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Pine Brook, Nj

Responsible for maintaining a 8200 square feet facility and working with state and local agenciesWork with lab manager and other personal for order supplies and equipment for office and lab.Responsible le for maintaining group budget

Pine Brook, Nj

Set up, validate, and maintain instruments in new R & D Laboratory. Create and organize SOP's.Purchase office and lab supplies for facility.Purchased electronic inventory/notebook system for lab. Work with the vendor to customize system to WD-40 Company's needs.Serve as Chemical Hygiene and Safety Officer. Responsible for hazardous waste disposal.Interact with local and state agencies to ensure facility meets safety standards Worked with consultant to create and implement facility chemical hygiene plan.Wrote script for visitor safety video. Interacted with production company during its creation.

Summit, Nj

Interacted with raw material suppliers to obtain updated GHS Safety Data SheetsOrganized Master Control document management system to be more efficient and to make it easier for research and development personnel from various WD-40 locations around the world to quickly access information. Updated and created BOM’s (Bill of Materials) for all regions.

Avenel, Nj

Conducted a research and development project on synthetic gear oils. Interacted with raw material suppliers, blended candidate formulations, tested samples (Viscosity, Copper Corrosion, Flash Point, D2893 Oxidation, 4 Ball), and analyzed data. Coordinated the organization of SDS’s for both finished products and raw materials. Wrote SOP for the approval of new raw materials. Was also responsible for solvent and waste labeling.

East Hanover, Nj

Responsible for research and development projects on various types of aviation fluids at Anderol Specialty Lubricants, a divison of Chemtura. Serve as the department's representative on plant safety committee. Conducted departmental safety orientation for new employees. Responsible for purchasing lab supplies and outside testing.Reformulated a military grade hydraulic fluid and oversaw the manufacture of the first production batch. Made recommendations on how to make the production of the product more efficient.Qualified alternative sourced raw materials for various military grade products.

Maintained laboratories and pilot plant to safety standards. Maintained instrumentation, Wrote and modified procedures. Conducted testing and reported results. Interfaced with production superintendents and engineering and marketing personnel.Petrolia, Pa : January 2006 - July 2009Senior TechnologistLed a team of three chemists that conducted research, raw material evaluation, testing in-process and finished products, and technical service at an ISO certified manufacturing facility. Facilitated the cross training of the team in order to make the department more efficient Set up and restarted two pilot plant units and two fractionation units upon relocation of research and development laboratories from Tarrytown, NY. Contributed to process improvements that decreased the needed attention time and increased chemist productivity. Served on plant safety council.Tarrytown, NY: March 1999 - December 2005Senior TechnologistSenior Research TechnicianConducted formulation research on white oils, petroleum distillates, refrigeration lubricants, and compressor lubricants. Conducted pilot plant scale research on white oil and petrolatum production that included catalyst and feed evaluation. Received an in-house technical achievment award for identfying problems with an ineffective catalyst, and working with the vender to improve the catalyst. This resulted in a cost savings of approximately $500,000.Served on hazardous materials spill cleanup team.

Annandale, New Jersey: 1994 - 1998Senior Research Technician Research Technician Linden, NJ: 1989 - 1994Research TechnicanTechnician

Bs, Chemistry

Masters, Environmental Science