Chemical Engineer in Innventia AB, Sweden
Job Experience
Chemical Engineer
Innventia AB, Sweden
June 2012 to August 2013
- Managed short projects, dealing directly with the client;
- Operated different equipment (IC, SEC, TOC, CE, SoxTec);
- Interpreted the results, solved problems and dealt with client?s concerns;
- Reinforced team as well as independent working skills; and relationship building.
Master Thesis Student
Innventia AB, Sweden
January 2012 to June 2012
- Developed a process to transform a residue into a useful product;
- Solved problems and managed the project (process and product development);
- Operated a pilot plant, a Schlenk line (reactions) and a lyophilizer (freeze-dryer);
- Handled hazardous materials and equipment;
- Operated different equipment NMR, IC, SEC, DSC, CE, and assessed all the results;
- Developed project planning and problem solving skills.
Undergraduate Engineer
IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
July 2009 to January 2010
- Optimized an extraction process;
- Verified a treatment technology;
- Developed my final bachelor degree project (http://www2.lwr.kth.se/Publikationer/PDF_Files/LWR_EX_10_23.pdf);
- Reinforced independent working skills.
Undergraduate Engineer
Nortec Química S/A
January 2008 to February 2008
- Monitored the wastewater treatment process;
- Performed monitoring analyses;
- Was exposed to a hazardous industrial environment; learned about HSE, quality standards and GMP.
Education
Master of Science: Technology of Chemical and Biochemical Processes
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Brasil)March 2011 to March 2013
Bachelor Degree with Distinction: Chemical Engineering
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Brasil)March 2005 to February 2011
Languages
Portuguese
Bilingual / Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Advanced
Swedish
Medium
IT skills
Other Skills
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Career Goals
Industries of interest
Areas of interest
Availability to travel and work outside the city
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