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Responsible for safe production of quality refractory products.

Privately held company specializing in monolithic refractories for metal processing, general industry, and minerals/ceramic applications.Quality Manager/Safety Coordinator Instituted Job Safety Analysis for non-proceduralized activities/jobs.Coordinated asbestos remediation activities complying with State and local authorities.Ensured on time delivery of in specification product to all customers Maintained all expenditures within budgetary limits Worked with union officials to maintain daily operation goals

Privately held company focused on food safety and nutrition.; Responsible for ensuring compliance with procedures and quality protocols. 8 direct re-ports.• Trouble shoot and fix HPLC, GC, and ICP issues.• Author procedure for data review and release ensuring compliance with estab-lished procedures and quality measures.

Privately held company that performs soil, plant tissue analysis, and environmentalanalysis to farmers, municipalities and industries.; Responsible for learning the companies processes and procedures in Memphis Ten-nessee, and duplicate them in Champaign Illinois.• Set up of facility and ensure instrumentation is capable and ready to support op-erations• Staff and train new hires on company processes and procedures.• Instrumentation (maintenance and analysis): PerkinElmer ICP 8300 and LECOFP528

Responsible for all in process and final product analysis at the Decatur Corn facility ensuring compliance with USP and customer specifications. Staff of 23 direct.HACCP team lead for 42%, 55%, 90% HFCS, and sugar alcohol productsCoordinate in process and finished product sample analysis and reporting with multiple departmentsImplementation of aflatoxin analysis in support of food safety of animal feed co-products release Instrumentation (maintenance and analysis) Shimadzu LC-20AT, PerkinElmer HPLC , Waters Acquity UHPLC, LECO FP 628, Foss NIR, Agilent GC 6850

Responsible for all in process and final product testing, method development for processstreams at the glycols facility. Staff of 13 direct.• Development and implementation of finished product analysis of propylene glycoland associated co-products• Implemented quality system for the reliability of instruments and data integrity insupport of final product disposition.• Instrumentation (maintenance and analysis) Shimadzu LC-20AT, GC-2012, Perkin-Elmer HPLC, Clarus 680, ICP7000, FT-IR

Responsible for method development, technology transfer and chemical hygiene ensuringcompliance for the BioProducts facility.• Development and implementation of job descriptions and duties for all labo-ratory technicians.• Transfer and implementation of analytical methods in support of a joint ven-ture of astaxanthin production.• Created and implemented batch sheets for solutions and raw materials toimprove traceability and quality.• Developed a quantification method for detection of alcohols and aldehydes inXanthan Gum.• Instrumentation (maintenance and analysis) Alcott HPLC, PerkinElmer HPLC, Agi-lent 6850

Responsible for method development, technology transfer and chemical hygiene ensuring compliance for the BioProducts facility. Development and implementation of job descriptions and duties for all laboratory technicians. Transfer and implementation of analytical methods in support of a joint venture of astaxanthin production. Created and implemented batch sheets for solutions and raw materials to improve traceability and quality. Developed a quantification method for detection of alcohols and aldehydes in Xanthan Gum. Instrumentation (maintenance and analysis) Alcott HPLC, PerkinElmer HPLC, Agilent 6850

Responsible for the Depot Area Air Monitoring System (DAAMS) ensuring clean air for workers in potentially hazardous environments. Staff of 16; 8 direct. Purchased analytical instrumentation to analyze gas samples ensuring regulatory compliance. Cross-trained staff reducing processing time by 20% and documentation errors by 35%. Earned security clearance, Unescorted Access Program (UAP). Instrumentation (maintenance and analysis) Agilent 6890GC

Responsibilities included all air, liquid and solid sample analysis. Staff of 25. Managed all laboratory and air monitoring activities supporting destruction of chemical warfare agent production facility. Selected as team member to prepare cost proposal for destruction of a facility leading to the award of a $60 million contract over three years. Spearheaded establishment of a mobile laboratory for the Department of Defense supporting a multi-agent neutralization site. Directed sampling procedure to satisfy federal and state government requests for 5X level of decontamination. Instrumentation (maintenance and analysis) Agilent 6890GC/MSTravel over 80%

Responsible for two mobile laboratories and equipment and all gas, solid and liquid samples. Staff of 10. Successfully developed, tested, and implemented a new eight-hour worker monitoring system for VX nerve agent. Designed and directed field test for unknown liquid in abandoned reservoir for chemical weapons manufacturing. Instrumentation (maintenance and analysis) Agilent 6890GC and GC/MSTravel over 80%

As primary chemical agent custodian, responsible for accountability of all chemical standards used by the laboratory and for performing routine analysis on air, liquid and solid samples. Instrumentation (maintenance and analysis) Agilent 6890GC and GC/MSTravel over 80%

Responsible for manufacturing polymers, ensuring FDA compliance and conducting analysis of intermediate and final products. Instrumentation (analysis) NMR, Waters HPLC