Anastasia Venable-Nappen

Anastasia M Venable-Nappen

Title
Project Engineering Superintendent
Organization
Johnson Matthey
Location
West Deptford, NJ
Anastasia Venable-Nappen
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Biography

Anastasia, who is a mother of 3 boys, works at Johnson Matthey, a specialty chemical company in West Deptford, New Jersey. She has been with the company for over 12 years and is currently their project engineering superintendent.

Education
BS and MS in Chemical Engineering - Widener University MBA - Saint Joseph's University
  • I am willing to be interviewed by interested students via email.
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My name is Stephanie and I attend The Salt Lake Community College. Recently I decided that Chemical Engineering was the best major for me. I am enrolled in a Technical Communication Class and was wondering about the types of Communication are used in the field of Chemical Engineering? What types of writings do Chemical Engineers create? Do they do a lot of reports? Do they perform mission statements? How important is oral communication in the field? I heard that a lot of people straight out of College can't form simple sentences within their chosen fields. Just how important is communication in the Engineering Industry?

Stephanie,

Oral and written communication is extremely important in every engineering field. You have to effectively communicate with colleges, vendors, production, and contractors when working on projects to make sure everyone is on the same page and things are done properly. I have had to present project reports regularly as a project manager and am always writing technical reports. Technical reports include the project scope which includes detailed information about equipment, the mechanical installation, electrical installation, automation, civil and structural requirements, standard operating procedures, process flow diagrams, equipment layout and process instrumentation details and drawings, and many other items. I also am required to complete monthly reports that detail project status compared to budget and original timelines. I have worked with some people during my career that can't communicate well (orally and written) and it makes things much more difficult than they need to be.

I hope this helps.