Quality Assurance Assistant

ANDREW WASHINGTON, JR. PH.D.

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OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging materials or product development position with high –

growth potential within a company specializing in light emitting diodes.

QUALIFICATIONS

Conducting polymer chemistry (synthesis and characterization)

Light emitting diode fabrication

Electrospinning and spin coating polymers for LED

Instrumentation (SEM, NMR, GPC, GC/MS, FTIR, UV-VIS)

Wet laboratory skills

Excellent communication skills

Team work experience

SciFinder Scholar

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Entourage)

TSI Model 8130 Automated Filter Tester

The Frazier Differential Pressure Air Permeability Measuring

Instrument

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2006 – Present

NanoStatics Corp. – Senior Research Scientist

• Co-inventor of a new electrospinning formulation (patent pending)

o IP for formulation secured $750,000 from V.C./Investors

• Direct contact with Kimberly-Clark for co-development of MERV 13 high

efficiency filtration media used to meet U.S. Green Building Council

LEED standards

• Increased production of MERV 13 media to 1.1 million square feet per

month

• Design/production of polymer formulation for electrospinning nanofibers

with antimicrobial and superhydrophobic properties

• Manage chemical lab experiments and pilot scale electrospinning

experiments

• Train quality assurance personnel on analytical equipment

• Maintenance of Scanning Electron Microscope and TSI 8130

• Developed and implemented chemical safety guidelines

• Created and implemented Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for

electrospinning formulation, testing protocol for MERV 13 media

• Assisted in the design of one of a kind, state of the art electrospinning

machine

2005 – 2006

Research Assistant – The University of Texas at Dallas

• Synthesis and characterization of luminescent PPV derivatives, notably

MEH-PPV

• Electrospinning of PPV derivative polymers

• Fabrication/testing of light emitting diodes and solar cells composed of

electrospun PPV derivative fibers

• Coordinated removal of chemical waste

2004 – 2005

Internship – MeadWestvaco

• Electrospun water soluble polymers for paper coating project

• Determined chemical composition of polymer coating formulation

• Produced polymer coating formulation for electrospinning

• Designed pilot scale multi-nozzle electrospinning applicator

2002 – 2003

Research Assistant – The University of Texas at Dallas

• Synthesis and characterization of PPV derivative polymers

• Fabrication and testing of light emitting diodes based on spun-cast PPV

derivative polymer films

2002 – 2002

Teaching Assistant – The University of Texas at Dallas

• Instructor of an Organic I Chemistry lab

• Tutored undergraduate students on course material

• Responsible for undergraduate students safety during labs

2000 – 2001

Research Assistant – The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

• Research based on recycling waste motor oil

• Used various acids to remove unwanted metals from the oil to restore the

oil to useable form

• Advanced the project to pilot plant stage

• SuperPro-Designer software was used for pilot plant modeling

1997 – 2000

Sales Associate – Sears & Roebuck

• Assisted the customers in decision making

• Handled large volumes of cash

EDUCATION

Jan. 2005 – June 2006

Ph.D. Chemistry – The University of Texas at Dallas “Surfactant Assisted

Electrospinning of Conjugated Poly-p-Phenylenevinylene Derivatives For

Opto-Electronic Devices”

Jan. 2004 – Dec. 2004

Internship – MeadWestvaco “Electrospinning Water – Soluble Polymers

for Paper Applications”

Jan. 2002 – Dec. 2003

M.S. Chemistry – The University of Texas at Dallas “Synthesis and

Characterization of Poly-p-Phenylenevinylene (PPV) Derivatives for

Light Emitting Diodes”

Aug. 1998 – Dec. 2001

B.S. Chemistry – The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

AWARDS

2005 – ACS Meeting in Miniature Dallas – Fort Worth Section First Place

Presentation Award

2001 – American Chemical Society Minority Scholarship Award

2001 – Gamma Sigma Epsilon: W. Allen Powell Award First Place Poster

Presentation

2001 – Gamma Sigma Epsilon: John F. Conn Award

2001 – The University of Texas System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority

Participation Second Place Poster Presentation

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Washington, Jr. Andrew L.; Scott, Ashley; Robertson, John. Providing High

Throughput Electrohydrodynamic Spinning (EHS) Systems and

implementing them in the Commercial Production of Nanomaterials.

NanoStatics Corp. Circleville, OH 43062 AATCC International Conference and

Exhibition 2006

Washington, Jr. Andrew L.; Gutierrez, Jose; Balkus, Jr. Kenneth; Ferraris, John P.

Electrospun Conjugated Polymers for Electronic Devices. The University of

Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080 Meeting in Miniature Dallas-Fort Worth

Section

Washington, Jr. Andrew L.; Gutierrez, Jose; Balkus, Jr. Kenneth; Ferraris, John P.

Electrospun Conjugated Polymers. The University of Texas at Dallas,

Richardson, TX 75080

Washington, Jr. Andrew L.; Gutierrez, Jose; Senatore, Michelle; Ferraris, John P.

Synthesis and characterization of PPV derivatives. Abstracts of Papers, 225th

ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States, March 23-27, 2003

(2003), PRES-055. CODEN: 69DSA4 AN 2003:186928 CAPLUS

Robinson, J. Michael; Washington, Jr. Andrew L.; Cox, Joel L.; Davis, Jennifer

T. Solvent refining and decolorization of waste oil. Abstracts of Papers, 221st

ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, United States, April 1-5, 2001 (2001),

CHED-502. CODEN: 69FZD4 AN 2001:198545 CAPLUS

PUBLICATIONS

Washington, Jr. Andrew L.; Scott, Ashley; Robertson, John. Electrospinning

Cationic Polymers and Method 2009. (Patent Pending)

Scott, Ashley S.; Robertson, John A.; Washington, Jr. Andrew L.

Electrospinning with Reduced Current or Using Fluid of Reduced

Conductivity 2009. (Patent Pending)

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