Alec Slungaard a Technical Support Specialist at Honeywell

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Description

This is an amazing episode! I really think Alec’s Background is great for those looking for hardcore design & operation of industrial processes. He’s been everywhere, Food Industry, Oil & Gas, Fine Chemicals and other!

He is currently working as a Technical Support Sales Engineer, which is in charge of solving all technical issues given in Honeywell Gas Absorption Area.

We talked about moving to California, work-life balance and getting back to the Chicago Area.

I hope you enjoy as I did!

Content Index

00:00 Start
01:50 Guest Introduction
02:05 Why going to ChemE
6:20 1st Co-Op as Process Design Engineer at Cargill
9:20 2nd Internship at Flint Hills
10:55 Tips for Career Fairs
14:25 About Good Impressions
18:05 Changing to Hudrocarbon Systems
19:30 Naphtha Treating
21:57 Oil and Gas Industry as a Job
25:20 O&G to Food Industry
28:50 Going to California for the Food Industry
31:52 Ampak Pharma Materials
35:20 Honewell Job Transition
37:44 Technical Sales, what is it?
41:00 Boring parts of the Job vs. Interesting and Exciting Experiences
46:40 Automotive and going to MSc in Electrical Engineering
49:20 Job and CV tips
51:10 Quick Q&A
1:05:50 Closure

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Guest Bio & Contact Information

Name:

Alec Slungaard

Current Profession & Industry:

Position: Technical Support Specialist at Honeywell
Location: Greater Chicago Area, USA

Education:

Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering at University of Wisconsin Madison

Professional Background:

Process Design Engineer at Cargill
Operations Engineer at Flint Hills Resources
Plant Engineer at SK Food Group
Process Engineer at AMPAC Fine Chemicals
Technical Sales Specialist at Honeywell

Contact Information:

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Host Bio

I’m Emmanuel Ortega a.k.a. THE Chemical Engineering Guy!

I create educational content related to Chemical & Process Engineering for students and engineers!

I am a 2012 Chemical Engineer Graduate from Tec de Monterrey in Mexico. My expertise is essentially Petrochemical, Polymer and Textile industries in either simulation, process design and process control.

For more information, please read the about page.

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