Mark Edward Redd

redddogjr@gmail.com | 100 W Hackberry Dr., Chandler AZ, 85248 | (435) 760-9452

Experience

Intel Corporation, Chandler, AZ, USA | May 2022 - Present

Tool and process owner for multiple acid cleaning and copper etch lithography tools
Directed processing, troubleshooting, maintenance, and qualification work on lithography tools
Implemented improved safety protocols and standard operating procedures for work with associated corrosive process chemistries
Conducted experimental studies to improve process control for copper etching
Increased yield by designing and implementing procedures for bench scale processing, which removed defects and improved consistency of processed material

Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA | Advisor: Dr. W. V. Wilding | Jul 2016 – May 2022

Researched the autoignition temperatures (AIT) of pure compounds for AIChE's DIPPR 801 Database
Improved the reliability of AIT values in the 801 Database through evaluating data from 600+ sources
Filled gaps in the 801 Database by measuring AIT for 20 pure compounds
Designed and constructed an experimental apparatus at ~ 10% of the expected capital cost
Increased reliability and throughput of AIT measurements by automating aspects of the experimental process
Wrote custom software to automate data acquisition and analysis using Python and C/C++
Brokered the release of a previously closed-source AIT prediction method for publication
Improved the method by relaxing assumptions, improving regression data quality, and expanding applicability
Mentored 20+ undergraduates focusing on safety and relevant laboratory skills
Teaching assistant for undergraduate courses on "Chemical Plant Design" (3 times) and "Numerical Methods"

Sustainable Energy Solutions LLC, Orem, UT, USA | May 2014 – Aug 2015

Worked with a team of engineers to build an experimental, multi-fuel, combustion reactor
Designed and began fabrication of a novel \(CO_2\) separation process
Designed parts and assemblies with Autodesk Inventor CAD software
Personally fabricated multiple components through various welding and machining processes

Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA | Jun 2012 – May 2014

Aided development of biomass gasification kinetic models by collecting data on more than 70 reactions
Managed and carried out all aspects of laboratory work in an independent and unsupervised setting
Improved experimental efficiency by automating data analysis with Microsoft VBA
Trained 2 new employees in safety regulations and standard operating procedures

Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Engineering | Jul 2016 – Jun 2022

Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering | Sep 2008 – Apr 2016

C/C++, C#, FORTRAN, Java, JavaScript/HTML/CSS, MATLAB, Python, SQL, Microsoft VBA
Implemented and published the open-source Leapfrogging Algorithm with library wrappers for C, C++ and Python
Wrote an open-licensed introductory book on Python and computer science

Arduino, Autodesk Inventor, GCC and GNU Build Tools, Git, Linux, MathCAD, MATLAB/Simulink, Microsoft Office, Raspberry Pi, Solidworks, SQLite, SQL Pathfinder, Microsoft SQL Server
Built custom data acquisition and analysis hardware and corresponding software using Arduino and other open-source platforms

Cassandra J. Guffey, Mark E. Redd, Neil F. Giles, Thomas A. Knotts IV, W. Vincent Wilding, Radical Isomerization and Volatility Considerations for Improved Autoignition Temperature Prediction (in preparation)
Mark E. Redd, Cassandra J. Guffey, Ethan L. Gustafson, Elizabeth H. Hart, Keturah S. McQuade, Neil F. Giles, Thomas A. Knotts IV, W. Vincent Wilding, Autoignition temperature trends for various chemical families, Fuel 2024 355, 129321. DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2023.129321
Mark E. Redd, W. Glenn Seaton, Neil F. Giles, Thomas A. Knotts,W. Vincent Wilding, An improved method for predicting autoignition temperatures based on first principles, Fuel 2022 323, 124245. DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.124245
Mark E. Redd, Joseph C. Bloxham, Neil F. Giles, Thomas A. Knotts, W. Vincent Wilding, A study of unexpected autoignition temperature trends for pure n-alkanes, Fuel 2021 306, 121710. DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2021.121710.
Joseph C. Bloxham, Mark E. Redd, Neil F. Giles, Thomas A. Knotts, and W. Vincent Wilding, Proper Use of the DIPPR 801 Database for Creation of Models, Methods, and Processes, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data 2021 66 (1), 3-10. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.0c00641

Mark E. Redd, Glenn Seaton, Thomas A. Knotts IV, Neil F. Giles, and W. Vincent Wilding. “An Improved Method for Predicting Autoignition Temperatures Based on First Principles”, Properties and Phase Equilibria for Fuels and Petrochemicals: Model Development, AIChE Fall Meeting, November 16, 2020, Virtual Meeting, (https://youtu.be/v3WRcLRLV_M)
Mark E. Redd, Thomas A. Knotts, Neil F. Giles, and W. Vincent Wilding. “A Study of Unexpected Autoignition Temperature Trends for Pure n-Alkanes”, Presentation 480e, Presentation Session 480: Properties and Phase Equilibria for Fuels and Petrochemicals I, AIChE Annual Meeting, November 13, 2019. Orlando, FL.