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La Verne

Infrastructure reliability. Review of specifications and submittals. In house testing of coatings. Coatings are typically multi-component epoxy or polyurethane high performance materials for immersion, tank lining, or atmospheric service, girth weld or other repair, or chemical containment. In house testing includes high humidity chamber, weatherometer.

San Bernardino

Maintain and improve formulas for paint products, including new lines and VOC compliance. Maintain and improve computerized database of those formulas. Assist with production management and record keeping. Duties included acting as MSDS Compliance Manager reviewing raw material MSDS, entering information into said database, and evaluating resulting.

Greater San Diego Area

Frazee Paint was conglomerated with several others into PPI during my tenure there. Manage R&D lab with 5 Chemists and 2 Technicians. Served as lead formulator on core projects. Duties included extensive use of Microsoft Office for communication via email and in person with documents and spreadsheets. Innovated use of Microsoft Access relational database.

Greater San Diego Area

Frazee Paint was conglomerated with several others into PPI during my tenure there.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Sinclair Paint Company was taken over by a series of owners, ending up being fully absorbed by ICI Paints in 1995. Supervise QC Department with 8 to 11 technicians. Continue duties as Quality Assurance Manager. Schedule QC coverage. Train QC technicians. Act as facilitator to QC quality team. Supervise production of ‘specials’.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Sinclair Paint Company was taken over by a series of owners, ending up being fully absorbed by ICI Paints in 1995. Process engineering manager to prevent production problems before they happen. Mission statement - “To continuously and safely improve the process in order to guarantee customer satisfaction.” One of 5 people on Operations Committee managing.

Torrance

Major Paint Company was a subsidiary of Standard Brands Paint Company. They were located in the same complex and ran as essentially one entity. Manage Development Group comprised of Architectural R&D Group and Specialty R&D Group. Total of 6 chemists and 6 technicians. Direct supervision of Architectural R&D Group. Report directly to President..

Torrance

Major Paint Company was a subsidiary of Standard Brands Paint Company. They were located in the same complex and ran as essentially one entity.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Supervise research & development lab with 5 chemists and 3 technicians. Continue duties as chemist. Heavily involved with reformulation of majority of solvent born line to meet lower VOC requirements. Evaluation of competitor’s products and report to top management. Investigation of product complaints including lab work and field evaluations. Review of.

San Bernardino

Primary responsibility for all company R&D, QC, and Technical Service on paints and coatings. Report directly to owner. Formulate new products. Write new labels and review old ones. Write MSDS and Product Information Sheets. Develop sales and promotions. Design and produce ad slicks. Design and purchase headerboards and color cards. Coordinate creation of.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Head of Compounding Department. Report directly to Plant Manager. Fully responsible for processing of chemical raw materials into liquid concentrate to be packaged into aerosol and non-aerosol spray containers. Supervise 6 compounders. Hire, fire, and review. Interface with other departments. Accomplishments include initiating and administering airline.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Develop new formulations for contact and mastic solvent type adhesives. Analyze competitor materials by IR and wet chemistry. Develop and evaluate Quality Control test procedures.

Pomona

Perform quality control chemical analysis of plating and process tanks. Techniques included wet chemistry, UV-Vis, IR, and AA. Use timeshare computer terminal to calculate analysis. Perform solution control maintenance tasks on plating and process tanks. Assist in wastewater treatment operations. Perform chemical and physical tests on incoming materials..

Fontana

Supervise 15 operators at 10 separate stations. Responsible for Utilities Department operation of cooling towers recycling water for industrial cooling and process water. Responsible for influent water treatment, sewage treatment, and waste water treatment operations. Special duties include chemical control of biological growth in cooling towers using.

B.S., Chemistry

Chemistry

University of La Verne was known as La Verne College when I attended.

Chemistry

University of La Verne was known as La Verne College when I attended.

Chemistry

Diploma, Precollegiate

Activities and Societies: Varsity Football, Varsity Wrestling, National Merit Scholarship Finalist

Education record

Activities and Societies: Football, Journalism, Student Newspaper