• Use ASTM methods to certify gas, diesel, kerosene, jet fuel, propane, propylene, flux, 150-200 pen asphalt, slurry, and front end testing on 64-22 asphalt• Technical support of physical and analytical testing of crude oil, process intermediates, and refining products • Prioritize work, multitask, complete work in a timely manner, and enter data into LIMS • Communicate with supervisors, other lab personnel, and operators in operations/product control to advise them of issues in… Show more • Use ASTM methods to certify gas, diesel, kerosene, jet fuel, propane, propylene, flux, 150-200 pen asphalt, slurry, and front end testing on 64-22 asphalt• Technical support of physical and analytical testing of crude oil, process intermediates, and refining products • Prioritize work, multitask, complete work in a timely manner, and enter data into LIMS • Communicate with supervisors, other lab personnel, and operators in operations/product control to advise them of issues in streams or final samples• Instrumentation repair/maintenance, tracking downtime of instruments/repair costs, trouble shooting, SQC, and participating in different types of Round Robins• Work with South area operations team, sample auditing, tank auditing, order chemicals and parts Show less

• Conducted research, peptide synthesis, purification by HPLC, identification by MALDI mass spectrometry• One-bead-one-compound library screening using fluorescence microscope and MALDI TOF-TOF bead sequencing identification• Fluorescence testing of peptides for silver binding with fluorescence spectroscopy, UV-Vis used for determining concentration of peptides, Atomic Absorption spectroscopy for silver concentration determination, followed by NMR validation of silver… Show more • Conducted research, peptide synthesis, purification by HPLC, identification by MALDI mass spectrometry• One-bead-one-compound library screening using fluorescence microscope and MALDI TOF-TOF bead sequencing identification• Fluorescence testing of peptides for silver binding with fluorescence spectroscopy, UV-Vis used for determining concentration of peptides, Atomic Absorption spectroscopy for silver concentration determination, followed by NMR validation of silver binding• Taught several labs; Principles of Chemistry, Qualitative Chemistry, and General Organic and Biochemistry• Knowledge GC/MS, LC/MS, and ESI/MS Show less

• Robotics specialist in charge of maintenance, troubleshooting, and operations for two Cobra robots located at Sharon Woods Innovation Center and Ivorydale• Validated robot for use in perfume research and development• Assisted in implementing robot usage and improved perfume weighing efficiency by 50% and testing of new formulation software which was adapted for use with robot• In charge of stockroom with over 1000 chemicals making sure chemicals were not outdated… Show more • Robotics specialist in charge of maintenance, troubleshooting, and operations for two Cobra robots located at Sharon Woods Innovation Center and Ivorydale• Validated robot for use in perfume research and development• Assisted in implementing robot usage and improved perfume weighing efficiency by 50% and testing of new formulation software which was adapted for use with robot• In charge of stockroom with over 1000 chemicals making sure chemicals were not outdated, ordering, labeling, and setting up panels for chemical approval by perfumers• Weighing formulations and filling out laboratory notebooks according to SOPs and training of new contractors Show less

• In charge of six soldiers making sure all records/forms were kept properly• Helped preparing unit yearly budget and ordering supplies• Primary Leadership training June, 2005• Improved unit rating on supply inspections in consecutive years 2004-2006• Honorably Discharged

• Conducted single walled carbon nanotube research • Introduced to molecular modeling software and density functional theory• Worked with Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy• Experience HPLC, GC, GCMS, LC, LCMS, AA, IR, FTIR, and NMR• Published Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol. 111, p. 18127, December 13, 2007 and Journal of Physical Chemistry B, vol. 109, p. 10640, June 2, 2005

• Assisted professor with teaching chemistry labs• Made chemical solution for labs and helped to organize stockroom• Worked on instrument repair and maintenance for chemistry labs