ADDISON D. NILGES
ENTRY-LEVEL CHEMICAL ENGINEER
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PROFILE
Process- and quality-oriented professional committed to pursuing a long-term career designing, developing, and operating chemical processes to produce valuable products. Proven ability to quickly grasp and apply best practices.
Strength in leveraging strong attention to detail, time management, multitasking, analytical, collaboration, interpersonal, and technical skills to assist organizations in solving complex problems and achieving goals. CORE COMPETENCIES
Product Testing & Verification
Quality & Standards Adherence
Chemical Analysis & Documentation
Equipment Calibration & Optimization
Process Improvement & Best Practices
EDUCATION
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY – Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (2012)
Coursework: Calculus; Thermodynamics; Physics; Mass and Energy Balance; Process Control; Organic and Physical Chemistry;
JMP; Brewing Science; Reactor Kinetics; Unit Operations; MATLAB; Mathcad; GaussView;
ChemCAD; Mass, Momentum, & Heat Transfer
AVETA BUSINESS INSTITUTE – Six Sigma Yellow Belt
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
PPG INDUSTRIES – Delaware, OH Scale-Up Technician (2013-present)
Retained through Lab Support and given concurrent responsibilities to conduct prequalification testing of new and changes to existing paint formulas, and to monitor and resolve issues with paint batches within the production environment.
■ Set up, test, and validate new paint formulas and changes to existing formulas prior to rollout into the production environment. Set up and maintain milling equipment, conduct lab tests on paint samples, create documentation for paint batches, and perform adjustments to formula to eliminate quality issues and associated costs.
■ Optimized the milling parameters within the production environment for a paint formula that reduced potential issues.
■ Troubleshot issues with the milling equipment that reduced downtime in the production environment.
The Ohio State University – Columbus, OH Chemical Engineering Student (2006-2012)
Gained hands-on experience in running equipment; conducting literature review; and applying chemical reactions, separations, and techniques to produce products economically and safely. Presented findings to classes and professors.
■ Collaborated in leveraging the distillation tower and distillation principles to produce ethanol. Created graphs of the entire process and leverag...
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