1. Cristian Diaz
804 Cordrey, Orange, Texas 77630
cristiandiaz2010@att.net
(409) 779-3678
Education
Lamar University GPA: 3.61 /4
B.S. Chemical Engineering/ Chemistry B.S. Expected Graduation: May 2018
Research:
Replicative mechanism of E. coli (NIH funded) Fall 2016
 Conducted 2-Dimensional electrophoresis to analyze protein make-up of RNA Polymerase
 Optimization of parameters to enhance separation and identification of proteins
 Designed and performed experiments to locate sources of impurities and protein degradation
PMMA fiber and film production Fall 2014
• Produced tactic and atactic Polymethyl methacrylate microfibers and thin films
• Performed electrospinning process,and waterability analysis
• Analyzed microfibers and thin films for purity using Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy
Job Experience:
Safway Inc. (Scaffold company) Nederland, TX 77627 Summer 2014
• Represented Safway in the Safety Audit team which overlooked the project’s safety compliance
• Learned and performed duties outside of job position which increased crew’s production by 25%
• Responsible for completing Job Hazard Analysis documents
• Correlated with other teams to designate work area schedule and tasks when extraordinary or
hazardous tasks were to be performed
• Assisted leadman to build and demolish scaffold platforms according to requests
Saxon Becnel and Sons, LLC Orange,TX77630 Summers 2016 & 2011
• Assisted in translating and performing job assignments from the owner to the workers
• Maintained over 600,000 trees while ensuring state and federalsafety requirements were kept or
exceeded
• Received customer orders, organized invoices and sales documents, placed identification tags
and fulfilled the orders
• Supervised team of 6 non-contract workers
Scholarships/Honors
 Dr. Harold T. Baker Endowed Scholarship in Chemistry Fall 2014-Spring 2015
 Society of Plastic’s Engineers South Texas Conference Essay Competition Spring 2016
 President’s List: Fall 2015, Spring 2016
 Dean's List: Fall 2014
Organizations
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers: Secretary (Present)
 Replaced plain text emails with visual newsletters
 Fundraised over $3,000 in 2015 by assisting companies with parades
and holiday celebrations
Society of Plastic Engineers: President (summer 2015 – Spring 2016)
 Increased membership by 20% during presidential year Secretary (Present)
 Increased amount of heavily involved members from 4 to 8 by offering
more physically interactive projects
Skills and Credentials
 Microsoft Office  TWIC Card
 C++ (basic)  ISTC basic safety badge
 Aspen (basic)  Bilingual (Spanish and English)