Jessica Seltzer Resume
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SUMMARY
Chemical engineer with years of experience in chemical plant project execution, natural gas compressor station operations and project execution, oil storage terminal design and execution, and consulting work. Key skills include project management, plant design, client/vendor relationships, and procurement and design evaluations.
EMPLOYMENT
Project Engineer, Infineum Linden, NJ
September to Present http://www.infineum.com/
Reporting to the Global Engineering Regional Leader at the Bayway chemical plant.
Responsibilities Include:
§ Managing all capital projects in execution within the Global Engineering department
§ Optimized project development process by creating templates for resource stage plan, estimating, risk assessment requirements and management of change
§ Progressed projects through a Stage/Gate development system
§ Developed Project Execution Plans and lead all phases of project lifecycle including engineering (basic and detailed), procurement, fabrication, construction and commissioning/start-up to deliver capital projects on budget and schedule
§ Prepared monthly progress reports for capital projects over $k tracking project schedule/milestones and budget
§ Provided monthly tracking and forecasting of project budgets (capital and expense) to local and global interfaces
§ Confirm General and Design Practice compliance and facilitated process risk assessments, project risk assessments and constructability reviews
§ Primary client contact interfacing between engineers, specialist, process designers, contractors and project stakeholders
§ Obtain quotes and review Bid Analysis
Senior Project Engineer, Eastern Shore Natural Gas Dover, DE
July to September http://www.esng.com/
Reported to the Manager of Engineering, Procurement and Construction at the only natural gas transmission company in the Delmarva Peninsula.
Responsibilities Include:
§ Project manager for a $.M compressor station expansion adding , HP of compression in Delaware to be installed in
§ Project manager for a $M compressor station construction adding , HP of compression to an existing compressor station in Pennsylvania in
§ Review compliance of existing company standards, update and create new standards where necessary
§ Participate in permitting process (FERC filing) of pipeline and compressor station projects
§ Confirm PHMSA compliance and participate in federally mandated audits
§ Prepared compressor station and pipeline project estimates
§ Prepare pipeline request for proposals and construction management
Chemical Engineer, Envar Services North Brunswick, NJ
November To July http://www.envarservices.com/
Reporting to the President of engineering consulting and design firm with clients in chemical, industrial, environmental, commercial, and civil industries.
Client projects include:
Houston, TX
§ Project engineer for $M contract to design a state-of-the art, fully automated million barrel oil storage facility.
§ Led project estimation, equipment procurement, facilitation of RFQ/RFP/RFI, piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), and product flow diagrams (PFD).
§ Design project equipment and pipe layout.
§ Management of vendors, financial backers and bid process.
§ Spent months on location in Houston, and ongoing support from New Jersey.
Brooklyn, NY
§ Primary client engineer for design of largest state-of-the-art advanced biodiesel production facilities in North America, with a capacity of million gallons per year.
§ Through year project period, tested various formulas to create final biodiesel formulation, pilot plant data analysis, maintained client relationship, piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), product flow diagrams (PFD), equipment specifications and sizing, facilitation of RFQ/RFP/RFI, equipment design and pipe layout, project scheduling, project estimations and emergency vent sizing.
§ Secured approvals from NYC Fire Department, NYC Department of Buildings, and NYC Department of Environmental Protection.
§ As a result of this first biodiesel plant, NYC was able to save the fuel costs associated with its entire fleet of ferries driving hours to Connecticut for refueling, and utilizing % renewable energy.
Peoria, IL
§ Primary client engineer for relocation of Corn Product’s sorbitol plant from Newark, Delaware to Peoria, Illinois with international shipments to South Korea, Mexico, and Canada.
§ While on customer site for months, responsible for overall project management including disassembly of plant, domestic and international shipments, equipment list, line lists, instrument lists, and tie-in lists.
§ Designed new plant facility in Peoria.
Consultant, Advance Process Technology Long Branch, NJ
July To November (Full Time), January To June (Part Time)
Consultant to company President with responsibility for researching equipment design specifications, facilitating international shipment of equipment, creation of project lists (equipment lists, instrument list, line lists, & tie-in lists), sizing of vessels & updating P&ID’s.
Junior Consultant, Bioenergy of America Edison, NJ
January to June
Reported to VP of Operations for a company building million gallon biodiesel plant. Responsibilities included: acquiring Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for plant operation, design specification for pumps and vessels, cost analysis of equipment, and certification requirements for ASTM certified lab.
EDUCATION
School of Engineering, Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ
May
B.S. in Chemical Engineering with a concentration in mathematics
VOLUNTEER
Board of Directors, Young Science Achievers Program (YSAP)
September to Present
http://www.ysap.org/
§ Board Member for non-profit organization sponsored by Princeton University, National Science Foundation, AT&T and Alcatel-Lucent. Supported mission to inspire and encourage high school students underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to pursue careers in these fields.
§ Work with trustees to approve + yearly STEM project proposals, select winners of cash prizes and Princeton University internships.
§ Supporting program extension to Dallas and Chicago areas.
§ Science mentor since , advising high school teams through the stages of their experiments and providing career/college advice.
Committee Volunteer, Southern Delaware’s Go Red for Women
June to September
https://www.goredforwomen.org/
§ Committee Member for non-profit organization sponsored by The American Heart Association educating women about the dangers of heart disease.
§ Participate in planning the yearly fundraising luncheon.
§ Work as the Social Media Chair Person to promote heart health education.
Captain, Rutgers University Marching Band Color Guard New Brunswick, NJ
Captain for three years of Division I Marching band. Led daily practice sessions and performances. Extended normal captain responsibilities to create choreography and synchronization with marching band.
COMPUTER SKILLS
§ Software: SAP, Microsoft Office (Excel, Project, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) AutoCAD, Adobe Acrobat, Bluebeam
LANGUAGES
Conversational French, Conversational Italian
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