Lab Manager Resume
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SUMMARY
- Oversaw purchasing and purifying raw material to optimize product quality and quantity
- Manufactured over 300 high purity inorganic compounds and solutions
- Established purification and manufacturing procedures to improve efficiency and product quality
- Enforced compliance for laboratory departmental goals and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to ensure accuracy and integrity of analysis using GLP and GMP
- Developed departmental staff into leadership roles
- Served as Principal Investigator in the areas of synthesis of nanocrystalline metal oxides for photocatalytic, electronic, military decontamination, and sulfur scrubbing applications
- Performed calibration, maintenance, and basic trouble shootings for state - of-art laboratory equipment
- Participated in qualitative and quantitative analyses of raw materials, in-process product, and finished product
- Drafted statistical data for annual ISO audits
- Collaborated in R&D efforts for product realization through commercialization
- Proficient in laboratory equipment usage (GC-MS, XRD, FTIR, TEM, EDX, KF, NMR, PSA, SAA, UV/Vis, HPLC)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Confidential
Lab Manager
Responsibilities:
- Manage and track starting materials, laboratory frequent supply, and consumable inventory
- Manage the day-to-day manufacturing operations and products backlogs
- Prepare single element solutions at ppm levels
- Prepare multi-element solutions at ppm levels
- Prepare high concentration single element solution for making stock solutions
- Supervise the production of single- and multi-element solutions
- Support QC benchtop analysis
- Purify raw materials
- Use of LIMS for production forecast and activities
- Sourcing high purity starting material for making stock solutions
- Provide daily floor support to chemists to ensure on time delivery
- Provide updated price information on various products to Sales and Sales Support
- Trouble-shoot the manufacturing process to ensure a smooth daily operation
Confidential
Senior Production Chemist
Responsibilities:
- Coauthored 242 SOPs for manufacturing high purity inorganic compounds (Alkali, alkali earths, transition metals, rare earths, nonmetals)
- Mentored and supervised production chemist
- Served as the technical resource to address product related questions/issues
- Developed new product lines per customer request
- Developed purified procedures to improve product quality, efficiency and reduce costs
- Used ERP System: Chempax C/S for production activity, maintained an appropriate level of finished goods inventory and bills of material management.
- Supported Sales and Supply Chain to prepare quotes for new business and/or bulk order
- Assisted Site Manager to budget, design, and install laboratory equipment
- Partnered with QC to resolve inorganic compound impurity and assay issues
- Participated and presented in the safety program
Confidential
Analytical Services Manager
Responsibilities:
- Ensured all equipment was maintained and calibrated daily
- Scheduled staff daily workload and staff development
- Procured lab supplies/consumables/lab equipment
- Troubleshot, authored and approved SOPS
- Reviews, approved, released and archived data packet and Certificate of analysis
- Supported QA manager for raw material, in-process sample, and product release
- Coordinated with the production department and supported its manufacturing activity
- Served as technical source for OOS product to the QC Manager
- Met with and provided analysis quote to potential customers