LANA P.

NGUYEN
2539 Durant Ave. #8 | Berke ley, CA 94704 | (909) 859-4942 | lanapnguyen@gma il. c om

OBJ E CT IVE
To apply, and develop, my Chemical Engineering skill sets and leadership experience working in the biotech industry.

ED UC AT ION
University of California, Berkeley – Expected graduation: May, 2011
B.S. Chemical Engineering with a concentration in Environmental Technology/Chemical Processing
Completed Courses: Process Control and Design, Environmental and Biochemical Engineering, Introductory Electrical
Engineering and Computer Programming, Technical Communications, Negotiations, Macroeconomics, and Corporate Finance

PROJ ECT S
Palm Oil Biodiesel Scale-Up – Process Design Spring 2011
Led a group to design a chemical process/plant that would produce an economically profitable and socially responsible 20M
gallons of biodiesel from crude palm oil.
Microalgae Harvesting Study – Independent Research Summer 2009
Collected and analyzed existing data on different microalgae fuel production processes to produce a f ormal written
recommendation for the potential of using autoflocculation for economically improved microalgae harvesting.
Lauryl Sulfate Analysis – Independent Analytical Chemistry Project Spring 2008
Applied gas chromatography techniques to test concentrations of lauryl sulfate to find the most ‘harmful’ brand name shampoo.

WOR K EXPE RIENC E

Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) – Berkeley, CA Sept. 2010 – Present
Intellectual Property Assistant
Managed sensitive storage of intellectual property and conducted searches in Delphion database to identify similar technologies.

LE AD ERS HIP EXPERI ENC E

Theta Tau – Professional Engineering Fraternity – Berkeley, CA Aug. 2009 – May 2010
President, Professional Development Chair, Rube Goldberg Coordinator
 Led group of 63 members and 23 officers to increase members’ participation and morale by 50-percent.
 Managed 23 officers to increase operational budget by $5K, to improve transparency, and to better transition turnover.
 Organized bi-weekly professional development and skill building workshops on topics such as resumes, interviews,
effective communication, and Excel in order to prepare over 40 members for entry into industry.
Rube Goldberg Machine Contest – Berkeley, CA Dec. 2009 – May 2010
Head Coordinator
 Spearhead inaugural UC Berkeley Rube Goldberg Machine Contest in order to promote out-of-the-box thinking amongst
multiple fields of study in order to successfully solve a common problem.
 Developed, planned, and marketed campus-wide competition that generated 100+ participants and 400+ spectators.
 Networked with companies and wrote multiple grant applications to obtain over $7,000 in grants and sponsorship.
BEAM (Berkeley Engineers and Mentors) – Berkeley, CA Aug. 2009 – May 2010
Elementary School Facilitator and Mentor
 Collaborated with a group of mentors weekly to construct and prepare new lesson plans.
 Facilitated hands-on engineering activities at a local low-income elementary school on a weekly basis to promote interest
in math, science and engineering.
Vietnamese Student Association – Berkeley, CA Feb. 2008 – Nov. 2009
Dance Choreographer, Culture Show Costume Designer, Dancer
 Instructed 10-20 beginning dancers 3-4 minute original routines in traditional and modern dance.
 Created original design concepts and key-features for a cast of 20-30 people for a professional Theatre production.

SKIL LS/ADDIT IONAL INFO

 Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; SuperPro; COMSOL; MATLAB; LTSpice; Adobe Photoshop
 Hobbies : Cooking, Figure Skating, Dance, Exploring New Restaurants and Cultural Landmarks