Thomas J. Leibert
Edina
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Engineer Co-op
Pyran
05.2024 - 01.2025
- Successfully optimized a small distillation unit to increase product purity according to customer specifications.
- Performed quality control work such as UV-Vis spectroscopy, Karl Fisher titrations, and GC-FID samples.
- Performed routine lab maintenance tasks.
- Completed weekly validation reports on samples and equipment for quality control purposes.
- Modeled experimental data using fit models in statistical software JMP.
- Presented results at weekly research meetings.
- Handled hazardous chemicals and operated hazardous equipment according to SOPs.
- Developed SOPs for emergency shutdown and for analytical equipment calibration.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Daniel J. Klingenberg Lab
08.2023 - 05.2024
- Prepared samples with varying plasticizer loadings, including polymers, with the aim of overcoming brittleness and achieving grease resistance
- Analyzed results and developed solutions to reduce brittleness while keeping impermeability
- Presented results in the form of a report and a research poster
Engineering Intern
Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP)
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Identified key energy and water streams, and recommended procedural and equipment changes to reduce water usage, energy usage, and chemical usage at a large-scale facility
- Presented cost-benefit and environmental analysis results to host firm representatives
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of Wisconsin - Madison
07.2025
Skills
- Team collaboration
- Interpersonal communication
- Strong work ethic
- Eagerness to learn
- JMP
- Aspen
- Python
- Microsoft Office Suite
Other Activities And Projects
Vice President of Finance, 08/23-05/24
Engineers for a Sustainable World - University of Wisconsin Madison
- Made budgeting plans and organized fundraising events. Helped construct an aquaponics system which was presented on campus.
AIChE Chemical Engineering Car Club, 08/24-Current
Swim Club UW Madison, 01/21-05/22
Languages
Spanish
Limited Working
Italian
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Research Engineer Co-op
Pyran
05.2024 - 01.2025
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Daniel J. Klingenberg Lab
08.2023 - 05.2024
Engineering Intern
Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP)
05.2023 - 08.2023
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of Wisconsin - Madison
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