Catherine Talbot
Engineer/ Innovator/ Explorer
Professional Affiliations
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, May 2013
Engineering Leadership Development Minor
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
GPA: 3.49/4.00 Dean’s List 5 semesters
Well-Site Manager/Field Completion Engineer
Chevron - Appalachian Michigan Exploration and Production
June 2013 - present Moon Township, PA
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Managing day-to-day logistics for contractor personnel, vendor equipment and maintaining accurate daily reports
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Working in a team environment to ensure the safety of all personnel on location and compliance with all applicable environmental regulations and procedures
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Implement LEAN initiatives in the field to reduce operation times
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Prepare and optimize product cost estimates
Systems Facility Engineering Intern
Chevron - San Joaquin Valley NA Exploration and Production
Summer 2012 Bakersfield, CA
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Collaborated with cross functional teams to develop piping and instrumentation diagrams and block flow diagrams
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Developed PipePhase model of the fresh water line feeding Cogen and the Light Oil gas line to illustrate high pressure points in the system
Fixed Equipment Design Intern
ExxonMobil Corporation
Summer 2011Baton Rouge, LA
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Optimized temperature and pressure re-rates using PVElite CodeCalc software, saving an estimated $9M per year
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Designed a bolting system for weld fatigue cracking on a bottom coker drum head
Technical Documentation Intern
GE Transportation Summer 2010 Erie, PA
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Exposure to Adobe Creative Suite - Created graphic design in Adobe Illustrator
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Initiated the transition from XML to Adobe FrameMaker 9 software to increase productivity and trained 3 employees how to use the software and templates – saving over $42K on one translation project
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Participated in over 8 hours of LEAN Six Sigma training
Society of Women Engineers
Chevron's Womens Network
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Engineering Ambassadors Network
American Society of Engineering Education
Skills
3D Modeling - SolidWorks
Matlab
Microsoft Office - Word, PP, Excel, Project
Video Editing: Final Cut, iMovie
Adobe FrameMaker, Illustrator
Demonstration of fundamental knowledge in the areas recognized as Criteria for Performance Excellence Leadership: strategic planning, customer/market focus measurement, analysis and knowledge management, operations/process, results
Senior Design Projects
Designed SolidWorks CAD model and built earthquake shake table for middle and high school classroom outreach events
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Won showcase awards for “Best Poster Presentation,” “People’s Choice Award,” and “Best Video Submission”
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Achieved all goal milestones on time and under budget
Entrepreneur Start Up Product Design – Bluetooth Master Lock
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Developed personal connections with golf course market customers to get product feedback and reviews
International Design Projects
African Baobab Fruit Processing Machine - Manufacturing Group Project
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Over 1000+ hours machining experience
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Machined SolidWorks CAD design parts to manufacture 3 baobab fruit processing machines
Oregano Oil Distillation Design Project in Collaboration with Corvinus Business University in Budapest, Hungary
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Demonstrated effective oral and written presentation skills in Budapest, Hungary
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Developed and practiced advanced cultural cognizance and cross-cultural communication
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