Laboratory Technician
Merriville, Indiana, United States
This position was outsourced by Aerotek Scientific, Tinley Park, Illinois. I worked on assignment at MonoSol, LLC, Merrillville, Indiana, in Research and Development testing polymers manufactured by MonoSol for the clients’ use in packaging of various surfactants, laundry items, kitchen item by testing strength, porosity, tear capability, adhesiveness, and solubility of polymer. Instrumentation used in testing included FT-IR, and MonoSol internal instrumentation specific to testing needs. Also, tested solubility variances in one batch of product versus another where same formulation was used. Developed tests based on clients’ needs such as length of solubility of product at room temperature, length of time before product ripped and reported to various MonoSol personnel including leading chemist, vice president, president and other personnel as needed.