EDUCATION
McGill University — Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) in May 2013 - Montréal, QC
St. George’s School - Graduated with Honours with Distinction and scholarships in June 2008 - Vancouver, BC
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Proficient in use of AutoCAD for drafting of P&IDs and PFDs
• Proficient in use of Aspen HYSYS® v7.3
• Completely fluent in Windows/Mac OS and Microsoft Office and Visio for construction of flowsheets and diagrams
• Registered with APEGBC as an EIT
• WHMIS safety training Level 1 qualification acquired
• Fully licensed driver (Class 5 license from British Columbia)
• Intermediate knowledge of algorithms in C and MATLAB, and object-oriented programming in Objective-C
• Fluent in conversational German, reading/writing French, English, Hindi, and Gujarati
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Consulting — January 2013 - current, as assistant in research for technology-based manufacturing startup based out of San Francisco & Vancouver. Current task includes:
• providing solutions to existing problems in R&D of polymers, binding agents, and impregnated fibres
Process Design — September 2012 - April 2013, as process design engineer of polymer production plant, duties include:
• sizing all required equipment for process and drafting PFDs and P&IDs
• performing thorough energy/material balances & sizing reactor based on complex polymer chemistry • comprehensive financial analysis of plant
Unit design — January - April 2012, as team’s Lead Engineer, completed:
• technical CAD drawings
• heat and mass transfer, fluid mechanics, process modelling calculations
• collection of cost data from vendors for all required parts
Personal project — March 2010 - November 2012, for greenhouse gas reduction, completed:
• physical design of unit using chemical methods to remove specific gases
• chemicals that yield highest performance (maximum reduction of greenhouse gas concentration)
• storage/disposal of waste
WORK EXPERIENCE
JR. PROCESS ENGINEER, SUN CONSULTING ENGINEERS LTD., Richmond, BC - 2013
• Performed pump calculations and selection based on cost criteria for various projects
• Created and reviewed P&IDs for projects to ensure completion and minimal errors
• Carried out vessel design calculations and material selection for storage tanks of products
• Performed process simulations in Aspen HYSYS® to obtain minimum process equipment design parameters
• Performed material / energy balances on small - medium plants for equipment specification & further process development
INTERN, MEGHMANI ORGANICS LIMITED, Ahmedabad, India - May - August 2012
• Served as field operator in manufacturing plant to monitor production parameters & ensure safe operation
• Gained specific understanding of crucial unit operations through...
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