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Dear Sir/Madam,
Please consider this, my application for the position of Process/Facilities Engineer. I expect to graduate from Oregon State University with a M.S. in Chemical Engineering in June 2003. I bring direct experience from oil industry, enthusiasm, analytical thinking abilities, effective communication skills, and a dedication to excellence and continuous improvement. Some highlights of my qualifications:
* Effective leader and team player: Led a team of 39 Graduate Engineering Trainees over 22 weeks at Madras Refineries Ltd. Synchronized the start-up for the Hydrotreater/Reformer units so as to meet the hydrogen and nitrogen demands most cost-effectively.
* Self-motivated, fast learner: developed a novel assay for determining environmental toxins using algal cells (M.S. project).
* Please see my enclosed resume for details and contact information.
I wish to emphasize my enthusiasm for working in a chemical industry and contributing to the advancement of the energy sector, and my willingness to work at any of the company facilities across the globe.
It would be a pleasure to meet with you at your convenience to discuss my qualifications and our mutual expectations. I look forward to our conversation. Thank you very much for your kind consideration.
Objective: Process Engineer where I can contribute technically to a growing, energy and environmentally conscious research organization
Education:
MS, Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University. Graduation expected June, 2003. Current GPA 3.60/4. Research Assistant for Dr. Goran Jovanovic in the Dept. of Ch.E.
"Study of Orthogonality in Biosensors" –dealing with quantifying responses like fluorescence and motility and developing assays for toxin detection. Teaching Assistant in the Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Dept. of Chemistry.
Core Coursework: Modeling chemical systems, Mass Transfer, Reactors, Polymers, Thermodynamics, Fluid Flow
BCh.E. (Honors), Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, 1994-98.
CGPA: 6.59/10 (Major: 7.64/10)
Employment Experience: August, 1999-July, 2001, Process Engineer; and July, 1998-July, 1999, Graduate Engineering Trainee, Essar Oil Limited Refinery Division. Responsible for the Naphtha Hydrotreater (NHT) and Continuous Catalytic Reformer (CCR) units. Performed design calculations, hydraulic checks, devised flow schemes, checked detailed PFD's and P&IDs and vendor data, drawings and formulations for pre-commissioning and commissioning activities. Work assignments provided experience in diverse areas including:
* Understanding of raw materials, sources and prices
* Understanding of processes to produce various products
* Quality control and environmental stewardship
* Refinery economics and marketing of the various products.
Training: At Madras Refineries Limited, over 22 weeks, training included Operations, Technical Services, Oil Accounting, Marketing and Optimization, Plant Start-Up, and Simulated Shut-downs. I led a team of 39 Graduate Engineering Trainees during this training.
Undergraduate Internships and Projects:
* Estimation of Physical and Chemical properties of Ground Water. Mentor: Dr. S.K. Sharma, Dept of Chem.E., Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Jan-May, 1998
* Practice School Two: Estimation of Thermal Diffusivity of Coal by Modeling the Heat Conduction Process using FORTRAN, Central Fuel Research Institute, Dhanbad, Bihar, India, June-December, 1997.
* Fabric Filter Bag House Working Model, Birla Institute, March, 1997.
* Practice School One: Business Process Reengineering – Material Flow Rearrangement for the Tract-Type Vehicle Plant, Hindustan Motors Limited, Chennai, India, June-August, 1996.
Other Skills, Memberships and Honors not mentioned above:
* Teaching Assistant for the unit operations lab for seniors in the ChE department at Oregon state university. Other responsibilities included equipment maintenance and troubleshooting.
* Joint Secretary of the Chemical Engineering Association of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, 1995-96.
* Member of AIChE and the Indian Student Association of Oregon State University
* Member of team that won "Overall Best Exhibition Award" at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, 1997.
* Volunteered to demonstrate "Luminescence Kit for Rapid Determination of Water Toxicity" at EILATox Workshop at Oregon State, September, 2002 – required learning the principles, trouble-shooting and demonstrating the kit, all within 24 hours.
* Familiar with PASCAL, FORTRAN, UNIX and C programming languages. Have taken course in JAVA. Routinely use Engineering software including Maple, Matlab, Mathematica, Polymath and MathCAD, and all the usual office software.
* Fluent in English, Hindi and Tamil. Semi-fluent in French.
Work Status: F-1 Visa
Citizenship: Indian
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