Laboratory Technician in ISO registered electroplating company that specializes in plating on plastic. Conduct traditional wet chemistry tests on plating baths to maintain chemistry. Perform metal thickness testing to assure proper electrodeposition. Develop Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to organize internal and external testing.

Assist disaster victims and affected communities in understanding FEMA’s role in the disaster response and recovery, how to access FEMA assistance, and how to gather information from affected communities to guide response and recovery efforts. Assist in managing expectations among public officials and the public as to what the Federal response can and cannot do for them so that there are not any false expectations as to what disaster assistance really can provide. Develop a target list of groups and organizations most “at risk” and strategies to reach them. Identify pertinent community-based organizations that can assist with dissemination of information to target audiences and establish an ongoing dialogue with leadership within those organizations

US manufacturer of High Purity Inorganic Chemicals.; Conduct traditional wet chemical analyses on raw materials and final products to meet United States, British, European, and Japanese Pharmacopoeia (USP USP-NF, BP, EP, JP), the Food Chemical Codex (FCC), and client-specific monographs. Provide technical guidance, education and training to the laboratory staff to assure reliable test results. Maintain inventory of chemical and supplies. Write reports for Out of Specification results.Operate and develop methods for the Perkin Elmer Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer.Developed and maintains Microsoft Access database to track samples in the laboratory.Developed Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to facilitate routine laboratory calculations.

Teach Physical Science and Earth Science to Seventh and Eighth Grade students. Create and implement daily lesson plans. Prepare students for, and administer New York State Intermediate Science Exam.Worked alongside colleagues to produce monthly student honors.

Manage laboratory procedures and reporting of results. Monitor performance standards in Quality Control and Quality Assurance. Supervise the validity of the analysis performed in the laboratory and the data generated.Maintain laboratory certifications, coordinate performance evaluation studies and sustain certifications in varying states. Validate data packages for Inorganics (Metals and Wet Chemistry) and Organics (GC/MS) to meet USEPA and NYS Contract Laboratory Protocol (CLP) requirements. Audit internal laboratory procedures.Primary contact for client concerns. Investigate and determine corrective actions, as needed.Prepare Standard Operating Procedures to meet NELAC, USEPA and NYSDOH requirements.

Implemented all aspects of contract-required data deliverables; including organization, packaging, copying and delivery as well as coordinating the efforts of the analytical laboratory sections to ensure timely completion. Served as project officer and primary contact for the laboratory’s routine analytical services contract with the New York City Department of Sanitation.Assisted the QA/QC Manager in monitoring the laboratory-wide QC program and recording internal proficiency samples.Prepared Inorganic (Metals and Wet Chemistry) data packages to meet USEPA and NYS CLP specifications. Utilized laboratory reporting software, in addition to preparing and checking data for GIS entry (e.g.Earthsoft EQuIS ELDC, ITEMS). Responsible for entry on USEPA data management website (CDX) for Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR) data.Developed Microsoft Access database and Excel spreadsheets to connect laboratory data to Laboratory Reporting software.

Conducted traditional wet chemical analyses on water, wastewater and soil samples. Operated the Technicon inorganic analyzer and Applied Research Laboratories ICP. Assisted in the bacteriology laboratory in recording and interpreting results. Monitored the installation of monitoring wells at a municipal landfill.