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LAB TECHNICIAN
Professional Summary
Self-motivated LabTechnician with 17 years experience in quality control and quality assurance who thrives in a challenging environment while maintaining exceptional problem solving capabilities.
Skills
  • Titrations
  • Extractions
  • Distillations
  • Filtration
  • Chromatography (GC, HPLC, IC)
  • Littleford and Welex blenders  
  • COMPUTER: LIMS, SAP, Microsoft Office and other standard software.  EZChrome, Chromeleon,OMNIS
  • QA tools
  • Spectroscopy (ICP-MS, AA, UV-Vis)
  • TOC
  • COD
  • DSC
  • Antek Analyzer
  • TGA Analyzer
  • Cannon Cold Crank Simulation
  • Excellent problem-solving abilities
  • Excellent communication skills
Work History
Lab Technician, 07/2015 to Current
SNF Flopam – Plaquemine, LA
  • Run various tests on Emulsions and Polyacrylamide powders in order to meet customer specifications
  • Tests include Bulk Density, 0.5% Gel, Gel in Emulsion, UL Viscosity, Filtration of UL, Insolubles, Viscosity Yield, Filtration Ratio, Density, pH
  • Instruments including calibration:  Gas Chromatography, Liquid Chromatography, Densitometer, pH meters, Analytical and Top-Load balances
Lab Technician Intern, 09/2014 to 07/2015
Dow Chemical – Hahnville, LA
  • Run various quality tests on Butanol/Isobutanol/Aldehydes in order to meet customer specification.
  • Tests for Butanol products include color, water by Karl Fisher, acidity, sulfur acid color, solubility, volatility, GC analysis, specific gravity.
  • Run various quality tests for daily functioning and compliance for the Environmental Lab which encompasses the seven labs on site.
  • Tests for Environmental include Total Carbon, Total Organic Carbon, Total Nitrogen, ammonia, phosphates, nitrates, nitrites, Total Suspended Solids, pH
  • Roll-mill and pelletize raw material polymer into pellets and polymer sheets .
  • Tests include Melt Index, Color, Combustibles, volume swell, tensile strength 

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Chemical Service Representative (KellyScientificContractor), 05/2013 to 09/2014
Alliance Refinery – Belle Chasse, LA
  • Collect crude oil samples from the refinery process unit for wet chemistry analysis such as ammonia content, filterable solids, total and soluble iron, pH and chlorides.
  • Monitor, maintain and record salt and corrosion levels within the unit daily.
  • Conduct ASTM analysis when required on fuel oil and gasoline for ash content, corrosion, API specific gravity, viscosity, distillations, RON/MON octane number, flash point, freeze/pour point, H2S, color, sediment content, carbon residue, BS&W, haze, metal analysis, particulate contamination, etc.
Shift Chemist, 05/2012 to 05/2013
OMNI Specialty Packaging – Shreveport, LA
  • Maintained a safe laboratory environment while overseeing sample analysis to ensure quality and accuracy.
  • Implemented workflow enhancements and develop data tracking documentation.
  • Adjusted fluid formulation by volume/weight using BlendPro for products failing to meet customer specifications.
  • Conducted quality testing, issued product approvals and certificate of analysis documentation for bulk petroleum, packaged products and blends.
Lab Technician, 04/2011 to 04/2012
Louisiana Sugar Refining, LLC – Gramercy, LA
  • Ran various analyses on sugar in its final stage to be readied for bulk trucks, railcars, and packaging.
  • Composited influent and effluent samples for weekly testing to ensure compliance with Louisiana and EPA laws.
  • Worked on wastewater projects in the Cooling Tower, Boiler House, and Aeration Stabilization Basin to ensure the effluent levels were within permit level for discharge.
  • Conducted quality control testing of sugar such as BOD, TSS, pH, sieve20, ash, conductivity, color, sediment, moisture, metal analysis, etc.
  • Verified validity and completeness of sample data to generate certificates of analysis documentation for customers.
Lab Technician , 09/2010 to 02/2011
Nalco Chemical(Excel Maintenance, Inc., contract) – Port Allen, Garyville, LA
  • Performed quality testing on water treatment blends and raw materials. 
  •  Adjusted non-conforming products to meet specifications based on acid/caustic titrations, Total Fluorometer Intensity (TFI) and total phosphate results. 
Lab Technician (Lofton Staffing Contractor), 11/2009 to 09/2010
BP Lubricants – Port Allen, LA
  • Conduct quality testing on petroleum products including line samples, line changeovers, trucks, railcars and blends.
  • Issued product approvals and issued certificate of analysis documentation for bulk petroleum, packaged products, and blends.
  • Conducted various testing such as viscosity, specific gravity and density, pour point analysis, cold crank, Brookfield analysis for ATF, etc.
  • Approved blends, line changeovers and start-ups, and issued COA's.
Lab Technician (LA Staffing Contractor), 07/2008 to 11/2009
Olin Chlor-Alkali – St. Gabriel, LA
  • Generated and compiled SAP data for caustic, chlorine products and environmental wastewater.
  • Titrated samples for acid strength on various caustic blends produced in the plant.
  • Adjusted pH for iron and NaCl determination prepared and analyzed Mercury samples for caustic and TEC mercury samples for environmental wastewater analysis.
  • Analyzed spent sulfuric acid samples using HPLC, Perkins-Elmer Atomic Absorption Spectrometer, Brinkman autotitrator, and others.
  • I was responsible for SAP data and COA's.
Lab Technician , 11/2007 to 02/2008
Rubicon Chemicals(SGS Petroleum, contract) – Geismar, LA
  • Carried out quality control testing for water content and chemical analysis of MDI and Aniline products.  
  • Diagnosed and troubleshooted GCs 
Blender/Operator/Lab Technician , 01/2007 to 11/2007
Airgas Specialty Gases(TECH 2000, contract) – Port Allen, LA
  • Performed cylinder decontamination under pressure and high temperatures for use in special applications such as hydrocarbon blending.
Quality Assurance Lab Technician, 07/2005 to 07/2006
Georgia Pacific Paper Corp – Port Hudson, LA
  • Conducted quality control testing on wood products such as wood chips, pulp, and paper to ensure quality.
  • Tested products for black liquor analysis, metal analyses with atomic absorption, FTIR, Chemical Oxygen Demand, pulp mat testing for efficiency, acid/base titrations for liquor reductions, pH, conductivity, and solid analyses.
  • Analyzed QC samples and took defined corrective action when needed.
  • Troubleshoot analytical or instrumentation issues.
Quality Assurance Lab Technician, 10/2003 to 06/2005
EXXON Lubricants (J.E.Merit Contractors) – Port Allen, LA
  • Ran various tests on petroleum products for incoming trucks, railcars, and raw material entering the plant, as well as maintaining the quality and integrity of in-process petroleum products leaving for customers
  • Tests included sulfated ash, Acid/Base Number, FTIR scans, phenolic inhibitors, metal analysis with ICP, Karl Fisher moisture analysis, viscosity, density, sulfur and chlorine, Hot Gravity, Dielectric, Brookfield and Coldcrank viscosity, emulsions and foams, pH, conductivity, cloud point, specific gravity, density, moisture/crackle
  • Responsible for troubleshooting instruments and running QC's every morning and as problems occurred.
Education
Bachelor of Science: Biological Sciences, Southeastern Louisiana University - Hammond, LA
  • Top 1% of class
  • Recipient Presidential Honor's Scholarship 
  • Recipient of Board of Trustees Scholarship
  • Recipient of Freshman Honor's Scholarship 
  • Student Government Association
  • Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Certifications
  • TWIC Card 
  • HazCom/Hazmat 
  • Forklift certified (extended boon) 
  • HazCom/Hazmat 
  • ISO 9001                
  • CPR
  • NOACK volatility
  • 7 Element Safety 
  • LOC(LeanOrderlyClean)
Additional Information
  • HONORS/ACTIVITIES The Thirteen Club academic honors Phi Kappa Phi honor Society Gamma Beta Phi honor society Scholarships: Freshman Honors, Board of Trustees, and Presidential Honors Outstanding Biology Student of the Year Finalist 1996
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • SNF Flopam
  • Dow Chemical
  • Alliance Refinery
  • OMNI Specialty Packaging
  • Louisiana Sugar Refining, LLC
  • Nalco Chemical(Excel Maintenance, Inc., contract)
  • BP Lubricants
  • Olin Chlor-Alkali
  • Rubicon Chemicals(SGS Petroleum, contract)
  • Airgas Specialty Gases(TECH 2000, contract)
  • Georgia Pacific Paper Corp
  • EXXON Lubricants (J.E.Merit Contractors)

School Attended

  • Southeastern Louisiana University

Job Titles Held:

  • Lab Technician
  • Lab Technician Intern
  • Chemical Service Representative (KellyScientificContractor)
  • Shift Chemist
  • Lab Technician (Lofton Staffing Contractor)
  • Lab Technician (LA Staffing Contractor)
  • Blender/Operator/Lab Technician
  • Quality Assurance Lab Technician

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Science : Biological Sciences ,

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