Douglas (Doug) Clymer Email & Phone Number

Kasson, Mn, Us

Dodge Center, Minnesota, United States

Austin, Minnesota, United States

Diagnose/repair customer ATM issues for bank customers (first line maintenance)

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Validation of carbonyls by HPLC (presence/quantity). Experiments as determined by director of operations.

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Austin, Minnesota

Analysis of lards/grease products produced in HF facilities using manual chemistry techniques. Analysis of food products produced in HF facilities using GC and proteins by combustion. Extraction of food products for vitamin analysis.

Rochester, Minnesota Area

Sort incoming mail for area communities & the greater Rochester, MN area. Ensure they are routed appropriately. Sort postal box mail as needed. Had not assumed a permanent clerk role while hired there.

Routine laboratory testing of specific analytes using different specimen types to further diagnose chemical genetic disorders. Train new personnel as needed on procedures/instrumentation in lab. Responsible for lab ordering from 2001-2005. Have served on various teams over the years I have been with BGL. Instrumentation used: HPLC-MS/MS, HPLC-MS, SPE, liquid handling robotic units (Tecan/Hamilton), PC

Developed analytical methods using HPLC-MS/MS for the CLASS Laboratory & Endocrine Laboratory. Involved in method modification for thiopurine methyl transferase (TPMT) assay & method development for n-methyl histamine assay. Responsible for lab ordering needs for CLASS Lab. Served on method implementation team.

Originally employed by this company to work in a drug testing lab for pre-employment physicals in their Austin, MN lab. As needs shifted, I moved to the Albert Lea, MN lab, where they tested estrogen potency from the pre-processing stage up to the pharmaceutical intermediate stage using GC. Assisted in training new personnel on methodologies/instrumentation. Assisted in set-up of the pre-employment testing lab. Instrumentation used: GC (FID/MSD), HPLC (DAD), TOC analyzer, ETS analyzer, PC.

Chemical testing support for facility testing raw materials (both release & qualification), stability of products, in-process chemicals , finished chemicals, process validation, and waste water. Wrote procedures, trained new/existing personnel on methodologies/instrumentation as needed. Served as point person for laboratory instrumentation calibration program. Led teams to reduce testing of raw materials & to improve method security on instruments. Instrumentation used: GC (FID/ECD), HPLC (VWD/DAD), UV/Vis spectrophotometer, FT-IR, Brinkman KF titrator, Mettler titrator, ion HPLC, TOC analyzer, XRF analyzer, AAS (flame/furnace), BOD analyzer, PC.

Supported production with raw material testing (release/validation), product stability testing (assisted in program set-up & monitoring), USP grade water testing, personnel training on methodology/instrumentation as needed, assisted with various formulation projects, writing of methodology. Instrumentation used: GC (FID), HPLC (VWD), Vis spectrophotometer, FT-IR, Brinkman KF titrator, PC.

Dallas Center, Ia

Made bacterial antigens in various size vessels to be used in vaccines for livestock using aseptic technique.

Fort Dodge, Ia

Hired as a FT temp to assist in facility validation. Assist in cleaning validation protocols as written by lab personnel. Test raw materials/in-process materials/stability materials as needed in QC lab. Instrumentation used: HPLC-VWD, GC-FID, FT-IR, KF titrator, PC.

Bachelor Of Science Degree, Chemistry

High School Diploma