TITILAYO CHRISTIANAH AKINSEYE
Houghton,MI
Summary
CAREER SUMMARY An exceptionally focused chemical engineering graduate student with work experience in process, continuous improvement, manufacturing, quality control and customer relations, and prioritizes developing solutions to problems. Seeking full time/ co-op roles in a challenging environment where skills can be harnessed.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Graduate Research Assistant
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI
05.2021 - Current
- Developed a 3-step re-deposition technique for characterizing respiratory dust particles that increased data accuracy by 25%
- Improved waste-water quality by analyzing surface morphology, particle size distribution, and elemental composition with use of SEM & EDX software.
- Analyzed data using software packages such as ImagePro, Minitab and Excel and converted them into useful reports.
- Detected an experimental error in the filter size used FOR analysis and this helped reduce cost by 30% and running time by 6months.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI
12.2020 - 04.2021
- Managed 90 undergraduate students in Unit Operations coursework and contributed towards the development of teaching materials which eased their learning
- Improved students’ performance significantly by mentoring students through office hours and one-on-one communications.
- Supported advanced field research by assisting with experimental design, execution and results tracking.
Production Engineer
British American Tobacco
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
02.2018 - 11.2020
- Created engineering documentation for manufacturing processes, equipment specifications and change notices.
- Used lean-six sigma to reduce production waste by 30%
- Decreased in-house production issues by establishing and coordinating sub-contracting and outsourcing requirements and processes.
- Designed and incorporated process design improvements.
- Decreased defect rate by 15% by applying process capability analysis and creating weekly defect reports.
R & D Chemical Engineer
Marine Network Limited
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Planned, designed and tested production methods for ethanol production from natural gas and corn-starch.
- Generated control plans, procedures and supporting reports for projects and provided weekly reports to project management.
- Developed and executed analytical methods for titanium dioxide production
- Applied continuous improvement strategies to research work.
Quality Control Engineering Intern
The Department of Petroleum Resources
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
07.2014 - 01.2015
- Participated in laboratory testing of petroleum products using analysis such as oil in water test & API gravity to ensure conformity to standards
- Reduced sale of commercial sale of low-quality petroleum products by 15% by intercepting 14 tankers that contained low-grade products.
- Inspected depot facilities to ensure that only licensed marketers were allowed to load, and only ON-SPEC products were lifted in the depot
- Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement
Education
Master of science - Chemical Engineering
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI12.2022
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of Lagos
Nigeria01.2016
Skills
- Research and analysis
- Inventory and supply management
- Faculty collaboration
- Clinical trial support
- Research design
- Technical Writing
- Data organization
- Clinical research
- Data analysis
Accomplishments
Designed new protocols and processes which increased process productivity
Trained undergraduate students on laboratory techniques and research fundamental
Developed a novel experimental procedure for characterizing respirable coal mine dust.
Additional Information
- LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES/ PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP , Social chair, Black Students Organization (Michigan Tech University) Feb 2021-Present Treasurer, National Organization for the Professional Advancement June 2021-Present of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers. Project Group Leader-Lead a team of 5 engineers in a plant design project July 2015-Nov 2015 HONORS & AWARDS Chevron/NNPC Joint Scholarship award for Academic Excellence.
Timeline
Graduate Research Assistant
Michigan Technological University
05.2021 - Current
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Michigan Technological University
12.2020 - 04.2021
Production Engineer
British American Tobacco
02.2018 - 11.2020
R & D Chemical Engineer
Marine Network Limited
01.2016 - 01.2018
Quality Control Engineering Intern
The Department of Petroleum Resources
07.2014 - 01.2015
Master of science - Chemical Engineering
Michigan Technological University
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of Lagos