Kim Henderson Email & Phone Number

Irvine, CA

• Created formulations for new products and prepared formulation changes for flexible printed circuit board inks.
• Assisted in the planning and execution of Material Development Projects.
• Daily Project Reports were required to provide the Development manager with info about workflow.
• Performed chemical and physical property tests on new formulations (including Viscosity, Tape, Bend, Solder, Tensile, and Electroless Nickel Immersion Gold tests - ENIG).
• Maintained records of chemicals, equipment requisitions, and incoming inventory.

Irvine, CA

• Tasked with Interpreting and analyzing chemical, physical, and mechanical data of adhesive products to recommend new or improved chemical formulations as part of a product development team.
• Set up and performed property testing of new materials as well as formulations (Die Shear, Volume Resistivity, DSC, TGA, Cross-Section, and Viscosity).
• Provided the Engineering and Manufacturing departments with technical support services to assist as well as advanced projects.
• Diligent in determining errors than taking corrective action to remove abnormalities in sample preparation, testing, and data.
• Trained fellow Chemists and Technicians in lab procedures, safety, equipment, and test methods.

Irvine, CA

• Collected and organized data then submitted test reports to various functional groups as well as requestors within the organization.
• Performed chemical and physical property tests on raw materials as well as finished products in support of new formulations or quality assurance tests. (Cross Hatch Adhesion, Lap Shears, Crease, Bleed, DMTA, DSC.
• Able to operate in a 5S certified Research and Development Laboratory.

Santa Fe Springs, CA

• Performed failure analysis on construction materials including cement, epoxy (resin and curing agent) mortar, and grout samples using test procedures to address, QA, or QC technical questions.
• Analyzed raw materials and finished products to troubleshoot manufacturing issues.
• Identified test methods, prepared and tested, based on objectives and data, on the direction of projects.
• Identified and acted on opportunities to improve the processes and the efficiency of current products.
• Drafted reports for editing, revision, and completion by supervisor.
• Wrote and revised Standard Operating Procedures IAW ISO 17025 standards and guides.

Santa Fe Springs, CA

• Instruments and techniques used included: TGA, FTIR, Flash Point, Particle Size Analysis, Sieve Analysis, Heat of Hydration, Optical Microscopy, Karl Fischer Titration, and Classical Wet methods.
• Duties entailed running multiple aspects of the chemistry lab for Research and Development purposes.
• Performed wet and dry chemistry, formulated new products and prepared formula change notifications as well as process follow-ups for multiple manufacturing plants.

Harbor City, CA

• Produced and analyzed 2D (Helix software) and Isometric detail and assembly drawings, prepared a bill of materials, operation sheets, and coordinated material and finish selection for the design and production of.

South Charleston, WV

• Provided laboratory support for the development of new products and new applications of existing products for the Comfort Foam Business Development Group.
• Maintained and operated all lab-scale foam production and testing equipment to ensure chemical quality.
• Was tasked with the development of new formulations for automotive foam that were used in the large scale production. Small Scale reactions were extrapolated to the production scale - a few pounds to millions of pounds.
• Developed laboratory tests related to foam processing as well as maintaining the production of bench scale polyurethane foam samples.
• Provided quality control (QC) testing to ensure chemicals met specifications.
• Investigated and troubleshot as needed.

South Charleston, WV

• Performed product quality testing by measuring the physical properties of lab-produced material to guide raw material development efforts.
• Computationally analyzed test data to determine test results and necessary adjustments of raw materials.