Proven, Inc. February ****

San Diego, California

Marcel Benz

**** ***** ***** ****, ***. 12

San Diego, CA 92110

Analytical QC Manager

Dear Recruitment team,

I am responding to the posted position for the QC Manager. Please accept

this letter as a request to interview for this opening. I am confident that

I can benefit your company with my background in analytical chemistry as

well as my dedicated work ethic.

I am currently employed at GE Security, Homeland Protection, Inc. GE is

known for its lean manufacturing work environment and Six Sigma management

strategy (I am currently working on my 6 Sigma Greenbelt certification).

Previously, I had worked as a Manager at a start-up company called Zinc

Matrix Power. In either position I had strong ties to the Quality Assurance

team and helped out implementing new QA procedures from raw materials

control to the final product test. At GE I am employed as a Product

Specialist providing technical support to sales people, customers, and

product certifications.

I feel that I have a lot to offer to your company with my scientific

background in analytical chemistry and work experience in Quality

Assurance. I have proven to be successful in managing projects, which I

believe is due to my strong organizational and problem solving skills. I

hope to be able to apply my analytical thinking and expertise to your

company.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely Yours

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Marcel Benz

Marcel Benz, PhD

Lead Chemist

GE Security

T: 978-***-****

C: 978-***-****

F: 866-***-****

E: abnafs@r.postjobfree.com

Marcel Benz, Ph.D.

5411 Linda Vista Road, Apt. 12

San Diego, CA 92110

Office phone: 978-***-**** E-MAIL (work): abnafs@r.postjobfree.com

cell phone: 805-***-**** E-MAIL (private):

abnafs@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging management position in the San Diego area in which I

can utilize my creativity and broad experience in chemistry in a

manufacturing environment.

PROFESSIONAL & ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

2007 GE SECURITY

to General Electric, Homeland Protection, Inc.

present

Sr. Scientist - R&D and Application

. Responsible for several successful international certifications

of GE's Ion Mobility Spectrometer instruments (IMS) with various

governmental agencies

. Key contributor to instrument development, software improvement,

and troubleshooting as part of being a product specialist -

major strengths include efficiency and innovative thinking

. Supported product managers, manufacturing, customers and sales

team as a technical expert of trace detection instruments -

great team player

. Improved manufacturing quality control procedures for a new

product line, resulting in a 60% decrease of defects in the

final product - attention to detail

. Contributed to a patent application, consistently ranked in the

top 10% of GE's yearly employee evaluation, and was recognized

with a GE Homeland Hero award twice

Technical expert and product specialist with customer support

experience

2004 ZPOWER, INC.

to A company developing high energy rechargeable silver zinc batteries

2007

Manager and Team Leader - Cathode development

. Managed several employees in R&D and manufacturing and oversaw a

collaboration with an academic research group

. Established analytical characterization methods with a variety

of instruments such as ICP-MS, IC, GPC, SEM, TGA, particle size

analysis, FTIR, and wet chemistry analysis

. Improved the cathode energy density to bring it to a

commercially competitive level

. Characterized battery components and product failure by

electrochemical and analytical means

. Lead the process development of the cathode and helped to scale-

up and increase the manufacturing yield; process optimization by

design of experiments DOE

. Created highly selective, high yield synthetic routes for the

cathode active material

Expertise in rechargeable batteries and analytical

characterization methods. Ability to transition research

efforts into a production process. Team Leader experience

2002 University of California, Santa Barbara

to

2004 Postdoctoral Researcher in Chemical Engineering - Prof. Jacob N.

Israelachvili's group

. Studied interfacial and surface forces of proteins, lipids and

grafted polymers by means of a Surface Forces Apparatus

. Investigated the fundamental origins of biological lubrication

in synovial joints

. Managed three projects involving both graduate and undergraduate

students

. Chromatographically characterized synovial fluid samples (HPLC-

ELSD)

. Studied surface forces such as friction and lubrication behavior

of different polymer materials, including the effect of surface

roughness

Expertise in surface and materials science. Experienced in

working with biomolecules

1999 University of Rhode Island

to

2002 Graduate student, Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry - Prof. William B.

Euler's group

. Characterized PVDF polymer solutions and thin films by GPC,

rheology, DSC, TGA, FTIR, AFM, and SEM to study the PVDF

crystalline phases and polymer film properties

. Collaborated with faculty in the engineering department to

design and test the polymer assemblies

. Optimized an IR sensor based on the pyroelectric properties of

PVDF together with Teltron Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of

electron tubes

Expertise in polymer films, electrochemical sensors, and

analytical characterization methods

1997 Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research

to

1998 Research Chemist

. Quantification of the biodegradability of surfactants and

generation of the refractory metabolites

. Analytical characterization of these molecules with HPLC, GPC,

GC, FTIR, and HPTLC

1993 Zurich University of Applied Sciences

to

1997 B.S. in Analytical Chemistry

. Determination of the electrochemical biodegradability of

compounds

. Graduated in top 10 % and was awarded a prestigious price for an

outstanding senior thesis

1990 Alcan Inc.

to

1993 Laboratory Assistantship

. Learned the techniques of analytical wet chemistry and organic

synthesis during a 3-year apprenticeship in chemistry

HONORS

. Recipient of two GE "Homeland Hero" awards (GE Security)

. Two consecutive Swiss National Science Foundation Postdoctoral

Fellowships (UCSB)

. URI Foundation Graduate Scholarship (URI)

. Recipient of the R. Ken Force Scholarship (URI)

. Recipient of a Swiss Study Foundation Scholarship (URI)

. Former president of the URI Chemistry Graduate Student

Organization (URI)

. TITANIA prize for an outstanding senior thesis (Zurich

University)

REFERENCES

Available upon request

PATENTS / PUBLICATIONS

1. Patent application co-contributor "Integrated Particle and Enhanced

Vapor Sampling System for Ion Mobility Spectrometry", 2009.

2. Hago, W.; Li, H.; Villegas, I.; Tai, D.; Benz, M.; Li, L.F.; Recent

advancements in rechargeable silver-zinc batteries for military

applications, Proceeding of the 42nd Power Sources Conferences, 2006,

523-526.

3. Benz, M.; Rosenberg, K.; Kramer, E.; Israelachvili, J.; The deformation

and adhesion of randomly rough and patterned surfaces, J. Phys. Chem.

B. 2006, 110, 118**-***** .

4. Benz, M.; Chen, N.; Jay, G.; Israelachvili, J.; Static forces,

structure and flow properties of complex fluids in highly confined

geometries. Ann. Biomed. Eng. 2005, 33, 39-51.

5. Benz, M.; Chen, N.; Israelachvili, J.; Lubrication and wear properties

of grafted polyelectrolytes, hyaluronan and hylan, measured with the

Surface Forces Apparatus. J Biomed Mat Res. 2004, 71A, 6-15.

6. Benz, M.; Gutsmann, T.; Chen, N.; Tadmor, R.; Israelachvili, J.;

Correlation of AFM and SFA measurements concerning the stability of

supported lipid bilayers. Biophys. J. 2004, 86, 870-879.

7. Benz, M.; Euler, W. B.; Determination of the crystalline phases of

poly(vinylidene fluoride) under different preparation conditions using

differential scanning calorimetry and infrared spectroscopy. J. appl.

polym. sci. 2003, 89, 1093-1100.

8. Benz, M.; Euler, W. B.; Gregory, O. J.; The role of solution phase

water on the deposition of thin films of poly(vinylidene fluoride).

Macromolecules. 2002, 35, 2682-2688.

9. Benz, M.; Euler, W. B.; Gregory, O. J.; The influence of preparation

conditions on the surface morphology of poly(vinylidene fluoride)

films. Langmuir. 2001, 17, 239-243.

10. Baumann, U.; Benz, M.; Pletscher, E.; Zenobi, R.; Bioabbau von Zucker-

alkoholethoxylaten. Tenside Surfactants Detergents. 1999, 36, 288-293.

11. Baumann, U.; Benz, M.; Einfache Versuchsanordnung zur Gewinnung

gewaesseroekologisch relevanter Daten. Umweltwissen-schaften und

Schadstoff-Forschung. 1998, 4, 214-220.

12. Benz, M.; Peter, G.; Baumann, U.; Simultane Bestimmung von BSB und CO2-

Produktion. Chemie in Labor und Biotechnik. 1997, 48, 418-421.

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