William Michael Winters Jr.

2131 6th Avenue North, Texas City, Texas, 77590

409-750-1219 wmw06@sbcglobal.net
www.linkedin.com/in/wmwinters

Career Objective
Seeking a career within the energy industr y, revolving around process engineering and safet y in
hopes of helping build a safe, efficient, and effective work culture.

Education
Texas A&M University College Station | Januar y 2013 - Present

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

o Certificate: Process Safety Engineering
Cumulative GPA: 3.00 (Estimated Graduation: December 2015)

Houston Baptist University | August 2008 Ma y 2012

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Christianity

Final cumulative GPA: 3.20 (May 2012)

Work Experience
Nuclear Science Center, Texas A&M University | Jan. 2013 Present
Senior Reactor Operator

Start-up, down power, pulsing, and shut-down of 1MW TRIGA Reactor

Reactor Operations Safety Culture Team; continual improvement to employee culture, and adherence to NRC
regulations

Upkeep and PM of demineralizer, cooling systems, and reactor core to ensure an efficient and safe workplace

Valero Three Rivers Refinery | Ma y 2015 August 2015

Process Safety Management Intern

Analysis and improvement of current Management of Change system

Process Safety Events; incident analysis involving loss of primary containment in accordance with API standards
PSV Leak Detection Tool; pinpoint causes of flaring events, compliance with EPA regulation subpart Ja for flares

Valero Three Rivers Refinery | Ma y 2014 August 2014

Safety Engineering Intern

Modernization of refinery Hydrogen Sulfide Monitoring Systems via closed loop sampling and draining/blowdown
Analysis of Hydrogen Sulfide incidents (local in-plant), along with recommendations for a safer work environment
Assisted on-site OSHA SGE with VPP Star-Site Audits at Lyondell-Basell and OxyChem

DuraTherm/Clean Harbors | June 2012 Nov. 2012

Che mical/Process Waste Che mist

Analytical analysis of chemical waste, used oil, wastewater and used catalyst
Upkeep and maintenance of lab equipment (Calorimeter, TOX, Hg Analyzer, X-ray)
Blended fuels to be used in emulsion and spinout analysis

Skills & Abilities

Quantitative Risk Analysis, Fire Protection Engineering, Process Safety Engineering

Thermodynamics, Economic Analysis of Chemical Processes, Fluid Mechanics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Process

Control

Wet Chemistry, UV-Visible, Spectroscopy, Chromatography: GC, HPLC, TLC, Fluorescence, NMR, Statistical
Analysis, Halide Analysis, Mercury Analysis, Calorimetry

ASPEN, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Word Processor, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint, Outlook

Organizations & Awards

Tex as A&M Engi ne eri n g Ex peri m ent St at i on(TEES ) 2013-P resent

Am e ri can Inst i t ut e of Chem i c al Engi n eers (A IC hE) 2014-P resent
C hem i st r y S ervi ce Awa rd 2012, Houst on B apt i st Uni versi t y
Welch Research Scholar 2011-2012, Houston Baptist University

American Chemical Society 2010-2012

Beta Upsilon Chi Fraternity 2009-2012
o President 2011
o Vice President 2010