*David J. Harrigan

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Lewiston, N.Y. 14092

Home ***-****

Cellular phone 930-9627

e-mail: abncre@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

Successfully developed and implemented a variety of processes for the

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production of chemical products for customers like DuPont, Dow Chemical,

Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bayer and BASF to name a few.

Effectively employed ion exchange technology to solve corrosion in a plant

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process.

Hold a Patent on corrosion control in a petroleum extraction process.

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Proficient with Microsoft’s Excel, Word, Power Point and Access.

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Professional Experience:

VanDeMark Chemical, Inc. Lockport, N.Y. 14094 2000 to 2009

R&D Chemist.

Developed processes to manufacture new chemicals or improve

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existing ones for production in the plant by using experiments

designed to determine the optimum conditions necessary for a

given process.

● Product purification was accomplished by either distillation or

recrystallization.

● Reduced waste through solvent recovery by distillation in the

plant. Catalysts were recycled when recovery was possible.

Operating costs were reduced as a result of these improvements.

● Insured the safe and proper disposal of all hazardous wastes in

accordance with federal and state regulations.

● Maintained proper inventory of equipment and chemicals.

Occidental Chemical Corporation Grand Island, N.Y. 14072 1988 to 2000

Staff Technician

● Organo-metallics - developed a metalocene catalyst for use in

polymerizations reactions used to make plastics.

● Pilot scale projects involved photo-chlorination and the subsequent

fluorination using hydrogen fluoride.

● High pressure equipment – performed hydrogenations using Parr’s

500ml, 1000ml and their 2 gallon reactors. Installed pressure relief

valves, rupture discs and attached various Swagelock fittings on

high pressure equipment.

● 1997 – Inventor of the Year, awarded by the company for research

on resolving the corrosion issue on the UDEX process.

● Granted U.S. Patent No. 5879540 in 1999 for a process

which reduced corrosion in a system (UDEX) for separating

aromatic hydrocarbons from a mixture containing aliphatic

hydrocarbons using glycol ethers and water.

● Hazardous waste coordinator for the Grand Island facility.

● Instrumentation background includes gas chromatography, HPLC,

infrared, visible and ultraviolet spectrophotometry.

Chemical Waste Management, Model City, N.Y. 1984 to 1988

Chemical Technician

● Analyzed waste oils and solvents for PCB’s using gas

chromatography.

● Incineration parameters were determined using a Parr adiabatic

calorimeter.

● The Dionex ion chromatography system was used to measure

chloride and sulfur content in those waste streams prior to

incineration.

● Superior Performance in Inorganic Analysis using Ion

Chromatography, awarded by the company for developing the

analytical procedures for operating the instrument.

● Operated their DeChlor unit; a pilot scale de-chlorination unit used

to chemically remove PCB’s from transformer oils.

Education:

Canisius College, Buffalo, New York

Bachelor of Science Degree Chemistry

Niagara County Community College, Sanborn, New York

Associate of Applied Science Degree

Science Laboratory Technology

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