Specialist for the Chemicals Lab overseeing the quality control and quality analysis of chemicals, adhesives and plastics used in Toyota vehicles throughout the NAFTA region.

Formulates herbicides, pesticides and adjuvants to EPA compliance, lowest cost, reduced environmental impact and enhanced performance. Technical service lead for customer problem resolution relating to product application and performance. ISO-9001:2008 Team member.• Supervises production blending and raw materials receiving personnel.• Tests incoming raw materials and finished products to insure quality and purity.• Develops analytical testing procedure to insure product potency of contract produced products• Develops proprietary formulations to replace tolled products.• Works with the EPA to ensure regulatory compliance• Strives for continuous improvement of laboratory and production processes.

BASF Corporation, Coatings Division, Southfield MI 1997-2009Coatings Chemist I 2001-2009 Formulated coatings for color match, lowest cost, reduced environmental impact and appearance. Technical service lead for customer problem resolution relating to paint application and performance. QS-9000 Lab Group Equipment Control Leader. Six Sigma Lab Coordinator.• Lead Technical Service contact for Plastech Engineered Products, GM Linden Assembly, Linden NJ and GM Shreveport Assembly, Shreveport LA responding to customer problems and process changes. • Developed high etch resistance Uregloss Generation 3 clear coat.• Launched primer, basecoat, and clearcoat for A.M. General Hummer H2 Assembly, Mishawaka IN.Analytical Laboratory Technician IV 1997-2001Provided quality assurance analysis and documentation of pharmaceutical and animal feed grade vitamin E, animal feed grade vitamin A, animal vitamin premixes and human nutrition powders. Operated, calibrated and repaired FID Gas Chromatographs, and the operation and calibration of AA, FTIR, UV-Vis, and IPC Spectrophotometers and High Performance Liquid Chromatographs.• Complied with FDA 21 CFR as a member of the improvement team standardizing documentation and implementing additional testing.• Reorganized laboratory and improved efficiency through team redesign activities increasing sample throughput and reducing sample cycle time.• Led Vitamin E Group quality assurance team coordinating workload to meet scheduled testing deadlines.

Assisted in the development of new automotive underbody and structural coatings products, responsible for quality control and tinting for production and performed the pigment dispersion conversion to organic pigment types.• Developed organic pigment dispersions to replace lead and chromium based inorganic dispersions.• Converted existing paint formulations to use the new organic dispersions.

Assisted in all aspects of production, purchasing, receiving and distribution of food service cleaners, floor waxes and facility maintenance products.