-12 children-Assisted children of underprivileged backgrounds with mental and/or behavioral conditions-Filed daily reports of mental health progress of all 10-12 children