Amy Merkelz
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Experience
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Epic
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Technical Solutions Engineer
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Jul 2021 - Present
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
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Jan 2021 - May 2021
-Laboratory TA for MSE 308: Materials Laboratory II -Laboratory TA for MSE 308: Materials Laboratory II
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Chevron
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Materials Engineering Intern
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Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team of 8 on 3 fast-paced projects to improve upstream and downstream facilities - Determined optimal subsea architecture and performed phase 2 safety analysis for a potential new well-head tie-back to existing offshore platform - Facilitated risk analysis for turnaround pre-heat system design that resulted in additional safety features in final piping and instrumentation design - Collaborated with multidisciplinary team of 8 on 3 fast-paced projects to improve upstream and downstream facilities - Determined optimal subsea architecture and performed phase 2 safety analysis for a potential new well-head tie-back to existing offshore platform - Facilitated risk analysis for turnaround pre-heat system design that resulted in additional safety features in final piping and instrumentation design
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
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Aug 2019 - Dec 2019
-Lead weekly discussion sections for MSE 406: Thermal-Mechanical Behavior of Materials where students work in teams to answer worksheets connected to lecture topics -Provided written feedback to students on assignments -Lead weekly discussion sections for MSE 406: Thermal-Mechanical Behavior of Materials where students work in teams to answer worksheets connected to lecture topics -Provided written feedback to students on assignments
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US Army Corps of Engineers
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United States
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Armed Forces
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700 & Above Employee
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Materials Research Intern
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May 2019 - Aug 2019
-Studied structural color-changing mechanism of golden tortoise beetles -Synthesized resin for specimen embedment in preparation for thin sectioning. -Sectioned samples using an Ultramicrotome for optical microscopy and SEM imaging. -Created and documented standard operating procedure to ensure thorough knowledge transfer -Studied structural color-changing mechanism of golden tortoise beetles -Synthesized resin for specimen embedment in preparation for thin sectioning. -Sectioned samples using an Ultramicrotome for optical microscopy and SEM imaging. -Created and documented standard operating procedure to ensure thorough knowledge transfer
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MakerGirl
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Logistics Manager
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Aug 2018 - May 2019
-Guided girls ages 7-10 through CAD and 3D printing activities to inspire interest in STEM. -Redesigned the inventory spreadsheet to track item value, location, and capitalization. -Guided girls ages 7-10 through CAD and 3D printing activities to inspire interest in STEM. -Redesigned the inventory spreadsheet to track item value, location, and capitalization.
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Radiation Surface Science & Engineering Laboratory (UIUC)
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Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
I learned about the concepts behind XPS and how to analyse XPS data from lithium-layered porous tungsten samples to evaluate radiation protection. I reviewed literature regard XPS spectra of relevant elements and compounds for peak fitting of experimental data. The analysis was done with CasaXPS. I also communicated an improved experimental design that would validate earlier results to the research team. I learned about the concepts behind XPS and how to analyse XPS data from lithium-layered porous tungsten samples to evaluate radiation protection. I reviewed literature regard XPS spectra of relevant elements and compounds for peak fitting of experimental data. The analysis was done with CasaXPS. I also communicated an improved experimental design that would validate earlier results to the research team.
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Education
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor's degree, Materials Science and Engineering