William Spence, MS, PE Chemical

Experience

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  California Polytechnic State University

  Jan 2012 - Jun 2016

  • Graduate Student Researcher

    Jan 2014 - Jun 2016

  • Undergraduate Student Researcher

    Jan 2012 - Dec 2013
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  Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC)

  Aug 2016 - now

  Environmental Engineering associate at NAVFAC Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (EXWC), Environmental Compliance RTD&E DepartmentSpecialty in Water, Wastewater, and Storm Water Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (RDT&E) projects. Experience includes water and wastewater engineering process planning, design, and fabrication.Focus areas include energy resiliency, water resiliency, water infrastructure online sensing and real time monitoring, per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) waste management, industrial ventilation, and STEM educational capstone project sponsorship.Hands-on experience include: 1) machine-side control system development, simulation, and process automation; 2) solid-state power electronics and power management; 3) bench- and pilot-scale validation studies and rapid prototyping; 4) computer aided manufacturing (CAM), computer numeric controlled (CNC) manufacturing, conventional machining, fused filament deposit (FDM) and photocatalytic resin 3D printing manufacturing techniques; 5) C++ Programming, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), and industrial control system ladder logic development; 6) water and wastewater analytical methods, data quality assurance and quality control, and data analysis. Show less Naval Acquisition Development Program (NADP) Entry Level Employee at NAVFAC Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (EXWC)Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RTD&E) of Water/Wastewater Treatment, Renewable Energy, and Industrial Ventilation Technologies. External Rotation: NAVFAC Headquarters, Naval Yard, Washington D.C. (Jan-Feb, 2018) and OPNAV N45, Pentagon, Washington D.C. (Feb-Mar, 2018)Internal Rotation to NAVFAC EXWC Expeditionary, Oceans CIOFP1 (Jun-Jul, 2018) Show less

  • Senior Project Engineer

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Environmental Engineer Associate

    Jan 2018 - Jan 2024

  • Entry Level Environmental Engineer

    Aug 2016 - Aug 2018