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Perth, Wa, Au

Leinster, Western Australia, Australia

Key responsibilities• Responsible for the health and safety, wellbeing and development of 20+ team members• Facilitating pre-starts and setting expectations based on safety and laboratory KPIs• End of month sample reconciliation• Maintain and improve CCLAS usability• Perform preventative maintenance on laboratory equipment and liaise with OEM and onsite maintenance for planned strategies and breakdown responses• Ensuring laboratory is operating within acceptable QC limits• Promote a culture of care and continuous improvement• Radiation safety officer• Dangerous goods coordinator • Development and review of Job Hazard Analysis with teamKey achievements• Initiated an effective cross functional partnership with the geology department which enabled us to maintain a cashflow positive laboratory during a cash preservation period• Increased and sustained sample throughput by 20% to 70000 samples/year• Implemented the BHP operating system which created a culture of empowerment and positive change amongst the team

Leinster

Routine tasks performed include;• Commitment to improving workplace safety• Sample preparation of metallurgical and geological samples• Weighing XRF flux• Weigh samples for XRF and AAS analysis• Preparing samples for XRD power diffraction• Fusing samples into beads for XRF analysis using automated fusion machines and manually• wet chemistry preparation of samples for AAS and UV-VIS analysis• operation of UV-VIS, AAS, XRF and XRD.• Using LIMS to capture sample information and resultsTo support the chief chemist the following non-tasks are regularly performed;• Maintain and perform trouble shooting on all laboratory equipment.• Liaise with internal maintenance teams and external service technicians to resolve equipment issues in a timely manner.• Commissioned an Analytik Jena ContrAA AAS• Developed a safer and more productive digestion method for non-sulphide samples• Preparation and validation of AAS calibration standards• Assisted in the commissioning of the SIMULTIX 14 XRF and liaised with calibration expert to refine the instruments calibrations• Taken ownership of the laboratory QA/QC to ensure reliability and validity of results delivered to clients• Perform interpretive analysis of XRD data from unknown samples to determine mineral composition• Retrieve productivity data and QA/QC data from LIMS• Assist chief chemist with writing monthly reports for laboratory stakeholders • Provide mentoring and leadership to team members

Daily tasks of working in a high throughput ISO 9001 accredited laboratory included;• Assisting the laboratory manager with the supervision and management of 100+ members of the laboratory team, to ensure safety and quality standards were upheld and turnaround and productivity targets were met. The team was divided into three sections sample preparation, fire assay and analytical laboratory. • Looking for opportunities improve work place safety.• Quality Control and reporting of data for urgent samples, including metallurgical samples• Provide motivation, technical support and professional development to laboratory team to ensure sample throughput and quality is maximized and turnaround targets are met.Additional tasks include:• Working in a team environment to resolve any issues that arise. • Perform fitness for work screens• Conduct personal dust monitoring for employee in high risk areas• Conduct and report monthly internal QA/QC audits• Conduct and report quarterly internal safety audits• Perform preventative maintenance on laboratory equipmento Developed a reporting system for PM findings• Perform trouble shooting and or break down maintenance of problematic laboratory equipment• Find resolutions to ad hoc demands from the laboratory manager which have includedo Investigations into client and internal QA/QC concernso Investigate and implement changes to processes to improve efficiencyo Investigate new processes which lead to greater traceabilityo Prepare and validate calibration standards for AAS

Wiluna, Western Australia

Re-commissioned the onsite laboratory after a two year care and maintenance period.Created new procedures for all routine laboratory taskCommissioned and maintained a Malvern Mastersizer 2000.Undertook a 5s program to improve the safety of the laboratory area Implemented a QAQC program for the laboratoryDaily duties included;Crushing and grinding of samplesAqua reqia digestionAAS analysis of low grade sampleTitration of high grade sampleDetermination of reagent densityPreventative maintenance of laboratory equipmentHousekeepingResult reportingLaser sizing

Perth, Western Australia

Duties included;Making feed solution for bacteria culturesInoculating bacteria culturesAnalytical analysis of various samples using; AAS Gas chromatography Gas analysers (carbon dioxide and oxygen) Karl Fischer titrationuse of vapour phase osmometermineral leaching

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemistry And Biotechnology

High School