Work Experience
IM Flash Technologies, Lehi, UT
CVD Engineer
• Responsible for the maintenance and support of Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) equipment and processes
• Conduct Design of Experiments (DOE) and perform Special Work Requests (SWR) for process improvement
• Create and implement engineering change notices (ECNs) for CVD
• Support the CVD Engineering group with testing and experimentation on CVD processes and equipment
• Collect, document, and analyze data from testing or experiments conducted in the area
• Monitor, analyze, and resolve statistical process control issues on a daily basis
• Delegate tasks in accordance with CVD management and sustaining group needs
• Develop applications for excursion prevention and product yield improvement across multiple departments to satisfy area and company objectives
NexBusiness, Salt Lake City, UT
Project Manager (2009 – 2011)
• Develop project workflow models, task delegation and completion strategies, and deadline/cost projection
• Primary client relations contact for account setup, troubleshooting, and maintenance contracts
• Direct subcontractors by organizing their individual contributions in order to complete end products
Energy and Geoscience Institute, Salt Lake City, UT (2007 – 2010)
Graduate Research Assistant – Chemical Engineering (2008 – 2010)
• Assisted principal investigator to solve novel, complex engineering problems
• Designed conceptual, reactive transport simulations and led them through production while accommodating deadlines
• Implemented continuous process and program design improvements to increase project quality and efficiency
Presenter - Geothermal Resource Council National Meeting (GRC) (2009)
• Presented novel method for fracture characterization simulation techniques
Presenter - Lawrence Berkeley National Labs TOUGHREACT Symposium (2009)
• Presented numerical results of a push/pull dual tracer test for estimating heat transfer vs. fracture density using MINC
Research Chemist (2007 – 2008)
• Conducted chemical separation s with tool and process qualification using quantitative analysis
• Performed cost analysis and risk assessment to maintain performance within safety and environmental standards
• Used technical documentation to recommend equipment and to determine appropriate operating specifications
Intermountain Health Care, Primary Children’s Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT. (2006 – 2008)
Clinical Lab Assistant
• Maintained quality control standards while administering clinical procedure
• Preformed responsibilities while adapting to constantly changing SOP guidelines
• Assisted in the training of new employees
Education
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (2008 – 2010)
• Graduate Student President for Chemical Engineering (Fall 2008-Spring 2009)
• Fayer, S., Rose, P., Petty, S., Deo, M., “A Computational Technique for Estimating the Fracture Surface Area Adjacent to a Newly Stimulated Well within an Engineered Geothermal System.” GRC Proc. 33. Oct 2009, 181
• Xu, T., Rose, P., Fayer, S., Pruess, K., "On modeling of chemical stimulation of an enhanced geothermal system using a high pH solution with chelating agent." Geofluids (2009) 9, 167–177
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Westminster College, Salt Lake City, UT. (2004 – 2008)
• TA and Student Instructor for General Chemistry (Fall 2006-Spring 2008)
• Vice President of ACS Club & Student Government (Fall 2007-Spring 2008)
• Student Ambassador for first year student orientation (Fall 2005-Spring 2008)
• Undergraduate Research Assistant (Summer 2006, 2007)
Computer Skills and Relevant Course Work
TOUGHREACT, TOUGH2, MATLAB, Maple, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, MS Office, MS Project, MS Visual Studio, SVN. HTML5, CSS. Intermediate SQL Query, C#, JS, Ruby on Rails and CMS plugins, Visual Basic.
Awards
• Received "GRC Best Presentation Award 2009 of 194 presentations” for discussing results of simulation study
• Wayne Brown Fellowship: Selected Graduate Candidate for 2008-9
• Westminster scholarship and Stauffer Honors scholarship for excellence in math/science
Volunteer Work
Web Developer - Lorena Gonzalez Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT . (2011 – Current)
Student Peer Mentor - 300 service hours, Westminster College, Salt Lake City, UT (2005 – 2008)