I am looking for a technically challenging role that will allow me to use my chemical engineering and electronics abilities.
James Gardner
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science Chemical Engineering, University of Utah
Gas Turbine Systems Electronics Technician, Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Advanced Digital Electronics and Gas Turbine Controls, Great Lakes NTC
CERTIFICATIONS
Engineer in Training
Metrology – Pressure/Force, Light/Temperature, Electronics technician, Hart Scientific and Naval Training Center, Norfolk VA
WORK EXPERIENCE
Chemical Engineer, Pacific Aerospace and Electronics, April 2007 to Present
 Designed and conducted experiments on electroplating processes to determine effects of chemical additives on deposits
 Member of the continuous process improvement team that utilized the DMAIC Six Sigma methods
 Developed proprietary electrochemical process for oxide removal from titanium, nickel, and hard gold that was environmentally friendly and did not damage a proprietary interconnect ceramic
 Evaluated financial feasibility of capital expenditures by performing ROI calculations and bench scale testing
 Directed facility wide hazardous waste accumulation, storage, treatment, disposal and completed and submitted yearly reports to the DOE
 Redesigned waste water treatment system resulting in an energy savings of over $160,000 per year to Pacific Aerospace
 Designed and implemented a SCADA system for the Pac Aero plating lab which resulted in the ability to optimize the use of precious metals, valuable chemicals, and improved efficiencies from 55% to over 90%
 Created Notice Of Construction Permits in accordance with the WAC guidelines for beryllium machining, paint booths, and plating labs which were all approved by the Washington State Department of Ecology
 Modeled air pollution plumes using Aermod and Screen3
Chemical Engineer, Ceramatec, Inc., 2005-2007
 Designed and conducted electro-chemical experiments on ion exchange membranes
 Designed an innovative system for the detection of ammonia resulting in a savings of $30,000 to Ceramatec
 Utilized principles of electrochemistry to determine mass and energy transfer in electrochemical cells
Research Assistant, University of Utah Combustion Research Group, 2003-2005
 Designed a high speed data acquisition system for thermodynamic measurements of pool fires using LabVIEW
 Analyzed and conditioned thermodynamic data to determine heat transfer rates in the development of ordinance cook-off times
 Prepared and used P&IDs for new and proposed processes
Metrology Lab Technician, Stabro Laboratories, 2000-2003
 Designed and performed calibrations on pressure transducers, pressure gauges, durometers, flowmeters, RTD’s, thermometers, light sensors, torque transducers, balances, load cells, tensiometers, and various other instruments
 Designed novel process for torque measurement which resulted in an $80,000 savings to the company
 Utilized LabVIEW to automate pressure calibrations and data acquisition
Gas Turbine Systems Electronics Technician/Engineering Training Team Member United States Navy, 1993-1999
 Conducted training on ships engineering systems and maintenance procedures
 Designed electronic simulations for training ship engineers
 Conducted training scenario and imposition briefings for senior officers
 Conducted and directed the Maintenance efforts on main propulsion gas turbine and associated systems
 Conducted component level repairs on main propulsion electronics and controls
 Officially recognized by the Secretary of the Navy for outstanding achievement
Electronics
Troubleshooting to component level, Circuit Design and Analysis, Noise elimination in data acquisition, Control system tuning, PLCs, Microcontrollers, Soldering, All temperature and pressure instrumentation, Sinking and Sourcing, RS485, RS 232, Ethernet
Engineering and Chemical Analysis
ISO 9001, ISO 17025, NADCAP, A2LA, WAC 173, CRCLA, Fluid Mechanics, Mass Transfer, Heat Transfer, Plasma Etch, Sputter Coating, Gas Turbine Engines LM2500, HP & LP air compressors, Organic Chemistry, Numerical Methods, SEM, FTIR, UV Visible Spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, Distillations, Electro-chemical Impedance Spectroscopy, Titrations, Statics and Strengths of Materials, Embedded Control Design, Wedge Bonding, AA Spectroscopy, Analytical Chemical Analysis, O-scope,
AWARDS AND ACOMPLISHMENTS
Navy Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal X3, Battle E, Meritorious Service Medal, Honorable Discharge from the Navy, Deans List, Private Pilot
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