Technician Quality
Resume:
Richard M. DiCarlo
Ft. Worth, Texas 76131
Email: ****************@*****.***
Experience
Experis (Alcon) Fort Worth, TX August 2009 to December 2012
Formulation Chemistry
• Develop acrylic material with a specific water content formulation of IOL material to
match competitor’s product
• Develop new formulation for IOL material with specific water absorption properties
• Cast and cure formulations into IOL’s
Process Engineering
• Reduced tumble polish of Phakic lenses from 15 days to 3 days
• Maintain and improve machines for tumble polishing IOL’s
• Repair, maintain tumble polish equipment, and develop slurries for tumble polishing.
Instrumental Analysis
• Assemble, validate, and maintain testing equipment e.g. glare bench tester, Z-force tester
and HCF.
• Conduct physical and mechanical testing of IOL’s using a variety of instruments,
including comparator, HCF, Z-force, and other instruments
• Test IOL’s in accordance with ISO 11979-3 test method
• Troubleshoot problems with testing equipment
• Make improvements to current equipment to ease and increase speed and ease of testing
• Develop test method for glare bench
• Build, maintain validate data base and patient files for multi-year investigational Sulcus
Study
Solvay Engineered Polymers Mansfield, TX _July 2002 to February2009
Quality Technician / Development Technician
• Conduct chemical testing, such as DSC and TGA on polymer blends
• Develop polymer blends to meet customer specifications for melt flow, flexural and
tensile properties
• Injection mold material specimens and perform test on all manufactured materials
• Test material for tensile, flex, melt flow rate, hardness, impact, specific gravity, tear and
color analysis
• Calibrate, run, and maintain testing equipment
• Report non-conforming/suspect material to Quality Supervisor
• Develop and maintain data base to be used for color correction of materials being
produced during production runs
• Ensure quality of automotive polymer material before releasing to customer
Atmous Labs Inc. Arlington, TX November 2001 to September 2002
Organic Section Leader
• Process samples by GC/MS using EPA methods
• Operate GC/FID and GC/PID using both EPA and Texas methods
• Calibrate, run, and maintain gas chromatographs
• Conduct analysis by UV/VIS spectrophotometer using EPA and Standard methods
• Gather, interpret, and report QA/QC data for laboratory
• Collect organic samples in accordance with proper EPA methods
• Run samples by multiple methods using wet chemistry techniques
CA LABS Carrollton, TX; Baton Rouge, LA May 2000 to October 2001
Chemist
• Created metals testing lab which
included ordering instrumentation,
testing supplies, consumables and
calibration standards
• Aided in NVLAP accreditation for
Transmission Electron Microscopy
(TEM)
• Analyzed asbestos samples by
Polarized Light Microscopy, Phase
Contrast Microscopy, and
Transmission Election Microscopy
• Responsible for achieving and
maintaining ELPAT proficiency
• Gathered, interpreted, and reported
QA/QC data for all sections of the lab
• Maintained and calibrated laboratory
equipment
Armstrong Forensic Laboratory Arlington, TX April 1999 to May 2000
Chemist
• Operated GC/FID and GC/PID using
both EPA and Texas methods
• Process samples using Phillips X-ray
analyzer
• Analyzed samples using Nicolet FTIR
• Conducted several tests using wet
chemistry techniques
EMSL Analytical Dallas, TX July 1998 to April 1999
Chemist
• Aided in NVLAP accreditation for
Transmission Electron Microscopy
(TEM)
• Analyzed asbestos samples by
Polarized Light Microscopy, Phase
Contrast Microscopy, and
Transmission Election Microscopy
• Operated Atomic Absorption
Spectrophotometer
• Responsible for achieving and
maintaining ELPAT proficiency
• Gathered, interpreted, and reported
QA/QC data for all sections of the lab
• Maintained and calibrated laboratory
equipment
Education
Texas Tech University
BS Chemistry May 1998
Minor: English
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