Execute successful process improvement projects in the energy and utility industries through data management and operational analysis.

• Improved plant yield and helped meet production targets by problem solving major plant issues with root-cause analysis and establishing long-term process control parameters to improve operational stability and financial profitability• Delivered $700,000+ in savings through process improvement projects, system monitoring and training modules for shift supervisors and operators in process understanding and equipment operation• Worked with process controls group on commissioning control packages in Honeywell and Experion on volume and slurry density control projects in the plant, and managed unionized workforce on an as needed basis (20+ hourly)• Received “Exceptional” performance review rating for 2015

• Responsible for biomass lipid extraction via a tertiary L-L extraction process, utilizing MeOH, CCl3 and water• Perform transesterification of algal lipids to yield final biodiesel product

• Cross-referenced equipment maintenance manuals and P&ID diagrams to match operating equipment with tag numbers• Created detailed Excel spreadsheet to serve as a template for organization of maintenance data for future plant expansion projects• Imported maintenance data into equipment maintenance management program

• Researched reversible flocculation of algal systems to reduce costs of algal biodiesel production• Applied recyclable flocculatants to polystyrene and silica microparticles• Winner of $1,000 stipend to attend AIChE conference and present ongoing studies• Continuing to study effects of reversible flocculants on algal lipid extraction process at Yale University• Winner of AIChE Poster Presentation in Fuels, Petrochemicals, and Energy

• Recommended a change in catalyst injection time for HR-PIB dispersant unit• Utilized NMR, GPC and other analytical methods to examine catalyst effects on dispersant manufacture• Discovered important polymer degradation parameters in current process operating conditions• Generated internal technical reports and presented on progress during weekly group meetings

• Responsible for safe and expedient transport of critical patients• Interacted with individuals of various backgrounds on a daily basis• Filed formal emergency call reports at the conclusion of each shift