sonia furman

Worked at several schools in the Delaware County area. Also worked with mentally and physically challenged students on special assignment.

Worked on the Process and Product Improvement Team as a Process Engineer in a fast-paced, team oriented paper manufacturing company. Coordinated and managed simultaneous improvement projects as assigned by the Team Leader. Interacted and cooperated with machine operators, engineers of various disciplines, and other crew members in order to accomplish project goals. Collected, tested, and analyzed tissue samples and process data for assessments of tissue quality and machine performance. Prepared basic statistical analyses. Reported project progress to team members in weekly meetings. Additionally, assisted team members with their improvement objectives.

Assisted with the implementation and maintenance of an electronic database for the organization of the chemical inventory on site. Completed a physical chemical inventory. Received, handled, and stored chemical inventory for the entire plant. Organized relevant files in order to update inventory information. Incorporated this system at a second location and trained several employees on inventory procedures.

Tested the quality of polyurethane foams in the Quality Assurance Lab. Performed various physical and chemical tests on the foam such as density, volume, compression, and non-volatile residue tests

Performed an analysis on the distillation process for the bottoms product of an upstream process. Presented suggestions in meetings to investigate items for future shutdowns. Assisted in the creation of an employee test manual in order to comply with OSHA’s Process Safety Management Program.

Provide engineering assistance with DuPont projects while working on a multidisciplinary team and while working with client personnel. Assist with the development of detailed engineering/project design for chemical plants. Make suggestions for process specifications of equipment and instrumentation. Analyze process flow and instrumentation diagrams for potential causes of overpressure and calculate relief rates for overpressure scenarios. Size rupture disks and pressure relief valves for the protection of pipes, heat exchangers, storage tanks, and other pressurized vessels utilizing various software packages and spreadsheets. Assist with design bases, design records and other documentation for these relief devices. Assist with the maintenance of the process equipment list.

Activities and Societies: Society of Women Engineers American Institute of Chemical Engineers Tau Beta Pi