JAMES A. EATON

**** ******* ****

Hinckley, Ohio 44233

330-***-****, Home

440-***-****, Cellular

abmkml@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

I would like to offer my services to your organization. Taking full

advantage of my experience, training and skills working in the chemical

manufacturing industry and related fields, I would like to make a solid

contribution to your company's continued growth.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

. BleachTech LLC, February 2008 - October 2009, Seville, Ohio

Plant Manager: Worked closely with company director and owners. Ensured

plant was achieving production safely, reliably and cost-effectively.

Managed a team of five supervisors, a chemist, a special projects

coordinator, 15 chemical operators and three maintenance mechanics.

Responsible for operation and optimization of plant processes for all

equipment, including CSTR and batch reactors, microfiltration and

nanofiltration systems, ion exchange, GAC units, heat exchangers, DCS,

electrolyzers and packed tower reactors for production of sodium

hypochlorite, sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid. Promoted from

Assistant Plant Manager - Project Manager February 2009. Provided

design, specification and consultation in support of new plant

construction. Managed several projects: brine ion exchange column,

sodium hydroxide addition valve tuning, out-of-spec product reworking

system, nanofiltration system, loading rack, carbon columns and packed

tower reactor.

. Kinetico, Incorporated, August 2005 - February 2008, Newbury, Ohio

Applications Engineer: Worked with engineering firms, customers and sales

representatives to specify appropriate water treatment systems. Sized

equipment and completed the preliminary design for presentation to the

Engineered Systems Group. Collected the recommendations into a

comprehensive sales proposal and instructed Sales. Provided technical

support during sales calls, meetings and training sessions. Toward the

end of my employment, I was given additional responsibilities and my

title was changed to Product Manager - Documentation Engineer. Planned,

directed and coordinated the preparation of product documentation to

ensure completeness, format and NSF compliance. Monitored status of

projects to ensure documentation submitted according to schedule.

Reviewed and verified product documentation. Worked on and managed

several projects involving documentation and water treatment systems.

Left for a management opportunity.

. Univar USA, August 2002 - August 2005, Twinsburg, Ohio

Quality Assurance Administrator - Chemist: Responsible for coordination

of branch/district quality assurance goals, including documentation,

causal analysis and support of continuous improvement process. Managed

laboratory and performed chemical analysis of incoming and outgoing

products. Provided technical assistance to customers, suppliers and

staff, including research and development of new products. Participated

in audits and developed standard operating procedures to facilitate the

sales process to ISO-certified customers. Left for an opportunity with

greater growth potential.

Completion of Education, Part-Time Work and Employment Search, October

2000 - August 2002

. McGean Specialty Chemical (thru Lab Support), March 1997 - October 2000,

Cleveland, Ohio

Hired as a temporary Laboratory Technician: Performed analyses of product

quality control samples and other samples as required. Tested quality

control standards to ensure validity of sample results. Performed

routine calibrations as required and maintained associated records.

Continued employment as a Research Associate, February 1998, where I

established and then coordinated the pilot program. Carried out research

and development experimentation, including experimental design, data

collection and formatting. Presented formatted data and correlations to

diverse team of engineers, scientists and management for consideration

and implementation. Played key role in creating improved production

procedures for new and existing chemical processes.

EDUCATION

Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio. BS Chemical Engineering.

Graduation date: May 13, 2001.

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