Taylor A Hembree

2623 E Plateau Dr • Boise, ID 83712

(208) 631-7575 • hembretr@mail.uc.edu
Work Experience
Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Texas City, TX Technical Service Co-op May-Aug 2017
Technical Service Department- Process Engineering Group
 Optimized product viscosity control and cutter selection to save $7.5MM/year in cutter costs
 Evaluated temporary slop tank usage in unit shutdown to reduce turnaround time worth $2 MM/day
Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Findlay, OH Operations Research Co-op Jan-Apr 2017
Refining- Operations Research Group
 Initiated project to track common root causes of unit performance monitor issues
 Led mass balance report team to maintain data quality for modeling and planning activities
 Provided refinery support by updating unit performance monitor worksheets and troubleshooting
unit mass balances
Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Detroit, MI Technical Service Co-op May – Aug 2016
Technical Service Department - Process Engineering Group
 Designed a project to export incremental product, worth $1.1MM/year
 Performed a gap analysis on rate increase test runs to verify compliance with corporate standard
 Organized pressure surveys on heat exchangers and calculated heat transfer coefficients to monitor
fouling post-cleaning
Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Detroit, MI Process Safety Co-op Aug –Dec 2015
Health, Environment, Safety, and Security - Process Safety Management Group
 Led and conducted incident investigations using root cause analysis to identify plant issues and
recommend solutions to prevent recurrence
 Identified and tagged thermowells plant-wide to breed system consistency
 Managed and directed a corporate-wide video involving over 50 people to emphasize process safety
in an engaging and memorable fashion
Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Robinson, IL Technical Service Co-op Jan – Apr 2015
Technical Service Department - Process Engineering Group
 Coordinated pressure surveys and other in-field projects with operations to monitor unit activity
 Conducted a test run to troubleshoot plugging in a unit to reduce unplanned shutdowns and costs
 Assisted in monitoring refinery productivity and resolved unit issues during strike coverage period
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI Research & Development Intern May – Aug 2014
Engineering and Process Science - Dow AgroScience
 Conducted research on optimization and process design of isolation of a solid intermediate
 Designed and executed all supporting experiments
Education
Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering May 2018 Anticipated
Master of Business Administration May 2018 Anticipated
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH GPA: 3.814

Awards, Honors, and Scholarships

Tau Beta Pi, University Honors Program Student, Dean’s List, Cincinnatus Scholarship
Activities
AIChE-President, Internal VP, & Secretary, Tau Beta Pi, First Year Experience Peer Leader, Phi
Sigma Rho-Director of Fundraising, Society of Plastic Engineers, Rotaract Club