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Louisville, Kentucky Area

● Review daily error reports to take preventative measures and mitigate future problems.● Maintained purchase agreement documentation for numerous vendors.● Frequently reviewed complex supplier issues to ensure accurate invoicing.● Work to determine root cause of reported issues.● Collaborate with multiple teams to support multiple product launches.

Salt Lake City, Utah

● Reduced instrument run times by up to 50% by optimizing method parameters.● Reduced operating costs by at least $10,000 per year by re-evaluating method requirements.● Helped establish laboratory at a new location and validated all new instrumentation.● Analyzed all incoming volatile samples while meeting 100% of customers’ turnaround time requirements.● Took on various supervisory roles such as validating data received from other analysts, speaking with vendors and helping other analysts process data when they needed assistance.● Ensured maximal instrument uptime by regularly performing preventative maintenance and kept detailed logbooks to guarantee EPA compliance resulting in a higher throughput of samples.● Increased productivity by creating custom Excel workbooks resulting in faster analysis times and improved data accuracy.

● Gained experience in techniques related to the operation, calibration and maintenance of instrumentation in an industrial laboratory setting.● Earned a reputation for improving sample preparation techniques. Instructed other technicians resulting in higher quality analyses.● Assisted process engineers on a large-scale project involving production of test materials for validation of a newly established laboratory in China to meet Nuclear Regulatory Committee compliance.● Demonstrated adaptability and ability to learn new skills by filling in as needed at a various on-plant laboratory sites performing elemental and physical testing.