DUANE JOSEPH SCHLEDER

Dallas, TX / 903- 926-6568 /

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/duane-schleder/1a/596/10

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OBJECTIVE

A position as a process engineer with an E&C firm, refining company, or chemical manufacturer.

EDUCATION:

B.S. In Chemical Engineering & Minor In Chemistry, Texas A&M University at College Station, Dec ‘07

Team Projects that I was assigned include:

·  Methanol Plant - methanol production from natural gas via Lurgi Process.

·  Ethanol Plant - ethanol production from dry corn residues by an enzymatic hydrolysis / fermentation process.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Process Simulation Software - Excellent in HYSYS, ProMax, Aspen, Pro/II, PROSIM, & TSWEET

Microsoft Office - Expert in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, & Visio

Graphic Software - Very efficient in AutoCAD, Inventor, & Solid Works

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2005 – Present

Harris Group, Inc. - Dallas, TX

Position: Process Engineer

June ’08 – May ‘09

Assisted in the design of an Amine Unit for Microgy

-Conceptualized a design for the Amine Regenerator

-Conceptualized a design for the Reboiler

-Performed process simulations using HYSYS

-Performed Heat & Material Balance

Performed process work for EnCana on their gas well locations in Central Texas

-Developed the Process Flow Diagrams as well as Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams

-Performed basic calculations for the process equipment

-Performed process simulations using HYSYS

Bryan Research & Engineering Consulting Firm - Bryan, TX

Position: Consulting Engineer

Jan. ’08 – June ‘08

Created process simulations, designed process equipment, and troubleshot & optimized existing processes using ProMax for energy client. Clients that I have worked closely with include: Energy Transfer, Crosstex Energy, Devon Energy, Marathon, Chevron, Atlas Pipeline, ConocoPhillips, and Chesapeake Energy.

Processes That I Was Tasked To Design & Troubleshoot Include:

Amine Treating

Gas Sweetening via Physical Solvent

Glycol Dehydration

Cryogenic Plants For Natural Gas Liquefaction

NGL & LPG Fractionation Trains

Sulfur Recovery

Crude fractionation

Sour Water Strippers

Refrigeration Loops

Hot Oil Loops

Caustic Treating

Processes Equipment That I Was Tasked To Perform Design Calculations On Include:

Distillation Columns (Packed and Trayed)

Fixed Bed Catalytic Reactors

Separators

Compressors

Pumps

Valves

Sulfur Condensers

Gas Incinerators

Blowers

Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers

Boilers

Air Coolers

Baker Hughes’ Baker Petrolite - Houston, TX

Position: Chemical Engineer Summer Intern

May ’05 – Aug. ‘05

Performed experiments on crude oil samples that include the following: Pour Point, Cloud Point, and Cold Finger. I was also given the task to design a new cold finger apparatus and my design exceeded expectations.