WILLIAM TAIFAN

E: williamboen@live.com M: (510)-646-5889 Berkeley, CA 94720

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CHEMICAL ENGINEER
A Master of Science (MS) Candidate at UC Berkeley who embarks on complicated assignments, work under pressure,
and deliver superior performance with a sophisticated teamwork approach. More of a team person, however able to take
on individual assignments and deliver strong results. Interested in both business and technical aspects in industry,
product development in particular. Fluent in Indonesian and English. Core competencies include:
Process Engineering Risk Assessment Supply Chain Analysis Process and Equipment Design, Team Work

Professional Experience
CIWIPAINT GLOBAL INDONESIA Indonesia June 2012 - August 2012
One of the largest national industrial coating manufacturer, producing portfolio of coatings, mainly applied on plastics,
woods, and metals.
Technical Sales Representative (internship)
Technical Sales Marketing: B2B marketing to furniture manufacturing companies.
Research and Development: formulating new coating product for plastic motorcycle spare parts.
PLATINUM RESINS INDONESIA Indonesia December 2011 - February 2012
One of the largest polymer manufacturers in Indonesia with extensive product lines, encompassing amino, acrylic, alkyd,
and unsaturated polyester resins. Core competencies including sophisticated unit operations and superior research and
development division.
Process Engineer (internship)
Overseeing production process and ensuring the quality as well as optimizing the process.
Research and Development: tailoring resin properties by varying feed and the process conditions.
Supported on designing a new production line for water-based resin.
Assisted in solving classical problem: solidified phthalic anhydride inside condensers.

Education
M.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (Product Development Program) May 2014 (Expected)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY, Berkeley, CA
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering August 2013 (cum laude)
INSTITUT TEKNOLOGI SEPULUH NOPEMBER, Surabaya, ID

Technical Skills and Courseworks

Graduate Level Coursework
Supply Chain Innovation, Strategy and Analytics New Product Development Fundamentals of Business
Entrepreneurial Marketing and Finance Biomolecular Engineering (Spring 2014) Supply Chain Management and
Operation (Spring 2014) BioMEMS and BioNanotechnology Laboratory (Spring 2014)
Undergraduate Level Coursework
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Basic Principles of Chemical Engineering (Mass and Energy Balance)
Physical Chemistry Polymer Engineering and Technology Heat Exchanger Network Design Process Dynamics,
Control, and Design Chemical Engineering Unit Operations Chemical Reaction Engineering Chemcical Plant
Utilities Engineering Economics Transport Phenomena Engineering Mathematics Wastewater Treatment

Language and Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office: Advanced Excel Word Powerpoint MATLAB Aspen HYSYS Simulink
Language proficiency: English Indonesian
Undergraduate Research and Project
Separation and Purification of phthalic acid esters from Calophyllum inophyllum oil
Separation process design of phthalic acid esters (PAE), using multistage extraction followed by liquid column
chromatography.
Observed the optimum chromatography extraction time for each mobile phase concentration.
Characterization of each compounds found in the samples using GC-MS
Epsom Salt Plant Design Project
An Epsom salt plant was designed as a utilization of wastewater from salt plant.
Pentaerythritol Plant Design Project
A pentaerythritol plant was designed using formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, and sodium hydroxide as the catalyst with
sodium formate as the by-product.