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Oakville, Ontario, Canada

- Initiate, perform, and/or supervises the testing requirements in support of supplier validation/certification projects. - Develops test method for existing and new analytical instruments, products and manufacturing processes, and prepares validation protocol/report. Including HPLC method development and validation - Implement all required test methods in.

• Test finished and in-process batches quickly and accurately to ensure production schedules are met adhering to established SOPs
• Perform line audits to ensure the packaging lines are using the correct materials and all units produced are of high quality and meet the customer's requirements to be shipped globally
• Determine the root cause of critical defects, document and submit the corresponding results to the VP of QA, and concerning managers
• Calculate the necessary adjustments for out of specification batches
• Review, sign-off, and file batching records, create CoA’s for shipments in a timely manner to meet shipping deadlines
• Test and release required packaging materials adhering to established SOPs

Mississauga, Ontario

• Formulated sauce prototypes that met customer, regulatory, cost and HACCP (food safety) requirements
• Managed projects in parallel as required to send samples to customers, meeting their deadlines
• Communicated with ingredient distributors and manufacturers to ensure ingredients have the appropriate regulatory certifications (e.g. non-GMO Project Verifications, Kosher certifications, Halal and organic.
• Performed analyses on sauce specifications, including: pH, viscosity, specific gravity, water activity, brix, salinity, colour and taste
• Co-ordinated and prepared sample analysis request forms for third party microbiology analysis
• Prepared, packaged and shipped samples to customers with the appropriate documentation (FDA forms and prior notices for shipments to the United States)

Harrow, Ontario, Canada

• Collected hundreds of field soil samples and organized them by depth, plot of land, and geographical location
• Performed potassium chloride extractions on soil samples and analyzed total organic carbon by operating TOC analyzer and prepared external standard solutions
• Pulverized soil samples into fine powders to analyze carbon and nitrogen concentrations using FTIR spectrometry with OPUS statistical software
• Helped develop and validate new, non-destructive methods of soil analysis using leave-one-out cross-validation with currently accepted destructive methods and used a partial least-squares regression method to quantify.
• Tabulated and authored results intended for high impact publications in Canadian Agricultural Science Journals
• Maintained work-stations and instruments in clean and working order with appropriate maintenance

Aurora, Ontario, Canada

• Studied multiple processes, suggested improvements and reported flaws where processes could be improved and cycle times reduced
• Operated prototype welding robots, as well as other metal working machinery to write SOPs in English and Spanish with detailed step-by-step time charts used in assembly lines in USA and Mexico
• Helped produce work breakdown structures and flow diagrams for parts assembly
• Maintained accurate inventory control of parts to ensure lean manufacturing practices

London, Ontario, Canada

• Weighed and logged samples and standards for use in Isotope-Ratio Mass Spectrometers (IRMS)
• Cleaned and prepared reduction columns for elemental analysis using IRMS
• Changed the oil in vacuum pumps as necessary
• Researched literature for accepted sample preparation of inorganic clays
• Prepared samples for powder X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) printed and logged resulting spectra

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Helped small to large warehouses around the GTA loading and unloading tractor-trailers, preparing shipments and taking inventory of merchandise.

Vaughan, ON

Provided "best day of the year"​ experience, prepared food, interacted with costumers, cleaned the restaurant, counted cash, and took inventory of restaurant supplies.

Honours Specialization In Chemistry (B.Sc.), Chemistry

Activities and Societies: French Club; Spanish and Latin Students Association; Western Comedy ClubStarted as a VP Communications for.

Certificate, Quality Management Program

Learned how to improve supplier, employee, and customer relations within a business organization. Deepened my understanding of the four.