Chemical Engineer
Resume:
Ricardo Meraz
Chicago, IL **638
773-***-**** puxp7g@r.postjobfree.com
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EDUCATION
University of Illinois-Chicago May, 2012
BS in Chemical Engineering Chicago, IL
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Design Project: January-May 2012
Granulation of Ammonium Sulfate - Engineering Project Manager Chicago, IL
Supervisor/Mentor: Jerry Palmer (Ambitech Engineering Corp)
Supervising a 4 member undergraduate senior team on the design of a simulated $50MM Ammonium Sulfate Plant that produces 730 tons per day of granulated Ammonium Sulfate.
• Achieved an annual profit of $6MM on a 150,000 sq.ft. Ammonium Sulfate plant.
• Conducted 32 mass and energy balances on streams around a Swenson DTB crystallizer, centrifuge, coolers, dryers, granulator, tanks and screens using problem solving skills.
• Reduced airborne Ammonium Sulfate emissions to .02 lb/ton in order to guarantee an EPA emission factor rating of an “A”.
• Designed a basic P&ID and plant layout for the Ammonium Sulfate plant.
• Saved roughly $200,000 by identifying cost-saving opportunities when baghouses were integrated within the plant process flow diagram.
• Conducted sample plant trials on Aspen.
Richard J. Daley Library - UIC Library 2010-Present
Reserve desk attendant Chicago, IL
• Assist in the maintenance of old collections
• Register new book collections into online database
• Organize library materials and keep a strict record on their whereabouts
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CERTIFICATIONS
Certificate of Safety Achievement awarded by Safety and Chemical Engineering Education (SAChe), 2012
• Risk Assessment
• Runaway Reactions
• Chemical Reactivity Hazards
• Safety in the Chemical Process Industries
• Process Safety Lessons Taught from Experience
• Dust Explosion Control
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SKILLS
Language: Fluent in writing and speaking both Spanish and English
Programming Language: Basic Knowledge of C++ language, Matlab
Software: Visio, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
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