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SOFIA MARIN

Chemical Engineering graduate from ESI University, currently pursuing Master online of Environment and renewable energies and PhD at Heriot-Watt University.

Headline: Engineer
Skills: Chemical Engineering, Engineering, English, French, Languages, Spanish
Location: EDINBURGH
Groups: Heriot-Watt Enterprise Society
Interested in: Consulting opportunities, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Providing services to startups, Trading services
Schools: Heriot-Watt University

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Heriot-Watt University and Ingenza Ltd., Edinburgh (UK)
Position: PhD student
Time period: September 2008 - Present
Description: -Catalyst development for ultraselective reductive amination in a deracemization route to unnatural amino acids and chiral amines.
-Part-time Teacher in Chemical Engineer degree (manager of final projects career, practical class).

Employer: Interface Iberica, Seville (Spain)
Position: Process Engineer
Time period: July 2006 - August 2008
Description: Main tasks:
-To design, assembly, arrange and follow-up of new means of control (automatic, central machines of measurement of the process) for Engineering Project with Catia and Autocad.
-To perform the Preventive and corrective Maintenance, respecting the regulation of Security, Quality and Environment.
-To supervise and advise the suppliers of means of control in the demanded interventions.
-To analyze and optimize the costs and ratios of maintenance and breakdowns.
-To guarantee the adequacy of the project to the costs and established period.

Employer: MP Productividad, Seville (Spain)
Position: Quality Engineer
Time period: May 2005 - July 2006
Description: Main tasks:
-Analysis and supervision of results of measurement of the process of production.
-Analysis of capability of the means of control.
-Modifications in the programming of the means of control.
-Generation of reports to Manufacture Department.
-Making of derogation to modify parameters product-process.

Employer: Azcatec Tecnology ang engineering, Seville (Spain)
Position: Chemical engineering
Time period: December 2004 - May 2005
Description: Main tasks:
-Process design of new fertilizers plants departing from the existing ones at the client 'Fertiberia', on the basis of the ecology and economy.
-Design of new equipments.
-Making of lay-outs, P&D, flowsheets.
-Simulation and generation of the new plant designs by means of programs as PRO-II, Aspen and other specifics at the client for the formulation of the product.
-Estimation of costs and chronograms of execution.
-Coverage of other needs in the company: projects key in hand (inert plants, dumps, water plants, storage of chemical products) and generation of environmental reports.

Employer: Private lessons and translations works
Position: Spanish tutor
Time period: September 2000 - September 2008

EDUCATION

University: Heriot-Watt University
Degree: Chemical Engineering, PhD

INFORMATION

Hobbies: -Interests: music, cooking, travelling, reading.

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  • Ola Seretny

    Working as in a PMO role at Braclays Capital. Heriot-Watt Graduate, MA Business and Finance.