Lititia Yvette Carter

Address: **** ******* ****** ** #***

Washington, DC 20011

Cellular: 336-***-****

Email: aceo3d@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

• 15 year chemist, research and development, management, manufacturing and quality

control and assurance career; Certified Six Sigma with strong background in technical

research, training, innovation, product development, manufacturing, quality control and

assurance, test methodologies and technical support.

• Proven ability to function and respond in high demand environment effectively

communicating with all levels of management, support, vendors, customers, consumers

and government agencies including municipal and state.

• Quality decision maker, productive trainer, motivator, team builder and player providing

quality effective analytical, technical and problem solving, trouble shooting, root cause

skills and knowledge.

• Maintain technical knowledge and understanding of current industry product standards,

specifications, processes, regulatory, test analyses and methodologies.

RELATIVE EXPERIENCE

Jan 13, 2014 to April 18, 2014; 40 minimum hours per week; Raw Material QA Chemist and

Analyst; temporary contract hourly employee; $17.00 per hour; Proctor & Gamble, Incorporated,

6200 Bryan Park Road, Browns Summit, NC 27214; Mr. James Mize, 336-***-****; may

contact supervisor. Performed raw material (RM) test methods and procedures per US

Pharmacopeia and Proctor & Gamble, Incorporated via various analytical instruments e.g., GC,

AA, UV-Vis, FTIR and Wet Chemistry. Maintained cGMP and GLP regulated documentation,

records, sampling, Certificate of Analysis, specifications and other raw material data utilizing

software e.g., MS Office, LIMS, SAP and ChemStation.

Accomplishments: Performed several full lot material tests supporting to meet required

corporate quality deadline vendor qualification and recertification dates.

Jan 1, 2011 to July 31, 2011; 40 minimum hours per week; Technical Director; permanent

salaried employee; $85,000 Annually; FibroChem, LLC, 1901 Kimberly Park Drive, Dalton, GA

30720; Mr. Pat Foust, 847-***-****; may contact supervisor. Managed quality control

laboratory staff. Evaluated and advised test methods, analyses, reviews, reports, global

regulatory information, manufacturing processes and instructions, technical data, product

specifications, material procurement and negotiations and provided appropriate and needed

recommendations to reporting staff, intra-departments, senior management and board of

directors, government agencies, municipalities, state, customers and consumers. Maintained

documents, staff training and evaluations.

Accomplishments: Repaired broken instruments and implemented standard test methodologies

enhancing brand image, customer satisfaction and quality material supply chain. Created,

established and implemented several electronic forms and documents e.g., raw material (RM)

and finished product (FP) technical data sheets also purchase order form.

August 1, 2006 to December 31, 2010; 40 minimum hours per week; (R&D) Research and

Development Manager and Chemist; permanent salaried employee; $67,000 Annually; Aberdeen

Road Company dba Herculite Products, Incorporated, 105 E. Sinking Spring Lane, Emigsville,

PA 17318; Mr. Donald Kauffman, 717-***-****; may contact supervisor. Managed research

and development laboratory, staff – working closely with human resources department regarding

legal and immigration information and working permits. Daily provided research (legal and

regulatory) to various requesting levels of management and sister companies. Fully managed all

research and development projects as well as other departmental projects (when assigned).

Researched, developed, qualified, advised and procured all project raw materials and finished

products. Accounted for, completed, signed and provided all company annual regulatory reports

to federal government agencies, international regulatory agencies and local municipal reports for

hazardous materials (HAZMAT) and environmental protection agency (EPA), department of

environmental protection (DEP), SARA Title 313, REACH and wastewater. Evaluated, analyzed

and advised test methods and specifications for all materials and finished products. For all

projects provided research, monitoring, management, designs, experiments, technical support,

conceptualization, personnel training, and documentation including specific manufacturing

instructions. Communicated technical support to intra-department, senior management and board

of directors, global and federal government agencies, municipalities and state to include

emergency medical support system, customers, vendors and end users - consumers. Evaluated

and determined root causes and defects for manufacturing processes and finished products

followed with supplying company-wide system reports. Utilized various quality systems, Six

Sigma, statistics, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement and other quantitative and

qualitative methodologies. Performed legal and professional research, reviewed, evaluated,

recommended analyses to senior management, purchasing and planning. Maintained all

departmental documents, material safety data sheets, budgets and reports including annual

government and local regulatory and emergency reports. Performed all aspects of project

management providing project interpretations and discussions and training applicability,

analyses, cost feasibilities, technical support and recommendations. For corporate senior

management and board of directors generated, maintained and updated monthly research and

development project list and status report. Innovated function specific consumer products from

cradle to grave e.g., manufacturing instructions, process engineering and variance reports,

environmental health and safety and training, material safety data sheet, technical data and

specification information sheets, laboratory test methods and validations.

Accomplishments: Developed, engineered and patented process engineering textile

manufacturing process that increased company revenue by $1M within a six month period.

Birthed and implement first R&D associate training program. First and only Chemist to develop

six new product lines in less than a year that increased company sales by $5M to $7M during the

2008 - 2009 recession period.

August 2003 to February 2005; 40 minimum hours per week; Plant Chemist and Quality Control

Manager; permanent salaried employee; $56,000 Annually; Rockland Industries, Incorporated,

1601 Thomas Edison Highway, Baltimore, MD 21213; Mr. Harry Rowland 704-***-****; may

contact supervisor. Within every manufacturing department and quality control and assurance

labs developed and executed cross-training programs. Communicated daily with planning,

logistics and purchasing confirming raw material availability, delivery and manufacturing

scheduling. Performed all raw material supply chain responsibilities to include selection,

qualification, specification and vendor contract negotiations. Developed, conducted and

implemented quality control and assurance test methods, repeatability and validations, and

laboratory and manufacturing audits and quality checks. Exercised and performed various

quality engineering systems including Six Sigma, Kaizen, lean manufacturing and continuous

improvement. Monitored alone as well as with contractor customers, advised and performed all

aspects of project development including product commercializing and training, processing,

scaling and production manufacturing trials ensuring final product conformed to specifications.

Maintained employee information with department of human resources including employees’

annual and probation evaluation. Designed and established and trained new positions as created.

Responsible for HAZMATs, waste water, and federal and municipal annual reports, evaluations

and site walkthroughs. Managed all maintenance of departmental documents, material safety

data sheets, technical data sheets, certificate of analysis and budgets. Daily maintained and

updated, and created manufacturing bill of materials (BOM) and waste management via SAP

computer software. Performed all manufacturing, laboratory analytical and consumer product

troubleshooting and root cause analyses. Evaluated and advised various subjects of technical

literature and development.

Accomplishments: Established and implemented plant-wide series of environmental health and

safety systems including quarterly tank farm cleaning, air, product waste recycling, Right To

Know (RTK) and personal protective equipment (PPE) system. Developed and validated quality

assurance (QA) foam test method and flame retardant product content method that decreased

manufacturing waste and rework 40%, decreased in-process QA test queuing for production by

89%, and increased FP quality and production by 39%.

August 1, 1993 to December 31, 1999; 40 minimum hours per week; (R&D) Research and

Development Chemist; permanent salaried employee; $45,000 Annually; Omnova Solutions,

Incorporated, formerly Burlington Industries, Incorporated; Mr. Arthur Enoch, 336-***-****;

may contact supervisor. Managed assigned research and development projects. Researched,

designed and developed various products for consumer end-use. Monitored all projects full

manufacturing scaling from laboratory bench to pilot plant to commercial including transferring

between manufacturing plant sites. Provided senior management project legal information

including all levels of regulatory e.g., federal government, local, municipal and state. For each

project trained, monitored and validated manufacturing instructions with staff including quality

control staff. Supported plant chemical engineer and maintenance with project designs,

installations and other project related interpretation and implements. Within plant-wide ISO

9000 and cGMP environment exercised various tools such as, Six Sigma, lean manufacturing

(LM), Kaizen and continuous improvement (CI). For each project coordinated with internal and

external interdisciplinary teams to ensure project prototype conformance and specifications.

Prior to loading and delivery personally inspected tank wagons and rail cars validating

cleanliness and no cross contaminations. Developed project formulation and specifications per

customer industry consumer needs, regulatory and competition. Determined and developed

quality and stability test methods and protocols.

Accomplishments: Via Six Sigma individually developed and implemented certified raw

material procedure that increased raw material quality 50% and decreased manufacturing rework

by 70%. As ISO 9000 Coordinator Volunteer developed and implemented plant-wide ISO 9000

certification and standards.

EDUCATION and TRAINING

Guildford Technical Community College, Greensboro, NC, October 2013, Emergency Medical

Technician.

Forsyth Technical Community College, Winston Salem, NC, August 2012 to May 2013, Health

Medical Courses: Microbiology, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Terminology.

High Point University, High Point, NC, June 1997 to December 1999, MBA Courses 40/45

credit hours.

Winston Salem State University, Winston Salem, NC May 1993, Bachelor of Science Diploma,

Major: Chemistry; Minor: Biology.

North Forsyth Senior High, Winston Salem, NC, High School Diploma, May 1981.

CERTIFICATES and LICENSES

CPR and AED Certified, Jamestown, North Carolina, October 11, 2013 to October 2015.

APPRAISALS and AWARDS

DeWitt Army Medical Hospital, US Army First Sergeant Coin of Achievement and Leadership

Award, Contract Pharmacy Technician, April 2003.

DeWitt Army Medical Hospital, US Army First Sergeant Coin of Achievement and Leadership

Award, Contract Pharmacy Technician, June 2003.

US MILITARY SERVICE INFORMATION

United States Air Force, Enlisted – F100 Jet Engine Mechanic, Top Secret Clearance, Disabled

Veteran (DAV) with Honorable Discharge, December 26, 1985 to August 18, 1986.

OTHER INFORMATION

Patient Robotics – Copyright

Textile Manufacturing Process Engineering – Patent

Community Volunteer – Tutor and Mentor

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