Lab Technician / Environmental Scientist / Biologist / Chemist

Offer academic credentials in Biological Sciences and Chemistry, along with

laboratory and field experience in lead acid chemistry and manufacturing,

data collection and analysis, and documentation. Combine attention to

detail and accuracy with effective communication skills in relating to

people at all levels. Computer literate; multi-cultural experience includes

extensive travel throughout South America and Europe.

Educational Background

BA in Biological Sciences, Minor in Chemistry 5/03

Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, IL

Related Experience

Engineering Technician 10/07 - 03/10

Firefly Energy -Peoria, IL

. Accountable for various projects including battery cell builds,

data collection, and cell testing. Experienced in mixing lead

acid pastes consisting of litharge lead, acids, and additives

used in the formation of tetra-basic and tri-basic lead pastes.

Built test cell components and test cells including the tinning

and casting of lead alloys to cell plates to make cast on

straps, milling and soldering of test cell terminal posts, and

preliminary high potential and resistance testing.

. Selected to travel to manufacturing partner's battery plants to

assist in the development and implementation of intellectual

properties to run on assembly lines. Traveled to several

prototype plants to monitor and evaluate the production line

components designed for the scale up of the manufacturing

process.

. Recognized as a thorough lab technician and was chosen to run

and maintain a paste reactor. Participated as the lead

technician on positive paste studies used to improve positive

active material in the lead acid chemistry of test cells.

. Entrusted with the mixing and testing of electrolyte for battery

and cell filling as a result of exceptional laboratory practices

and data collection. This included data collection and

observation of various test cell filling studies that used

liquid and gelled electrolyte. Also created work instructions

and SOP for different aspects of battery cell preparation.

Wet Chemistry Lab Analyst 11/06 - 10/07

Peoria Disposal Company Laboratory-Peoria, IL

. Responsible for the preparing and testing of various types of

soil and water samples in a production laboratory environment.

Set up and analyzed the following tests: Hexavalent Chromium,

OrthoPhosphate, Organic Acids, and Biochemical Oxygen Demand.

Prepared the following test for further analysis: Cyanide Dist.,

Phenol Dist., Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Phosphorus-Total and

Poly, and Ammonia-Nitrogen.

. Skilled in the use of distillation equipment, digestion

equipment, spectrophotometer, Soxhlet extraction, Grease and Oil

(SPE, HEM) extractors and dissolved oxygen meters.

. As a lab analyst progressed rapidly through the various areas of

testing in the chemistry department, as well as cross training

in the micro-biology department to test various city water and

soil samples for microbial contamination.

Marine Biologist 1/04 - 9/04

Saltwater Inc., Contracted to NMFS & NOAA - Anchorage, AK

. Traveled throughout the Aleutian Islands on various fishing

vessels, including independent and corporate of all sizes, and

collected, analyzed, and identified samples of multiple fish and

other marine animals.

. Identified and reported violations of MARPOL, NMFS, and NOAA

rules and kept up-to-date with continually changing regulations.

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