Travis Arnold Email & Phone Number

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

- Supported the Process Systems Engineering Research Team at the National Energy Technology Laboratory as a support contractor.- Contributed to the development of several Python packages to solve process design and optimization problems for water treatment and management systems: Project PARETO: https://github.com/project-pareto/project-pareto WaterTAP.

Tucson, Arizona, United States

- Wrote C/C++ code for embedded systems. Tested codebase changes on system hardware.- Developed Matlab verification scripts, wrote unit tests, and contributed to code inspection documents to ensure embedded software met all requirements, enabling programs to meet essential deadlines.- Served as a scrum master for a team of ~10 engineers, ensuring team.

Madison, Wisconsin

- Designed algorithms and developed software to estimate noise covariance matrices from data for linear systems.- Performed rigorous mathematical/statistical analysis of the properties of covariance estimation algorithms.- Disseminated research contributions via publications in peer reviewed journals, conference talks/papers, technical reports, and.

Houston, Texas

- Worked in the advanced process control group. Built an industrial-level model of an ethylene plant in HYSYS for the purpose of testing coordinated control prototype algorithms.- Presented project updates to management at regular evaluation intervals.

Golden, Colorado

- Prepared polyethylene/carbon nanocomposites by solution blending and compression molding.- Performed rheological tests to study morphological properties of nanocomposite samples.

Golden, Colorado

- Sorted mail, answered calls, processed payments, directed office traffic.- Assisted students and other individuals to maintain a productive and helpful office environment.

Golden, Colorado

- Took care of plants, mowed, sprayed weeds, changed trash bags, changed mulch, installed sod, and helped build new landscape features.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

- Prepared polymer blends of nylon 6 and polyvinylidene fluoride by melt blending.- Analyzed samples with scanning electron microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry.- Gave several oral presentations on progress throughout the program. Prepared a poster summarizing the results of the project at the end of the summer.

Fort Collins, Colorado

- Tutored elementary, middle, and high school students in mathematics.- Answered questions, worked problems, and played games with students to promote positive attitudes towards mathematics and guarantee student success.- Interacted with parents, filed papers, organized notebooks, and cleaned to ensure an effective workplace.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Chemical Engineering, 3.75/4.00

Activities and Societies: Chemical Engineering Graduate Students (ChEGS) Hoofers- Advisor: James B. Rawlings - Dissertation: "Noise.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, 3.93/4.00

Activities and Societies: AIChE, Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, Order of Omega Greek honor society