DUANE JOSEPH SCHLEDER
18909 Lloyd Circle Apt.#1217
Dallas, TX, 75252
Phone: 903-926-6568
E-Mail: djschleder@aol.com
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EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science, Engineering, Texas A&M University
December 2007
Major: Chemical Engineering
Minor: Chemistry
WORK EXPERIENCE: 2002 – Present
Harris Group, Inc. - Dallas, TX
Position: Process Engineer
June ’08 – May ‘09
Assisted in the design of an Amine Unit for Microgy
-Helped redesign the Amine Regenerator (Amine used was DGA)
-Helped redesign the Reboiler
-Performed process simulations using HYSYS
-Performed Heat & Material Balance
Performed process work for EnCana on their gas well locations in Central Texas
-Created the Process Flow Diagrams
-Assisted in the creation of the Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams
-Performed basic calculations for the equipment (e.g. Separators, Air Coolers)
-Performed process simulations using HYSYS
Bryan Research & Engineering Consulting Firm - Bryan, TX
Position: Consulting Engineer
Jan. ’08 – June ‘08
Created Process Simulations to troubleshoot and optimize using ProMax for the following Energy
Clients:
 Energy Transfer
 Crosstex Energy
 Devon Energy
 Marathon
 Chevron
 Atlas Pipeline
 ConocoPhillips
 Chesapeake Energy
The Process Simulations include the following:
 Amine Units
 Glycol Dehydration Units
 Sulfur Recovery Units
 Sour Water Strippers
 Cyro Plants
 NGL & LPG Fractionation Trains
 Gas Sweetening Using a Physical Solvent (e.g. Selexol)
 Refrigeration Loops
 Hot Oil Loops
 Crude Fractionation
 Caustic Treating
Other consulting work that I performed includes the following:
-Distillation Column Sizing (Packed and Trayed Towers)
-Separator Sizing (2-Phase and 3-Phase Separators)
-Claus Reactor Ratings
-Heat Exchanger Ratings
Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers
Kettle Reboilers (Using Steam and Hot Oil)
Direct Fired Reboilers
Thermosyphon Reboilers
Air Coolers
Sulfur Condensers
Multi-Sided Heat Exchangers
Baker Hughes - Baker Petrolite - Sugarland, TX
Position: Chemical Engineer Summer Intern
May ’05 – Aug. ‘05
Performed experiments on crude oil samples that include the following: Pour Point, Cloud Point,
and Cold Finger.
I was also given the task to design a new cold finger apparatus and the design was later patented.
TxDOT - Carthage, TX
Position: Engineering Technician Summer Assistant
June ’02 – Aug. ‘02
June ’03 – Aug. ‘03
Worked on civil engineering projects such as bridge and road construction where I performed tests
and calculations that involved materials such as concrete and asphalt.
OTHER SKILLS:
Computer Skills:
Plant Simulation Software Aspen, HYSYS, ProMax, PROSIM, TSWEET, PROII
Graphic Software AutoCAD, Inventor, and Solid Works
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio
Electric Circuit Simulation Software EWB & PSPICE
Mathematic Software MAPLE, MATLAB, & Polymath
Laboratory Skills:
Gas Chromatography
Thin Layer Chromatography
Titration
Cold Finger Analysis
Cloud Point Analysis
Pour Point Analysis
Infrared Spectroscopy
ICP
Viscosity Testing
Scale Inhibition
Corrosion Inhibition
Karl Fisher
Phase Separation