Sean Heffernan

Production Engineer at LyondellBasell

Greater Houston

About

Experience

  • LyondellBasell (On-site)
    • Production Engineer at LyondellBasell
      Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

    • Associate Engineer
      Jul 2023 - Jun 2025 · 2 yrs

  • Undergraduate Researcher at Resasco Catalysis Lab
    May 2021 - May 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Researched the effects of alkali metal cations on OER in acidic and basic electrolytes, using an Iridium Oxide catalyst Improved catalyst stability and reproducibility by creating a new ink deposition procedure; catalyst stability increased to lasting 10x longer and catalyst activity became reproducible within 5% margins Prepared and gave presentations on XPS Techniques, Electrochemistry, Scaling Relations, and Research Updates Maintained and updated group website to be user friendly, informative, and visually pleasing

  • Engineering Co-op III at LyondellBasell
    Jan 2022 - Aug 2022 · 8 mos

  • Private Tutor at Self-employed
    Jan 2016 - Jan 2022 · 6 yrs 1 mo

  • Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, Texas, United States)
    • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
      Sep 2019 - Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Instructed class lessons and helped students with 3D visualization Used modeling software assignments to foster growth inside and outside the classroom Students achieved statistically significant improvement in spatial test scores by the end of the class

    • Tutor
      Jan 2020 - May 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Tutored for ChE 210 and Organic Chemistry I/II Guided students in learning material for long-term storage Focused on developing students' aptitude for future learning applications Attendees showed clear improvement in speed and letter grades