Orea Allen Norton Jr.

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Harvest, AL 35749

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abhwdl@r.postjobfree.com

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, the University of Alabama in Huntsville, August

1986

• Bachelor of Arts in Bible, Madison Baptist Seminary, May 2005

Engineering Experience

George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville Alabama, August 1986 to April 1996,

• Employed as a Chemical Engineer specializing in aerospace batteries

• Maintained a chemistry laboratory for the analyses of aerospace batteries

• Performed critical Destructive Physical Analyses (DPA) on the Hubble Space Telescope Nickel-

Cadmium batteries

• Developed and published the procedure for the DPA of Nickel-Cadmium battery cells on file at

Marshall

• Performed some analyses on the Hubble Space Telescope Nickel-Hydrogen electrodes

• Performed DPA’s on the Silver-Zinc batteries for the Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle

• Performed DPA’s on the Nickel-Cadmium batteries for the Combined Release and Radiation

Effects Satellite

• Assisted in life cycle tests on various aerospace test batteries

• Assisted in the activation of the Tethered Space Satellite Silver-Zinc Batteries

• Performed frequency response testing on laboratory cells

• Participated in the SHARP program to involve young people in science and engineering

• Won three performance award certificates in a ten year period

Lewis Pipe Company Inc. July, 2008 to February 2010

Employed as a materials engineer to test and develop CPVC products

• Served as the Quality Control Supervisor in the manufacture of polymer products

• Established and operated a chemistry laboratory for the testing and analyses of polymers

• Performed gel permeation chromatography for the molecular characterization of polymers to

determine the molecular weight and polydispersity of the CPVC resin

• Performed rotational rheometer testing on the CPVC formulation for pipe and fitting compound

• Developed a flexible CPVC water pipe

• Tested the raw materials used to manufacture CPVC pipe including the resin, lubricants, impact

modifiers, processing aids etc.

• Gained an understanding of the functional role of the additives used in the CPVC formulation

• Incorporated changes in manufacturing procedures to eliminate the production of brittle pipe

• Substituted for employees in almost all areas of the plant when necessary

• Analyzed laboratory data and applied the results to optimize processing and finished product physical

properties

Additional Experience

Self employed April 1996 to April 2006

• Established and operated a business for the production of honeybees, queen honeybees, and

honey

C. F. Koehnen and Sons, Glenn, California, July 2006 to June 2007

• Supported a large operation for the production of queen honeybees

Zee’s Bees, June 2007 to June 2008

• Served as a consultant to establish a new business

• Reared queen honeybees

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