Kate E Williamson, Ms (Applied Chemistry) Email & Phone Number

Bend, Or, Us

United States

I was approached by AIChE’s flagship member magazine, Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP), and became their new writer for the career connection column.Working on a consulting basis with the CEP editing team, I research and generate new content ideas that cover various career-related topics from a STEM job seeker perspective.A few recent topics I have written about include:⚙️ Addressing a Layoff in your Résumé and Cover Letter⚙️ Introducing Yourself in an Interview (aka Tell me about yourself)⚙️ A Job Seeker’s Guide to Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)I look forward to writing and sharing more engaging and informative career-management columns on job search methods, recruitment and hiring technologies, personal branding, interview preparation, and other challenging situations you may encounter with your resume, LinkedIn profile, and more!𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝑰𝑪𝒉𝑬 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆, 𝒆𝒙𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉, 𝒏𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔, 𝒆𝒕𝒄.?Connect with me on LinkedIn or the AIChE Engage platform to share your question, as it may be selected for a career column topic.

United States

Over the years, I have expanded my STEM resume writing services into the coaching arena.Having a branded target resume, LinkedIn profile, cover letter, and other documents is one thing, but it’s something else to know how to use them effectively in your job search.𝐋𝐄𝐓'𝐒 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 𝐓𝐎𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑:In our sessions, I will challenge you to critically examine your current mindset, preparation processes, and experiences around the job search, networking, interview preparation, and salary/compensation negotiation stages.Our personalized one-to-one coaching sessions will give you a strategic advantage over other candidates.I partner with you to build your confidence and position your core technical, transferable, and adaptive skills in the context of your career target(s).𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰:⚙️ 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡: We will save you time and frustration by helping you get clear on your target role(s), companies, and industries, and build a custom job search plan to take your efforts from reactive to proactive.⚙️ 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: These sessions expand on my LinkedIn writing services, where we help you learn diverse strategies for building and maintaining a high-quality LinkedIn network and online presence.⚙️ 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠: Learn to map your career stories to your job target(s), address industry-specific questions, practice delivery via mock interviews, and use follow-up strategies to navigate the post-interview stage.⚙️ 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: We will walk you through a research-based process to determine your ideal salary range, clarify your non-negotiables, and develop a plan for evaluating and responding to a job offer.𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐀 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆:Book a FREE (no-obligation) discovery meeting: https://scientechresumes.com/contact-2/

United States

I started this STEM career management agency to leverage my R&D laboratory, applications chemistry, and product development engineering experience to help STEM professionals on a personal level.Working one-to-one with 100s of talented jobseekers worldwide in science, engineering, technology (including IT), and mathematics (including finance) has been a privilege.𝐋𝐄𝐓'𝐒 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 𝐓𝐎𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑:Writing a resume is hard.You must communicate how your technical leadership, actions, and achievements impacted the greater business goals while ensuring your resume reads well for 3 readers—applicant tracking systems (ATS), recruiters, and hiring decision-makers.𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 (𝒖𝒏𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚’𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈).𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭? My research-oriented process, industry experience, and knowledge of technical terminology across diverse STEM fields mean we save you time throughout our engagement.We have a productive conversation focused on your achievements, career themes, and impactful stories that ensure your resume is laser-focused on your desired career direction.𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒:While clients come to me for STEM resume writing and LinkedIn branding services, they often hire me to write cover letters, post-interview thank-you letters, executive biographies, networking resumes, and more!I have worked with jobseekers, from new graduates to C-suites, who went on to land fulfilling roles (with better pay) at startups, SMEs/SMBs, and industry leaders, including Amazon, IQVIA, Oracle, Pfizer, J&J, Abbvie, Dow, Eastman, Honeywell, Boeing, Tesla, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Chevron, Corteva Agriscience, Shell, and more!𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐀 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆:Book a FREE (no-obligation) discovery meeting: https://scientechresumes.com/contact-2/

United States

Next to STEM resumes, clients come to me for LinkedIn profile development and personal branding.𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒆𝒅𝑰𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝑵𝑶𝑻 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒑𝒚-𝒂𝒏𝒅-𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆.This is why most LinkedIn profiles are boring and often don’t work.While we draw on content from your resume to craft your new LinkedIn profile, I work with you to 𝐠𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞 and highlight your unique value and humanistic qualities through engaging career stories.Good stories increase your brain’s neural activity, making it easier to remember information.𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒆𝒅𝑰𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆-𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔.If you’re not on LinkedIn, you might as well be invisible (with few exceptions) It’s estimated that LinkedIn is the most-used social media channel for recruitment and hiring efforts.I have worked with many people who have very successful careers but struggle to get found for the right opportunities or build a high-quality network of people who can move their careers forward.𝐋𝐄𝐓'𝐒 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 𝐓𝐎𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑:Together, we will uncover and clarify your LinkedIn goals, share engaging career stories, and integrate relevant keywords used in recruiter searches that will help you get found by the right people and 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝.Our LinkedIn service gets you:⚙️ 3 keyword-rich headline options that are future-focused on your next career move⚙️ An engaging summary that reads conversationally while glimpsing your personality⚙️ A fast-reading experience that illustrates career movement, achievements, and expertise⚙️ An updated Skills section with relevant keywords aligned to your career path⚙️ Guidelines on choosing a profile photo and using LinkedIn as a job search and networking tool𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐀 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆:Book a FREE (no-obligation) discovery meeting: https://scientechresumes.com/contact-2/

Apeldoorn Area, Netherlands

As Product Development Engineer, I manage several different projects of significant size and complexity, with my key focus in designing silicone coated release papers and films for the composites market. I apply my investigative research background, scientific knowledge, and experience to develop new products according to customers' applications, while solving a wide range of problems using creativity, hindsight, and adaptability. In addition, I have gained valuable exposure from frequent collaboration with Sales & Marketing, Customer Service, Quality Assurance, and Production teams to ensure successful product development and customer satisfaction is achieved.Key Contributions:▪ Lead and direct the research and development programs to meet organizational needs and to capitalize on potential new products.▪ Investigate and develop new technologies for Loparex that fit the current manufacturing capabilities of our various plant locations.▪ Provide technical support with testing, diagnosis, and resolution of customer problems and exploration of new business opportunities.▪ Travel to meet with customers and suppliers; utilize active listening skills to obtain valuable information concerning the customers’ process and application knowledge.▪ Analyze competitor products and new raw materials from suppliers, as requested by the Sales team; recommend equivalent or alternative products for customers’ application.▪ Track new products through production, with scale-up and process work as required.▪ Formulate and test release coatings on different substrates with initial lab analysis; reproduce successful results on the pilot coater and plant trials.▪ Write and circulate project reports and other documents to Product Development and Sales & Marketing teams to share information and findings on new developments.▪ Attend industry conferences and trainings to maintain and build on professional knowledge.

Kalama, Washington

After my internship, I was hired as a full-time R&D Applications Technician. My primary responsibilities involved performing the chemical and physical laboratory tests for a thorough evaluation of how the K-Flex plasticizer products functioned in a variety of coatings, plastisols, adhesives, and sealants products. With previous experience, I was assigned larger, more complex projects to further develop my laboratory, analytical, and critical thinking skills.► Key Achievement: Managed a melt compounding study centered on how dibenzoate and industry-standard phthalate plasticizers affect the processing characteristics of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Authored and submitted a technical paper and presentation for the ANTEC technical conference that resulted in winning two technical awards.Contributions: ▪ Assessed K-Flex plasticizer product line through rheology, thermal analysis, volatile organic content (VOC), hardness, compatibility, and tensile strength analysis. ▪ Coordinated all sample requests from customers, as well as those initiated from the Sales and Marketing team.▪ Trained new employees in operating lab equipment through standard operating procedures (SOP) and experimental methods.▪ Wrote SOPs for laboratory equipment and testing procedures to ensure proper documentation of how to safely perform laboratory work was available and that OSHA guidelines were met.▪ Analyzed, interpreted, and compiled status report on project data; circulated data and observations to chemists for use in company presentations.▪ Attended, participated, and presented safety topics in monthly meetings. Equipment experience: C.W. Brabender Intellitorque Mixer, tensile tester, AR2000ex rheometer, Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), Brookfield viscometers, Minimum Film Formation Temperature (MFFT), Burrell-Severs rheometer, Mathis labcoater, Colorimeter, 3-roll mill, Probe Tack.

Kalama, Washington

As part of earning my Masters in Applied Chemistry, I interned as an R&D Applications Technician at Emerald Performance Materials. This experience awarded me real world exposure to the chemical industry, with a special focus in the polymers and coatings industry. Towards the end of my internship, I was hired full-time.► Key Contribution: I was given the task of overseeing and carrying out numerous R&D experiments on the K-Flex plasticizer product line, a total of 8 standard products at that time. In addition, I collected and analyzed the experimental data to draft, format, and produce their respective technical data sheets for the Sales and Commercial Marketing team.

Master Of Science - Ms, Applied Chemistry With A Focus In Polymers And Coatings

Activities and Societies: Masters Industrial Internship ProgramCompleted Masters with an internship at Emerald Performance Materials.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemistry