ERASMUS NKRUMAH
Irvington
Summary
I am a professional who is detail-oriented and has a solid background in Chemical Engineering. I am motivated to apply my expertise in Petrochemical engineering, Data Science, computer programming, data analytics and visualization, automation, and data modeling to achieve success in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. My objective is to consistently exceed expectations and achieve outstanding outcomes.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Graduate Assistant
University of Newhaven
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Assist with experiments, equipment set-up, and test specimen preparation using Gas chromatography, Basic Glassware, fluid flow measurements, and separation equipment
- Operate complex machinery to aid students and researchers
- Perform atomic absorption, spectroscopy(AAS), X-ray, and nuclear magnetic resonance explaining its principles clearly to undergraduate chemical engineering students
- Enforce safety regulations and manage laboratory inventory
- Collaborate with faculty, students, and other lab staff in a positive work environment
Factory Safety Inspector
Ministry of Labour
10.2020 - 12.2022
- Company Overview: Ghana
- Inspects and checks for occupational safety and hazard
- Providing Workshop for industry workers on occupational hazard and safety
- Registration and renewal of industry safety certificate
- Writing Safety reports and issuing advice to industries on how to improve their safety
- Ghana
Environmental Officer/chemist
Volta River Authority
09.2019 - 08.2020
- Company Overview: power generating companies
- Performing a quality control and quality assurance analysis test so management can use the data to buy efficient crude oil to run the turbines and make a profit (Optimization)
- Running wastewater and crude oil tests
- Developed data guides using Excel, SAP, and Python to predict the efficiency of the Gas turbine
- Making sure the sound level and exhaust gas composition meet EPA standards
- Writing weekly Reports
- Power generating companies
Petrochemical Engineering Intern
Ghana National Petroleum Corporation
06.2018 - 08.2018
- Successfully executed routine maintenance procedures on a diverse range of equipment to ensure optimal performance while performing well delivery test, reservoir analysis
- Analyzed and evaluated existing processes and systems to pinpoint areas of potential financial savings and efficiency enhancements
- Provided essential support to sustain the functionality and dependability of critical equipment
- Collaborated with team members to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, minimizing production downtime
- Utilized comprehensive knowledge of industry standards and best practices to ensure compliance and improve overall equipment Performance
Education
Master of Science - Data Science
Eastern University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania07.2025
Bachelor of Science - Petrochemical Engineering
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
12.2019
Skills
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Assurance
- In-dept knowledge of oil and gas refinery analysis
- Occupational safety
- Python
- Mat lab
- Lean six sigma
- Microsoft office
- Python
- Optimization and Engineering
- Excel and R
- Clear Verbal Communication
- AutoCAD
- Data Acquisition and Analysis
- Professional Communication Skills
- Effective Team Collaboration
- Strategic Issue Resolution
Accomplishments
- Secured a $50,000 sustainability grant from the Volta River Authority to fund energy upgrades and retrofitting on 10 campus buildings.
- Recipient of the Green Energy Award in 2021 for leading the organization's greenhouse gas reduction campaign.
- Planned and implemented the company-wide rollout of a proactive safety and health target program, partnering with field management and supervisory staff, and effectively reduced overall accidents by 50%.
- Streamlined the incident reporting communications process, which resulted in 100% improvement in positive outcomes.
- Collaborated with a team of seven in the Design of acetic acid production plant
Certification
- Project management foundations
- AutoCAD
- Lean Six Sigma Foundation
- Generative modeling
- Data visualization (tableau)
- Artificial intelligence foundations
- Office 365
- Matlab
- Python
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Graduate Assistant
University of Newhaven
01.2023 - 05.2023
Factory Safety Inspector
Ministry of Labour
10.2020 - 12.2022
Environmental Officer/chemist
Volta River Authority
09.2019 - 08.2020
Petrochemical Engineering Intern
Ghana National Petroleum Corporation
06.2018 - 08.2018
Master of Science - Data Science
Eastern University
Bachelor of Science - Petrochemical Engineering
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
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