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Karolina Soca Rosas

Karolina Soca Rosas

Montevideo

Summary

Highly motivated Chemical Engineer currently working as an Engineer at Berkes, and pursuing a Master's degree in Data Science and Machine Learning. Experienced in mill commissioning and start-up, data analysis, and optimization, with a strong background in research and teaching renewable energies. Seeking a challenging position in data science, where I can leverage my industrial-level data analysis expertise and process optimization skills.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Engineer

Berkes
01.2024 - Current

• Monitoring of installations and clients, active participation in follow-up meetings.
• Updating and managing the CMMS and documents to ensure the accuracy and effectiveness of information.
• Leadership in plant shutdown planning, ensuring deadlines, materials, and human resources/subcontracts.
• Weekly tracking of the schedule.
• Coordination with clients and subcontractors to plan tasks and address urgent requirements.
• Leadership in field inspection execution, failure analysis, root cause analysis, and technical visits.
• Supplier/subcontractor management and development, with emphasis on key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Review of engineering documentation and manuals to ensure efficient task development.
• Seamless communication with various Berkes departments for the exchange of relevant information.
• Collaboration in preparing quotations, purchase orders, and other administrative tasks.
• Active proposition of solutions to recurring problems and deviations during the process.

Mill Technician

UPM
08.2020 - 12.2023
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions through analyzed information, and make decisions.
  • Analyzed data of process variables to operate the system and developed and implemented continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Followed system variables through more than 40 trends per day, optimization techniques, and data modeling.
  • Database generation for process analysis.
  • Designed and executed data modeling and queries using MongoDB for the principal reactor in the fiber line process, done through postgraduate studies.
  • Designed DCS screens for effectively monitoring and controlling mill operations.
  • Engaged in various field tasks and commissioning activities to ensure smooth operations, including commissioning motors and conducting surveys of pipelines for correct installation.

Inorganic Chemistry Teaching Assistant

Universidad de la República
08.2016 - 07.2020
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Direct teaching given to groups of more than 20 students in initial and intermediate university laboratories.
  • Training of students initiated in research.
  • Preparation of educational material.
  • Researcher in inorganic and organic chemistry projects using various analytical techniques.

Education

Master of Science - Data Science And Machine Learning

Universidad De La República
Montevideo - Uruguay
07.2024

Bachelor of Engineering - Chemical Engineering

Universidad De La República
Montevideo - Uruguay
04.2019

Bachelor of Science - Bachelor Degree in Chemistry

Universidad De La República
Montevideo - Uruguay
06.2016

Skills

  • Data analysis
  • Python
  • R
  • SQL
  • Machine Learning
  • Pandas
  • Pyplot
  • Scikit-learn
  • Matplotlib
  • PyTorch
  • TensorFlow
  • MongoDB
  • Neo4J
  • Deep Learning
  • Mill Production Data Reporting

Accomplishments

  • Financing for an amount of U$ 600,000 for the project of which I am the author and responsible, entitled "Synthesis of Ru(II) complexes with potential application as an antenna in dye-sensitized solar cells."
  • Participant of the 13th edition of the South American Business Forum: Recognition for essay and outstanding pernl. ITBA, Technological Institute of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Presentations at national and international conferences and scientific publications in refereed journals.

Certification

  • Data Representation and Visualization in Tableau, RITx, edX, July - November 2023


  • SQL for Data Science, IBM, edX - 2023


  • Raman Microscopy Course Applied to the Characterization of Materials, University of Ceará and Faculty of Chemistry UdelaR, Uruguay 2019.


  • Solid State Spectroscopy course, San Carlos Institute of Physics, University of San Pablo and Faculty of Chemistry, UdelaR, Uruguay 2019.


  • New forms of Renewable Energy Storage: Artificial Photosynthesis, CELFI, Faculty of Natural and Exact Sciences, UBA, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2018


  • Analysis and design of tools to promote the development of scientific skills. Teaching Pedagogical Development Program, Education Sector Commission, Faculty of Chemistry, UdelaR Montevideo, Uruguay 2017

Scientific Production

Karolina Soca Rosas, Fernando Igoa, Jorge Castiglioni, Leopoldo Suescun, Carlos Kremer, Moisés Knochen, Julia Torres, "Low-cost in-situ luminescence: Opportunities for MOFs water vapor sensing", Materials Today Communications, Volume 33, 2022, 104899,
ISSN 2352-4928,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.104899.

 

Karolina Soca Rosas, Julia Torres, Mario Pacheco, Juan Ramos, Jorge S. Gancheff, "Proton-transfer reactions of Re(II)-nitrosyl complexes: Potentiometric studies, DFT and TD-DFT calculations", Results in Chemistry, Volume 4, 2022, 100455, ISSN 2211-7156,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rechem.2022.100455.


Jorge Gancheff, Florencia Luzardo, Natalia Alvarez, Karolina Soca Rosas, Carlos Kremer and Andrea S. Stucchi de Camargo, "Polynuclear 2D Copper(II) Complex of Pyrazine Containing Perchlorate as Counterion: Crystal Structure and DFT Calculations", Journal of Transition Metal Complexes Vol. 4, 2021, Article ID 236086, 7 pages,

doi:10.32371/jtmc/236086




Luzardo, F., Álvarez, N., Soca Rosas, K. et al. "Dinuclear Complex of Cu(II) Containing Chloride and Methoxide as Bridging-Ligands: A New Crystal Structure and DFT Calculations". J Chem Crystallogr 51, 1–8 (2021) 

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10870-019-00817-1


Gancheff, Jorge S,  Soca Rosas, K. , F. Luzardo , R. Chiozzone , P. A. Denis , P. Enciso , M. F. Cerdá , R. Dousti , A. S. S. De Camargo, “TiO2 Nanoparticles sensitized with microwave-afforded Ru(II) complexes to investigate the photophysical response of antenna-complexes in dscc solar cells,” RIQUIM - Repositorio Institucional de la Facultad de Química - UdelaR

https://riquim.fq.edu.uy/items/show/4589.

Additional Information

Pharm. Chem. Julia Torres, PhD.

Current Position: Director of the Department: "Estrella Campos", full professor at the Inorganic Chemistry Institute | Faculty of Chemistry, UdelaR.

Contact: jtorres@fq.edu.uy

Relationship: Director


Eng. Cecilia Rebellato

Current Position: Refinery Professional | Current Company: ANCAP

Previous Position: Service Manager | Company: Biraden Water Solutions

Contact: +598 99 971 590

Relationship: Manager


Eng. Emiliano Hernández

Current Position: Capacity Planning Senior Analyst | Current Company: Tenaris

Previous Position: Mill Technician | Company: UPM

Contact: + 598 91 213 297

Relationship: Colegue

Languages

Spanish, Portuguese
Native language
English
Advanced
C1

Timeline

Engineer

Berkes
01.2024 - Current

Mill Technician

UPM
08.2020 - 12.2023

Inorganic Chemistry Teaching Assistant

Universidad de la República
08.2016 - 07.2020

Master of Science - Data Science And Machine Learning

Universidad De La República

Bachelor of Engineering - Chemical Engineering

Universidad De La República

Bachelor of Science - Bachelor Degree in Chemistry

Universidad De La República
Karolina Soca Rosas