Eric Berget Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Ch-4665, Oftringen, Ch

- Completed Strategyzer coursework for business models and value propositions- Completed Project Management coursework through Coursera.- Formulated asphalt sealer formulations to improve performance, mitigate UV degradation, and keep the cost the same or less. Patent filled 2021.- Developed new innovative composite materials - Safety Officer for 2021 and Chemical Hygiene Officer for 2021- August 2022.- Participated in a collaborative project with the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) at the University of Cincinnati to highlight the utilization of Omya products.- Built a vertical expander for the production of microspheres. Successfully created glass-based microspheres using pilot vertical expander setup.- Experience with the following minerals: Ground Calcium Carbonate, Precipitated Calcium Carbonate, Barite, Blanc Fixe, Perlite, Zeolite, Kaolin, Bentonite, Slate, Lime, Gypsum, Hematite, Magnetite, Carbon Black, Zinc Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, and various other silicates.

Ch-4665, Oftringen, Ch

Management and Training:-Attended Omya’s Academy for Leadership, Business Acumen, and Project Management.-Attended week long training course on oil and gas in Houston, TX for the purpose of testing muds (2017).-Lead all QUONA “qualification of new additives” for all plants within North and South America (2016-2018)-Chemical hygiene officer for lab, responsible for waste disposal, storage, and setup chemical areas and handling (2015-2019). Analytical and diagnostic support in the areas of: - Omya's plants: Beneficiation (flotation), milling, quality control of products & suppliers, new methods for product analysis, investigative analysis for plant process problems, sustainability.Paper Customers:Hard- and soft-wood paper, wood analysisPlastics Customers:Poly-vinyl chloride, polyethylene, polypropylene, poly-vinyl acetate, poly-vinyl alcohol, polyacrylamide, polymethylacrylamide, Polydadmac, plasticizers, polyurethanesConstruction Customers:Asphalt, Concrete & Mortar, Foundation coatings, PaintsEnvironmental Customers:Formulation of oil and water-based muds for the oil and gas industryOil and Gas Testing - filter press testing, attrition testing, aging cell, high temperature high pressure testing, viscometer, etc.Agricultural applications - prills, calcium carbonateResearch and Development -Planned and executed research and development efforts in flotation that introduced a new novel way of carrying out reverse flotation using a synergistic approach (10% cost savings).-Conducted extensive studies on various forms of treated calcium carbonate that were produced industrially and made in the lab by common methodologies.-Proposed and tested new innovative products for the oil and gas industry.

None, None, Us

-Performed research and development for the following types of processes:Solvent extraction (liquid-liquid extraction), Electrochemical, Ion-exchange, Leach, Milling, Flotation-Performed analytical chemistry using the following instrumentation:ICP-AES, AA, XRD, (PSD) Microtrac, TGA, Titrations, FTIR, UV-vis, IC, XRF (WD &ED), TOC, HPLC, LECO-Setup a small laboratory for on-site process testing and a hazardous waste disposal area for startup of an industrial process-Analytical method development and validation through QC checks-Generated system curves for process pipe lines in order to correctly size a pump for performing the process task -Performed the function of a process engineer by training operators, drafting SOPs, MOC’s, PSSR, PHA, placing work notifications/requests for process maintenance, making sure all process targets were hit.-Proficient with LIMS, SAP, PI Process Book, and Microsoft Office software applications-Responsible for the operation, data collection/analysis, and reporting of all results from research and development, pilot testing, and industrial processes to senior management through presentations, technical reports, and weekly production meetings-Designed and constructed process piloting skids along with the acquisition of required data from each pilot unit-ISO9001 internal auditor

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Time Period Specifics: May-September 2004, March 2006-November 2010, March 2011-May-2011-->Stocked shelves, relocated supplies, and assisted customers in carry-outs, product location, and checkout services. -->Learned and used store inventory system, received shipments.-->Maintained and Cared for Plants and manahed other greenhouse activities-->Assembled bicycles for sales floor and assisted customers with personal bicycle preferences

Moorhead, Mn, Us

-->Cleaned and organized labs for general and analytical chemistry. -->Assisted professors in conducting lab experiments

Moorhead, Mn, Us

-->Performed office work, answered phones, and assisted students with chemistry homework when their professor was out or busy

Fayetteville, Ar, Us

-->Performed research along side graduate students studying differing matrices for analyzing fullerenes by MALDI-FTMS

Moorhead, Mn, Us

-->Tutoring of large groups of students in a classroom type setting of basic chemistry concepts.

-->Cooked food, managed orders, and cleaned kitchen-->Responsible for remembering product selection and product specifics.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemistry

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Biology, General