Seraphina Kwak
Process Control Engineer at Milliken Chemical- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Milliken Chemical
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United States
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Chemical Manufacturing
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300 - 400 Employee
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Process Control Engineer
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Jul 2022 - Present
- Identifying gaps, recommending, and implementing solutions in the facility’s automation system - Modifying configuration in Siemens PCS7 charts - Assisting other projects by participating in meetings, software acceptance tests, and factory acceptance tests - Identifying gaps, recommending, and implementing solutions in the facility’s automation system - Modifying configuration in Siemens PCS7 charts - Assisting other projects by participating in meetings, software acceptance tests, and factory acceptance tests
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Suncor
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Canada
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Process Control EIT
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Sep 2020 - May 2022
- Analyzing trends and fluctuations to identify and control process upsets and disturbances- Modifying and creating new control modules in DeltaV Control Studio- Working closely with various teams, including Operations, Electrical/Instrumentation, and other engineering teams to troubleshoot problems and produce solutions- Developed a database query tool in Python to retrieve distributed control system (DCS) data- Built a soft sensor which predicts total emulsion flow using process data analysis Show less
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Production EIT, Upstream
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Jan 2019 - Aug 2020
-Collaborated with 2 researchers to build anomaly detection model for electrical submersible pumps (ESP) - Supervised and mentored two co-op students with their term projects- Acted as a liaison between advance process control (APC) engineers and production engineers to improve model predictive control (MPC) usage- Wrote a MPC guideline for the Production Engineering and Operations team
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Production Engineering Co-op Student
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Feb 2018 - Jan 2019
- Developed a tool to identify faulty valves with Microsoft Excel- Developed a performance analysis tool for an in-situ subsurface process with MATLAB to reduce oil well trips- Applied machine learning algorithms to understand the relationship between steam and water-oil ratio
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Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta
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Canada
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Graduate Student Research Assistant
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Sep 2016 - Aug 2018
- Researched how to apply data analytics to solve problems in chemical engineering - Developed OTSG steam quality predictive model and OTSG tube fouling predictive model for SAGD operations - Researched how to apply data analytics to solve problems in chemical engineering - Developed OTSG steam quality predictive model and OTSG tube fouling predictive model for SAGD operations
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University of Alberta
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Canada
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Teaching Assistant
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Jan 2017 - Apr 2017
- Taught computer lab sessions for Process Data Analysis (CHE 358) course - Assisted professor with building exams and assignments - Taught computer lab sessions for Process Data Analysis (CHE 358) course - Assisted professor with building exams and assignments
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NOVA Chemicals
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Canada
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Chemical Engineering CO-OP
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May 2014 - Dec 2014
- Led hazard reviews and developed engineering packages for out-of-service equipment - Solved in-depth engineering calculations for pressure safety valves (PSVs) - Led hazard reviews and developed engineering packages for out-of-service equipment - Solved in-depth engineering calculations for pressure safety valves (PSVs)
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Agrium
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Canada
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Chemical Engeering CO-OP
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Sep 2013 - Dec 2013
- Inspected equipment in the plant on regular basis during turnaround - Performed process simulations and engineering calculations to design a heat exchanger and piping system - Inspected equipment in the plant on regular basis during turnaround - Performed process simulations and engineering calculations to design a heat exchanger and piping system
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University of Alberta
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Canada
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
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May 2012 - Aug 2013
- Self-taught HTML and CSS coding to develop/manage the group's Website - Self-taught HTML and CSS coding to develop/manage the group's Website
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Impact Assessment Agency of Canada / Agence d'évaluation d'impact du Canada
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Canada
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Environmental Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Jr. Environmental Assessment Officer
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Sep 2012 - Dec 2012
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Education
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University of Alberta
Master of Science - MS -
University of Alberta
Bsc. in Chemical Engineering CO-OP with Distinction