Michael Klapper Email & Phone Number

United States

I provide process engineering services, typically through small contract projects for prior employers or other existing clients.

Greater Seattle Area

• Contributes to an Agile workflow through daily standups, weekly retros, refinements, and peer reviews
• Adds to production code written in C# using MVC design, running unit tests, and reacting accordingly to results
• Configures virtual SQL servers for testing with realistic (anonymized) data using SQL Server Management Studio
• Adds indexes as needed to SQL tables to improve query execution time
• Collaborates with other teams to clarify objectives and produce deliverables for cross-team projects
• Utilizes GitHub for version control and as part of the code review process, handling merge conflicts as needed

Bellingham, Washington Area

I joined DariTech in a new position as the sole employee dedicated 100% to R&D endeavors. This role offered the unique challenge and opportunity to grow the scientific and engineering design capabilities of the company including improving documentation, research techniques, expansion of lab equipment inventory, establishment of standardized research.

Cambria, WI

I contributed to my team by overseeing and directing major projects within the ethanol plant. I have taken multiple projects from a concept to a pilot study. I start at the conceptual stage by designing and performing experiments at a lab scale. After producing solid evidence of project feasibility I plan and oversee the installation of the equipment for a.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

I had the unique opportunity to conduct research at Virent as a chemical engineer co-op student. I worked most closely with the biomass group, focusing on the breakdown of raw cellulosic feedstock for the use in downstream conversions. I investigated both catalytic methods and solvolysis of the raw feedstock. My studies involved catalyst comparisons.

Cambria, Wisconsin

In this role I was able to serve the R&D department in a variety of ways. In a typical week I would continue ongoing fermentation experiments while furthering targeted research projects. I provided value in the weekly R&D meetings by reporting results, proposing additional research, and providing expertise on industrial process equipment and separation.

Cambria, Wisconsin

In this role I was exposed to the ethanol production process and had an opportunity to obtain an in-depth understanding of a fermentation process and downstream processing methods including distillation, centrifugal separations, and industrial drying with a ring dryer. My primary project was research into chemical additives to maximize co-product.

Greater Milwaukee Area

As an intern in the HPPG (Home Power Products Group), I worked closely with the lab technicians to test and troubleshoot prototype units. The primary products I worked with were pressure washers and home power generators. In a typical week I would maintain units undergoing an endurance trial, look for anomalies in LabView data, disassemble problematic.

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Cybersecurity Club

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Engineers Without Borders, Choi Tae Kwon Do, AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers), Hoofer's Sailing.