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The Woodlands, Texas, United States

• Formulate new organic, amine-based compounds for use in alternative energy coatings and electro voltaic battery applications.
• Interpret amine research results to determine the next steps of product life cycle development.
• Optimize processes alongside lead research engineer to treat amine products used in semiconductor production resulting in a reduction of setup and breakdown times.
• Develop multiple scale-up processes used in on-site pilot reactors to be implemented in commercial reactors.
• Conduct bench scale lab work on synthesizing new and current organic products for both research and customer purposes.
• Contribute as part of cross-functional teams on new products development and specification generation.

The Woodlands, Texas, United States

• Led departmental participation in the migration of research facility towards the implementation of electronic notebooks (ELN).
• Conducted analytical testing on new products working under the guidance of the Principle Chemist.
• Maintain accurate lab notebook records and file reports for experimental work.
• Optimized tableting specifications for new catalyst shape to improve efficiency.
• Ordered and maintained inventory of laboratory Personal Protective Equipment.
• Oversaw the cleanliness and upkeep of cleanroom to prevent contamination.

Houston, Texas

• Performed conductivity and various analytical testing on proppants to determine commercial viability.
• Oversaw set up and breakdown of equipment used for proppants conductivity tests.
• Imported test result data into Excel to be reviewed by lead chemist.
• Maintained the cleanliness of the lab section.
• Maintained accurate lab notebook records and filed reports for experimental work.

San Antonio, Texas

• Supervised production processes on chemical batches for customer use.
• Assisted in the standardization of work processes and procedures, such as sample processing and method development of Microtrac and ICP-MS.
• Generated batch tickets and Certificates of Analysis for customer products.
• Assisted with analytical testing of raw material, in-process, and finished batch products in a production environment.
• Analyzed samples on ICP-MS to detect metal contamination.
• Maintained accurate lab notebook records and filed reports for experimental work.

Austin, Texas

• Assisted college students in laboratory
• Performed both analytical and organic synthesis experiments
• Prepare weekly lab materials
• Organize and stock chemicals and supplies

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemistry