John Benson

**** *. ******* *** ** ˑ Chicago, Illinois 60618 ˑ 773-***-**** ˑ accc73@r.postjobfree.com

Education

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO, Chicago Illinois

BS in Earth and Environmental Science with minor in History (2009)

Skills

• Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response - 40 hour trained

• Commercial drivers license with hazardous materials endorsement

• American Red Cross CPR certified

• DEA Power of Attorney Certification

• Forklift Certification

• Fire Extinguisher Usage Certification

• Beginner level Spanish speaker

Experience

Field Chemist / Onsite Coordinator, Full Time, Lemont, Illinois

Heritage Environmental Services, LLC 02/11-12/13

• Experience coordinating and managing onsite at US Steel-Gary Works and East Chicago Tin, ensuring

RCRA compliance, hazardous waste inventory, onsite hazardous waste inspections logs, and hazardous

waste identification

• Experience handling, identifying, packaging, manifesting, and transporting hazardous wastes

and DEA-controlled substances under DOT, RCRA, DEA, and OSHA regulations for customers within

industrial, retail, healthcare, and government sectors

• Assisted in servicing and collecting Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s various sites

containing household hazardous waste, unwanted pharmaceutical waste, and unwanted paint waste

• Experience with testing to identify unknown hazardous and non-hazardous wastes

Photo Lab Technician, Part Time, Chicago, Illinois

Walgreen’s Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08/04-01/11

• Trained by Fuji Film and OSHA to be photo lab technician

• Resolved customer service issues and assisted in warehouse stock

Laboratory Technician, Chicago, Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03/09 – 01/10

• Trained in microbial DNA extraction

• Amplified target genes and analyzed by agarose electrophoresis

• Followed standard operating procedures (e.g. to use autoclave for different laboratory supplies) data

entry, and reported results to lead professor

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