Anthony Rivers Email & Phone Number

Niagara Falls, NY, US

Buffalo, New York, United States

• Responsible for preparing the laboratory for NVLAP audits to receive testing certification.
• Run acoustical tests on the materials supplied by external and internal clients, in a timely manner.
• Oversee the duties of staff that builds test assemblies.
• Update and maintain laboratory Spreadsheets, maintain acoustical lab quality system.
• Research new and more accurate test equipment to give our clients more accurate results in a timely manner.
• Research any new testing that can be performed at laboratory

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

• Provide internal and external clients with accurate and timely results. Work closely with management staff to ensure all of the customer’s needs are being met.
• Responsible for applying for and receiving laboratory certifications through ELAP and AIHA.
• Scheduling of laboratory personnel to ensure results are delivered to clients in the allotted turnaround time that was promised, by utilizing all resources that are available.
• Make sure that lab personnel are up to date with the most recent revisions of test methods, laboratory SOP’s and company policies.
• Update and write laboratory SOP’s, Quality Manual, and Spreadsheets.
• Order new laboratory supplies to make the testing process more accurate and less expensive, increase work load and maximize profits.

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

• Provide internal and external clients with accurate and timely results. Work closely with production personnel to make sure that quality product is going out to customer in a timely fashion.
• Analyze chemical baths to make sure that are within internal and vendor specifications, by titrations and by checking baths for contaminants using Atomic Absorption (AA) and Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) lab.
• Make chemical additions to chemical baths to maintain good electroplating.
• Treat plants waste water for metals contamination and pH so that it can be put into the county water supply.
• Trained entire department on the use of the ICP.
• RCRA certified

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

• Provided internal and external clients with accurate and timely results. Wrote technical reports and worked with Tier 1 clients to help resolve problems. Performed customer product panels and worked with clients to.
• Authored new global standard operating procedures (SOP’s) to standardize testing throughout the global company.
• Designed and implemented new processes and researched to find the best equipment for these processes.
• Worked with environmental team to reduce the amount of resources (electricity, water and gas) the site used to help minimize environmental impact.
• Helped to develop a safer method for extracting lead out of glass and crystal using HF. Purchased safety and testing equipment that would withstand use with HF.
• Recognized by management for going above and beyond job responsibilities.

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

• Worked with food clients to help them match their product to the national brands. Performed QA testing on food samples to make sure that the product meets vendor specifications for physical and chemical properties..
• Performed testing of food samples for: percent protein, percent fat, percent salt, iodine values, free fatty acid value, percent moisture/solids, and viscosity.