Analytical Chemist Resume Myrtle Beach, SC - Hire IT People

Qualification Summary

Experienced in testing a wide range of materials, including ceramics, composites, ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
Knowledgeable in a variety of chemical testing techniques, including ASTM, in-house wet chemistry techniques.
Experienced developing test methods, with hands-on operation, routine maintenance and repair of ICP-OES/AES, AA, GC, BET, Karl Fischer titration, LECO C/S Analyzer, and thermal analysis.
Skilled in staff supervision; strong communication skills; detail oriented.

Professional Experience

Confidential, Myrtle Beach, SC
Analytical Chemist March \'97 to Jan.’09

Supervisor of the Analytical Laboratory – responsible for the day-to-day operations of the lab including maintenance & troubleshooting of equipment, ordering supplies, hiring & reviewing technicians.
Collaborated with the plant and R&D personnel to determine testing needs, plan for new product testing, recommended purchases of new equipment, set-up and qualification of new equipment and/or test methods used.
Responsible for developing all test methods used of the Perkin Elmer Optima 3000 ICP. These methods include testing for experimental and in-production dielectric composition, raw material quality assurance methods, plating bath composition, dielectric ink composition, and glass frit analysis.
Responsible for the operation of the following equipment: GC, DSC, TGA, TMA, BET, Pycnometer density, Karl Fischer titrations and LECO C/S analyzer.
Analyzed plating line solutions using titration.

Confidential, Newark, DE
Lab Technician II June \'90 to March \'97

Responsible for the operation and maintenance of a Perkin-Elmer ICP-AES for analysis of metals, ceramic, and composites.
Responsible for all wet chemistry testing at Lanxide Corporation and Lanxide\'s joint ventures companies.
Performed quality control testing of alloy for use in metal-matrix and ceramic-matrix composite products.
Operated a Hewlett-Packard Gas Chromatograph to determine aluminum carbide content of composite material.

Confidential, New Castle, DE
Chemist Nov.\'88 to May \'90

Confidential, Roaring Spring, PA
Lab Technician Dec.\'87 to May \'88

Operated a Brinkmann Particle Size Analyzer and a Kaajaani FS-100 to determine fiber length, distribution, and particle size.
Conducted a polymer study that included pH, viscosity, and percent solids.

Confidential, Altoona, PA
Lab Technician July\'84 to Aug.\'86

Performed analytical testing of lead-based solder for tin, antimony, silver, arsenic and sulfur using wet methods.
Operated an Atomic Absorption analyzer to test for impurities in solder as a quality control requirement.
Operated and read OES spectrographic film.

Education

B.S., Science with an emphasis in Statistics
Online classes toward a B.S. in Accounting