- manage daily priorities in the lab.- Data QC and entry for various tests (Alkalinity, Nitrate, Micro bac T's, wet chem)- Scheduling equipment repairs and routine maintenance - Managing staffing schedules and changes daily/weekly- Following NELAC accreditation protocols to maintain compliance in lab operations

● Supervise and monitor laboratory activities and technicians daily.● Responsible for overseeing testing and data QC ofsoils and concrete . ● Deliver high quality data on time and in accordance with AASHTO and ASTM standards.● Prepare and monitor auditing documentation for annual internal audits, and external audits (CCRL & AASHTO)● Performed soils testing: Atterberg Limit, Proctors, and lime determination.● Performed materials testing: standard and modified proctors(manual and mechanical method), CSS compressives and● proctor, CSS breaks, and concrete cylinder breaks.● Calibrate Materials and Geo laboratory equipment: Sieves, molds, liquid limit device, grooving tools, retaining rings, and straightedges● Purchase new equipment in a cost-effective manner, submit and monitor lab supply orders● Manage employee timesheets and production deadlines

• Provides supplemental operating policies and procedures unique to the laboratory to ensure that the testing services are accomplished consistent with Paradigm’s quality protocol and in an orderly and efficient manner.• Ensures that laboratory personnel are properly trained, supervised and equipped with the necessary tools and equipment to ensure their personal safety in the office and laboratory.• Directly supervises or monitors laboratory activities.• Responsible for the development and growth of lab team.• Oversees calibration and maintenance of the laboratory equipment.• Directly supervises the administrative systems of the laboratory to ensure that reports, proposals, and information required to serve the client are properly prepared and reported.• May be required to perform construction and geotechnical related laboratory testing based on workload and staffing.• Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team follows safety rules and guidelines.

Supervise and monitor laboratory activities and maintain laboratory equipment to ensure work is completed on time and in accordance with client and project requirements within company policies, procedures, and standards.• Ensure six laboratory technicians are professionally training, supervised, and equipped with the necessary tools to ensure personal safety in the office & laboratory.• Assess performance and experience of lab technicians and recommend additional training consistent with company policies and procedures. • Supervise efficient utilization of facilities and equipment assigned and request additional equipment if necessary• Assist in maintaining operating policies and procedures unique to the laboratory to ensure testing services are accomplished and consistent with all applicable schedules.• Process up to 100 index testing samples weekly

Prepared complex testing including Atterberg Limits, Electrical Resistivity, Thermal Conductivity, Tube Cutting, Tube Logging, Hydrometer, Torvane, Miniature Vane Shear, Thixotropy, Sieve Analysis, Tilt Table, Sample Inventory, Sample Photography, Refractometry, Density, and Moisture Content.• Performed index and strength testing on soil samples to analyze structural stability.• Completed standard and complex testing procedures, interpreted test data, and prepared daily reports.• Maintained QA/QC laboratory compliance with initiatives in compliance with ASTM, DOT, AMRL, CCRL, and AASHTO accreditation requirements.• Calibrated laboratory equipment and maintained calibration schedule and records.

Received all rock samples for consortia and proprietary analysis. Verified pricing and laboratory protocols for each sample. Performed final quality control on paperwork for billing and sent final email distribution to laboratories.• Confirmed and prepared 50-200 samples valued up to $10K weekly for shipment to various laboratories in the Houston area and outside the US. • Received measured data from the lab, checked for any errors before loading into proprietary database. Data varies from 15+ different types of core analysis and images including TOC/RE, XRD, XRF, MICP, RM/PE, VR, SEM, GRI, BD, Core and plug photos, CST, RO, Fracture Conductivity, UPVC, and High Resolution Thin Sections. • Loaded measured data into customized data evaluation spreadsheets. • Instructed for the data to be uploaded to either RAPID or CoreClientWeb using SharePoint. • Managed deadlines for reports, quickly processes lab data, used SharePoint to track projects.

Prepared samples including disaggregation of rock samples, sieving, milling, pelleting, solvent(toluene) washing, lith washing, centrifuging, and drying samples in oven at various temperatures. ● Measured samples for FTIR, Scout XRF, submersion density, and Xepos XRF, performed analytics, reviewed and verified protocols with supervisor.● Transposed raw data to quality control (QC) team and save information to network with appropriate labeling and organization.● Ensured all instruments are calibrated prior to use and performed QC standards during analysis to ensure quality.

Managed vendor data from multiple laboratories and coordinated data management, invoice, and logistical distribution for Geochemical analysis. ● Liaised between project geologists and core storage repositories (CGG in Schulenburg TX) to ensure shipments were accurate and timely for core workshops. ● Gathered and re-organized the archived Petrophysical Core Analysis database including gamma ray logs, box photographs of slabbed core, thin section photomicrographs, x-ray diffraction (XRD), mercury injection capillary pressure (MICP), permeability and porosity (P&P), shale rock properties (SRP) or crushed sample protocol, argon ion milling (AIM) images, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images, CT scan images, and TOC/Rock Eval.

Precisely complied with all requirements of the quality systems manual, operating and technical procedures, and workplace instructions. Promoted data quality assurance by reviewing and extracting raw data generated by the technicians in the Shale lab and accurately inputted data. ● Completed a full data set to include routine analysis, XRD, and geochemical data for internal comparison and submit for final quality control (QC).● Monitored data sets include porosity and permeability (P&P) and grain density measurements. ● Performed root cause analysis in the event any anomalies are found.

• Primary contact for the client once the core arrived in house for analysis.• Liaison between Sales and Operations by executing protocol from wellsite to website• Accountable for the initiation, execution, and finalizing of projects.• Created and submitted lab procedures (protocols) and meet client deadlines.

● Reviewed and extracted raw data generated in the Routine Core Analysis lab. ● Compiled a routine analysis report and submitted to my supervisor for final QC. ● Coordinated sample flow through the Dean Stark Lab from cleaning, drying, and P&P phases.