Quality Control Assurance

Jorge Luis Escobar.

**** ******** ***** **.

Monroe, NC 28110.

Tel: 704-***-****.

E-Mail: **********@***.***

QUALIFICATIONS:

Over ten years experience as a chemical engineer. Successfully using good manufacturing practices (GMP) and quality control / quality assurance (QC/QA) procedures in manufacturing plants. Noted for hands-on, practical working knowledge of many instrumental and wet chemical analytical techniques.

EXPERIENCE:

Owner and Manager. Las Palmas Restaurant. Charlotte, NC, July, 2009--Present.

(Business is rented and I am seeking return to a chemist position).

Purchased existing restaurant and turned it around to be a profitable business. Recently rented it and I am ready to return to work in the chemical field.

Chemist. Omnova Solutions, Inc. Monroe, NC March, 2008 Sept, 2008.

Worked with the R & D team to modify urethane and melamine formulations for printing process to increase physical and chemical characteristics in the products .

Conducted quality control test in lamination boards to find out numbers of stains, grain raise, Hoffman scratch, water hold out, cross hatch.

Performed GC analysis to find the purity of solvents for production.

Chemist. Phillip Morris Corporation, Concord, NC October, 2006 March, 2008.

Responsible for sampling and testing of tobacco products to ensure moisture meter calibrations, sieve percentages and cylinder volume testing.

Used meter HR-73 quick OV test instruments, freas oven and Burgwaldt CV unit.

Interfaced with Laboratory Instrument System (LIMS) to record data.

Ensured compliance with GMP and participated in troubleshooting and problems solving.

Chemist. Radcure Corporation, Fairfield, NJ July, 2005--Jun, 2006.

Developed new products for the UV curable and adhesive industry , with my team of 3 chemists, resulting in a good contribution to company profits. Modified formulations that prolonged coatings self life improving company market.

Conducted quality control analysis of viscosity, draw downs for UV cured for manufacturing area.

Chemist. Var-Chem Products, Inc., Clifton, NJ. March, 2000 July, 2005.

Worked with our team to Develop formulations for overprints, free flow, heat set and sheet fed vanishes products reducing the production cost and improving company market.

Worked with process specification for quality control to improve the quality in production using laboratories equipments to determine tack, yield, viscosity, emulsion, acidity, dilutions and analysis of gloss and rub test for printing.

Chemist. Craig Adhesives & Coatings Co., Newark, NJ. Nov, 1998 March, 2000. Worked as a responsible for quality control of the finished products in solvent base,

scratch-off and water base using laboratory instruments to determine viscosity, PH, content of solids, draw down using UV procedures to cure. Provided assistance in process improvement and evaluation of pilot batches.

Lab. Technician. Chromak Research, Inc. Bound Brook, NJ. March, 1998-Nov,1998

Performed analysis of pharmaceutical and chemical finished products by USP and in-house test methods using HPLC, GC, TLC, UV, IR and wet chemical techniques. Conducting dissolution testing of solid dosage forms. Ensured compliance with GMP and participated in troubleshooting and problem solving.

Chemist. Sorrento Cheese Co., Moonachie, NJ. January, 1996 March, 1998.

Developed process specification for quality assurance and quality control. Conducted chemical analysis for quality control to determine fat, protein, lactose, Ph, contend of solids, salt and acidity in milk and cheese using Milk Analyzer and MilkoScan-FT-120 and wet chemical techniques. Prepared reports and maintained test data for finished products.

Conducted Bacteriological Analysis to determine E-Coli, Salmonella and Listerium in cheese.

Lab Technician. Cosmetic Essences, Inc., Ridgefield, NJ. July, 1995 January, 1996

Provided assistance in process improvement and evaluation of pilot batches. Troubleshoot at different stages of batch processing such as mixing, milling, blending. Conducted physical and chemical testing for finished products to determine viscosity, specific gravity, Ph, dilution and filtration. Prepared and updated standard operation procedures and reviewed analytical data.

Engineer. Electro-Chemical Co. Saga La Grande, Cuba. Sept, 1984 Sept, 1994.

Conducted technical control of the aluminum sulfate, hydrochloric acid, sodium hypochlorite, steam boiler, water treatment plants.

Initiated and implemented operations practice improvements in plant operations.

Conducted chemical analysis to determine quality control in manufacturing area.

In charge of daily production rate outcome and generation of status repots for each manufacturing area.

Implemented and controlled techniques of industrial safety and industrial hygiene.

With my team Developed and modified process and equipments in the aluminum sulfate and sodium silicate plants that contributed to increase the rate of production, generated better production quality and saved energy.

Worked as a production manager for more than 5 years.

Experienced working with filtration, reaction, evaporation, milling and drying process in lab and plant scale, also conducted analysis of PCBs.

EDUCATION:

Las Villas Central University, Cuba---1984.

B.S. Chemical Engineering (Validated by World Education Services, New York).

Hudson County School of Technology---1999.

Certificated: Windows 95, Office 97, Excel, Access.

Chromak Research, Inc.---1998.

Certificate: Modern Chromatography in Analytical Chemistry .

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