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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Appointed to a select team of 4 engineers responsible for creating and managing controls projects focused on competitor replacement and the implementation of new control philosophies throughout the Midwest.
• Designed and installed solar controls resulting in a reduction of auxiliary power spend by 32%. Upgraded original design to account for impending hail / snowstorms, lowering damage probability 85%.
• Automated water filtration process for 16 filters supplying 23 million gallons of drinking water per day, significantly reducing potential for error and decreasing process time by 60%.
• Eliminated risk of ammonia exposure by creating Process Safety Management controls for 510 tons of anhydrous ammonia used in NOx reduction for 5 units supplying 3.34 gigawatts of electricity to the grid.
• Presented on database management and recovery to +300 engineers at the Emerson Field Service Conference.

• Upgraded distributed control systems that aid in the control of thermal, solar, and hydroelectric powerplants. Integrated custom solutions regarding control logic, graphical interfaces, datalinks, Cisco networking, and.
• Pioneered the implementation of a mentorship program focused on instructing new hires on the application of distributed control systems to decrease turnover and ensure self-sufficiency within 6 months of hiring date.
• Rescued a key client deadline and avoided losses in excess of $500K per hour by identifying an error in a third-party company’s configuration.
• Trusted as a problem solver and relied upon to work independently and manage challenging installations and difficult clients with budgets up to $5M.

• Balancing an intense 18-hour semester course load, I also committed to a 30-hour work week as a Restaurant Manager. In this challenging role, I demonstrated effective operational leadership for a diverse team of over.
• Orchestrated the activities of a large-scale restaurant, overseeing 51 doormen, 22 bartenders, and 47 waitresses.
• Successfully financed 25% of total tuition, managing a rigorous academic schedule alongside substantial work commitments.
• Demonstrated rapid professional growth by receiving three promotions in two years, culminating in the management of a $3.2M business operation.

Greater New Orleans Area

• Over my summer internship, I worked for the Asset Integrity team stationed in Louisiana. My main priority was to aid in the completion of the Risk Based Inspection (RBI) program. As an Asset Integrity Analyst Intern my.
• Hand-drafting of piping isometrics and structural steel drawings.
• Analysis and edits of piping and instrumentation diagrams.
• Monitoring accurate placement of corrosion modeling locations on CAD rendered drawings. Major skills gained throughout this internship include: proficiency in piping and instrumentation diagrams, understanding of the.

Libertyville, Illinois

• Over the summer of my sophomore year, I worked on the Environmental Consulting team in Libertyville, Illinois. The main focus for me, was to allow for project startup on several major Illinois Department of.
• Taking soil samples for chemical analysis.
• Measuring organic vapors using a Photo-Ionization Detector.
• Preparing waste manifests for transport of soil to various landfills.
• Tracking waste truckloads and creation of corresponding invoices.Over the course of this internship, I worked extensively with both operators and site managers and gained significant communication and consulting.

Master Of Science - Ms, Business Analytics

Relevant Coursework Developing Value Through Analytics: created analytical models in python and excel to optimize problems in marketing.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor’S Degree, Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering

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