High School Service

Z ach Magness

**** ******** ****** 513-***-****

Norwood, Ohio 45212 ****.*******@*****.***

Summary of Qualifications

Current college student with one and a half years of R&D experience in industrial cleaning

p roduct formulation. A proven leader with exceptional wri t ten and verbal communication

skills, the ability to work on multiple projects and a professional and energetic work

a tti tude.

Education

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH June 2011

College of Engineering and Applied Science

Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering GPA: 3.1/4.0

Related Coursework

Preparation and Reaction of Polymers, Effectiveness in Technical Organizations, Analytical

Chemistry

Professional Experience

DuBois Chemicals, Cincinnati, OH January 2008 – September

2010

Chemical Engineering Co-op

Worked in the Pulp and Paper R&D Division providing technical service support, directing

or assisting the development of new cleaning products, improving product performance and

saving money by reformulation and also working in the analytical department.

• In charge of over half the technical service for the Pulp and Paper Division.

• Assisted in the development of three successful new products.

• Personally developed a thickened, emulsion cleaner that is currently being t r ialed in

t he field.

• Produced a YouTube video to demonstrate a new product for customer.

- Watch Here – w ww.youtube.com/watch?v=iBIYlJfNSk

• Evaluated the replacement of a particular non-ionic surfactant in four different

p roducts on the basis of aspects such as stability, foam height, wetting and

emulsification.

• Managed a project to replace the gelling agent and dye in an existing product to

match the previous viscosity and color.

• Pioneered a new test method to evaluate products ability to prohibit adhesive from

s ticking to certain fabrics.

• Improved the existing method for testing cleaning effectiveness of products to a more

reproducible and statistically accurate method.

• Worked in the Analytical Department and became familiar with infrared

spectroscopy, x-ray spectroscopy and liquid ion chromatography.

Community Service

Young Life, Kings High School, OH February 2007 –

P resent

Volunteer Leader

• Serve at least 20 hours a week.

• Team leader responsible for organizing and motivating at least three other

volunteers, planning parents meetings, organizing multiple bible studies and setting

t he weekly agenda.

• Assistant wrestling coach for the high school team for the past two years.

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