Hello and welcome to the Purdue recruiting page for Celanese Chemicals!

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Celanese will be interviewing undergraduate candidates for full-time and summer intern positions in the following disciplines:

• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry                                          
• Mechanical Engineering
• Industrial Engineering – Supply Chain

Detailed position descriptions are available at the Center for Career Opportunities, along with information about the company and how to contact members of the recruiting team. Be sure to look us up on campus or contact your Celanese Key Recruiter.

Purdue University Key Recruiter:
Trinity Horton, MS
Phone: 281-474-8030
E-mail: trinity.horton@celanese.com

Purdue Recruiting Team Bios

Trinity Horton

• M.S. in chemistry from Purdue, May 2005
• I am a Research & Development chemist at the Clear Lake Plant near Houston. I support the following project areas: new monomer synthesis, waste stream management, Acetic Anhydride/Acetic Acid research for process and unit development, Vinyl Acetate analytical & engineering project support; and Pilot Testing.  
• I am also a member the Laboratory Safety Council, United Way site coordinator, and Recruitment team.

Andrew Olson

• B.S. in chemical engineering from Purdue, May 2005
• I am a production engineer for the Calvert City, Kentucky Plant. I provide design, process improvement and optimization support to the site.
• I am also a Six Sigma Green Belt.

Jake Smith

• B.S. in chemical engineering from Purdue, May 2002
• I began working for National Starch in 2002.  In early 2005, Celanese acquired the Vinamul business of National Starch and I came over with the purchase. I am the Emulsions supply chain analyst with responsibilities for Supply Chain Six Sigma projects and Supply & Operation Planning metrics.
• I enjoy baseball, hockey and painting.

Jeff Kirk

• B.S. in chemical engineering from Purdue
• MBA from Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi
• 30 years with Celanese
• Currently I am a Global Remediation manager, responsible for environmental remediation activities at multiple locations worldwide.
• I enjoy bicycling, cooking, golf and metalwork.

Elise Fang

• B.S. in chemical engineering from Purdue, May 2006
• I am in the Celanese CHAMP program, a rotational development program consisting of four six-month assignments in a variety of functions, locations and businesses. I have worked in Supply Chain in Dallas, manufacturing in Singapore, and am currently working in market development at Ticona, our Engineered Polymer business, in Florence, KY.
• I enjoy running, painting, and photography.

Joshua Kuechenberg

• B.S. in chemical engineering from Purdue, May 2002
• I began working for National Starch in June 2002 at the Meredosia (Ill.) facility. In early 2005, Celanese acquired the Vinamul business from National Starch and I came over with the purchase.  In 2007, I moved to the Enoree site and became the Production Engineer responsible for the two VAE reactors and the Continuous reactor.    
• My hobbies include golf, softball and piano.

Adam Balchik

• B.S. in chemical engineering from Purdue, May 2007
• I am a process engineer at the Bishop Plant. I work on process improvement and design for the formaldehyde unit.
• I enjoy kite boarding, kayaking, and backpacking.

Russ Stephens

• B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University, 1996
• MBA from Wayland Baptist University, 1999
• 11 years with Celanese
• I am currently an Operations Section Leader at our Pampa Plant within our Acetyls Division.  I have worked my entire career at the Pampa Plant.  I have held various positions within the Pampa Plant including Process Engineer, Production Engineer, and Six Sigma Black Belt.
• I enjoy spending time with my family, playing/watching sports, lifting weights, and fishing.

Doug Peppeard

• B.A in Business Administration from Texas A&M University, 1997
• I am an Account Manager for AT Plastics for the Midwest Region
• In my free time, I enjoy playing golf, hunting, fishing, watching college football and spending time with friends and family

Matthew Uzas

• B.S. Chemical Engineering Purdue University, May 2006
• Process Engineer for Emulsions. My responsibilities at the site include operations/process for 3 atmospheric reactors and support to our VAE Reactors. I am also working on my Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.