Education
Bachelor of Science in Biosystems Engineering, Emphasis in Bioprocessing Spring 2014
Clemson University, Clemson, SC GPA: 3.53/4.0
Sustainable Energy Systems Study Abroad Experience Summer 2012
University of Applied Sciences, Trier, Germany
Professional Experience
Algenol Biotech LLC, Fort Myers, FL Fall 2014-present
Engineering Assistant, Process Engineering
• Airlift Design
o Designed an outdoor airlift cultivation test platform, used the results to subsequently design a pilot-scale airlift system, and managed build out
• Gagva, Gujarat, India Airlift Design
o Currently adapting airlift field piping design for pilot-scale system at Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) facility
o Specified all pumps, tanks, and sensors and designed fluid flow piping for seawater delivery, freshwater delivery, harvest, and nutrient delivery systems
o Assisting in adapting existing airlift SOPs for RIL system
• Inoculum Scale-Up
o Acted as Lead Design Engineer of a commercial algal inoculum scale-up system that will maximize genetic stability and provide axenic inoculum for a 2000 acre production field
o Performed Quality Function Deployment for the design of commercial inoculum scale-up system
o Designed a glass tubular photobioreactor prototype for inoculum scale-up
• 2 Acre Commercial Cultivation Demo Facility
o Designed, prototyped, and implemented an aseptic phosphoric acid delivery system to deliver to 6000 discrete reactors for 2 acre commercial algal cultivation demo facility
o Specified, procured, and calibrated level sensors, level switches, and pressure switches for 2 acre commercial cultivation demo facility
o Supervised build out of 2 acre commercial cultivation demo facility
o Completed as-built Piping & Instrument Diagrams for 5 systems and developed equipment nomenclature for 2 acre commercial cultivation demo facility
• 2000 Acre Commercial Cultivation Facility
o Currently designing large-scale piping systems and tubing kits and consulting with vendors to develop a cost-effective, scalable photobioreactor and piping system for a 2000 acre commercial cultiv...
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