Chemical Engineering, Bachelor of Science, GPA: 3.62
Skills & Interests
- Technical: HAZOP Analyst, Simulation, Data Analysis, Technical Report, Process Design, PI&D controls
- Laboratory: Distillation Column, Slurry Reactor, Reverse Osmosis, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Fluidized Bed, Ionic Exchange,
LPCVD, Crystallization, Chromatography, NMR, UV Spectroscopy, DAC, Oscilloscope
- Software: Microsoft Office Suite, Aspen Plus, Comsol Multiphysics, Molecular Dynamic Softwares (NAMD, VMD,
Chimera, Gaussview), LabVIEW, SolidWorks, C++, MATLAB, Python, Operating systems (Win, Mac, Linux)
Experiences
UCSD Nanosystems Modeling & Simulation Laboratory October 2013 - June 2014
Undergraduate Research Engineer Assistance
- Worked, under the supervision of Prof. Gaurav Arya of UCSD Dept. of Nanoengineering, on DNA nanorobot project
- Developed configuration files based on thermodynamic and mechanical concepts to perform molecular dynamic (MD)
simulations for B-DNA under various force fields and ionic solvent environment with MD software
- Analyzed the DNA trajectory to determine stability by using RMSD minimization
- Gathered simulation data to perform energy and movement analysis of the DNA
UCSD Biochemistry Research Group November 2013 - June 2014
Undergraduate Researcher/Computational Chemist
- Worked, under the supervision of Prof. Francesco Paesani of UCSD Dept. of Biochemistry, on his research of improving
proton exchange in hydrogen fuel cell
- Optimized various chemical structures by performing energy calculations using Gaussian 09 application on Linux OS
- Determined the optimal structural configuration by observing bonding interactions and performing Van De Waal single point
scanning on the molecular structures
Global Ties, Teams in Engineering Service February 2014 - June 2014
Design Engineer
- Developed a low cost solar powered street lamp prototype that is to be deployed to the Philippines with a team
- Researched and analyzed energy and pressure of hurricanes and its effect on various materials
- Performed cost-benefit analysis of various materials used to construct the solar lamp
Stealth Startup August 2013 - January 2014
IT Intern
- Installed and updated 30 HP servers for data storage
- Configured and troubleshoot ILO and OS addresses to ensure remote access to the servers
- Quality tested motherboard ports to ensure they are fully functional
- Air mass flow pressure analysis on computer memory chips for designing proper flappers to block openings.
Senior Design Projects
Sulfate Removal Design February 2014 - June 2014
- Designed an efficient ionic exchange plant for sulfate removal that returned positive cash flow after 4 years
- Conducted HAZOP study and improve standard operating procedures by implementing PID controls
- Calculated costs for different components of the plant and performed cash flow analysis of the operational plant cycle
- Supervised and delegated appropriate tasks for each team member and ensured on-time completion of deliverables
Hydrogen Plant Design January 2014 - March 2014
- Developed, simulated, and optimized the hydrogen production plant using Aspen Plus.
- Achieved a process that required no electricity at steady state condition
- Conducted research on catalysts and reaction kinetics to accurately model hydrogen synthesis

References available upon request