Jessica Cabral has over 16 years of experience in business management, proposal processes, and engineering for Praxair, a global chemicals company. She has demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to manage projects from proposal to execution. Her background includes roles in proposal management, process safety management, productivity improvement, and engineering design. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from SUNY Buffalo.

1. Jessica A. Cabral
6009 Wexford Manor
Clarence Center,NY 14032
(716) 225-8936
jessica.cabral@hotmail.com
CareerSummary
 Sixteen years of experience with a Fortune 300 global chemicals company
 Extensive background in technical proposal processes including business management, system
development and cost estimating
 Demonstrated excellent management and leadership skills via increasing responsibility
throughout career
 Accomplished in organizational, time management and planning skills
Experience
Business Management
Praxair, Inc., US Industrial Gases, Tonawanda, NY
Project Business Lead (June 2014 – present)
 Technical focal point for Business Development and Sales teams for all aspects of the on-site
business development & proposal process for cryogenic on-site capital opportunities
o Develop scope for proposal technical requirements to meet Customer and Business
expectations
o Directly engage with customers and provide technical support to Sales
o Assist Business team in developing the business case and financial analysis including
supply pricing and contract structure
o Lead and coordinate required efforts from Engineering team to maximize potential to win
business
o Assure a winning customer offering which is financially and contractually viable to bring
maximum value to the Business
o On-board senior leadership on the proposal and project execution strategies
 Business Manager of Project efforts
o Lead project team, region business representatives,and other support groups to maximize
the projects internal rate of return and minimize project risks
o Accountable for all project change notices and customer reimbursements during the
project execution phase
o Current projects include
 450 TPD Carbon Dioxide plant in Delaware City, DE
 200 TPD Air Separation Unit in Moore, SC
 Manage organizational "white spaces"
Proposal Management
Praxair, Inc., Global Supply Systems, Tonawanda, NY
Plant Selector (July 2005 – July 2010)
 Worked with project business team to develop plant process design and budgetary cost estimates
for cryogenic Air Separation plants, cryogenic Nitrogen plants and VPSA plants
o Served as Engineering liaison to Business/Sales teams
o Proposal CAPEX estimates ranged $1MM-$100MMUSD
o Delivered 30-50 proposals per year
 Served as small-proposal team leader
o Provided Engineering deliverables to Business/Sales including process modeling, utility
estimates, layouts, electrical one-line diagrams, process flow diagrams
 Key member of cross-functional team for a $50MMUSD ASU in Calvert, AL
BSGS Proposal Engineer (January 2005 – June 2005)
 Performed process engineering design and equipment selection for Bulk Specialty Gas Systems
 Worked with Business/Sales team to create and present technical proposals to customers

2. Process Safety Management
Praxair, Inc., Global Supply Systems, Tonawanda, NY
Global Process Safety Manager (November 2011 – June 2014)
 Global manager of process safety for GSS
 Process Safety Community of Practice Leader
o Lead a team of global technical experts to determine organizational courses of action for
process safety initiatives
 Developer of multiple process safety initiatives including Engineering Management of Change,
PHA work processes,Facility Siting Studies, Process Safety Information for global projects
 Performed Process Safety assessments on GSS Projects worldwide
Productivity
Praxair, Inc., Global Supply Systems, Tonawanda, NY
Productivity Specialist (August 2010 –October 2011)
 Received LEAN Facilitator training and Performed as Lead facilitator for multiple Lean Events
 Contributed to EDGE Productivity Program development
o Developed cell design, project metrics and key productivity goals to ensure on-time and
on-budget project execution throughout global regions
 Six Sigma Green Belt Project Lead
o Focused on critical vendor drawing efficiencies
Engineering
Praxair, Inc., Global Supply Systems, Tonawanda, NY
CO2 Engineer (January 2003 – December 2004)
 Performed process engineering design and equipment selection for CO2 and supercritical CO2
purification plants
 Led start-up of developmental SCCO2 system for electronics customer in Hsinchu, Taiwan
o Exceeded customer expectations with compressed start-up schedule performance
 Led process and equipment engineering effort for developmental SCCO2 plant
o Produced process design in coordination with R&D
o Performed evaluation, selection, specification, review, approval of various equipment
 Served as field support engineer for prototype SCCO2 system in Gilbert, AZ
Cryogenic Equipment Engineer (February 2000-December 2002)
 Integrated mechanical equipment into cryogenic plant design and systems
 Performed selection, specification, checkout and start-up of various cryogenic equipment
Life Technologies, Inc., Grand Island, NY
Process Development Intern (Summer 1999)
 Demonstrated requisite of bench scale testing in assessment of the maximum cost benefit of new
filter train configurations
 Evaluated temperature and pressure effects on filter performance
Education
State University of New York at Buffalo, Amherst, NY
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, May 2000
3.5 overall GPA, Engineering Dean's List Spring 1999, Fall 1997, Spring 1997
Affiliations
American Society of Safety Engineers, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Society of Women
Engineers, Tau Beta Pi National Honor Society, Golden Key National Honor Society, Phi Eta Sigma
National Honor Society, Scholarship Recipient awarded by The Engineering Society of Buffalo