Years Experience Mechanical

MATTHEW JACOBS

• 937-***-**** • abnm8v@r.postjobfree.com

Experienced CHEMIST Seeking Full Time R&D Position

CAREER EXPERIENCE

Three + years experience in chemistry with applied polymer science, analytical, Q&A, and electrochemistry

Experience working with solvent borne thermoset and thermoplastic systems

Detail driven and highly self-motivated, team-player skills

INSTRUMENTATION AND METHODS

● Differential Scanning Calorimetry ● Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer ● ICP-MS

● Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer ● Mass Spectrometry ● Gas Chromatography

● NMR ● FTIR / ATR ● HPLC

● GPC ● ICP-MS ● GFAA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ADECCO: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, Cincinnati, OH 2009 -

Present

Corporate R&D Chemist

● Assisted with Bounty Paper Towel and Beauty Care Projects

● Utilized FTIR to assess reactivity loss for time-sensitive thermosets

● Performed curing kinetics via DSC on 2-component thermoset polymers

● Experienced in film casting thermoset and thermoplastic polymeric systems

● Assessed polymer bulk mechanical properties and thermal trends via DSC &DMA

● Performed experiments and analyzed data using customized analytical equipment

Belcan: DuPont ELECTRONIC POLYMERS, Dayton, OH 2008 - 2009

Chemist

● Performed numerous Q&A experiments

● Responsible for various calibrations of instruments

● Compliant with ISO-9001 regulations

WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY DEPT. OF CHEMISTRY, Dayton, Ohio 2006-

2008

Undergraduate Researcher

● Responsible for large scale solution preparation for use in undergraduate teaching laboratories

● Undergraduate research project emphasizing inorganic chemistry, and electroanalytical laboratories

● Synthesized ionic liquids, individually and with a research group

● Participated in group discussions concerning the progress of the research group

EDUCATION

WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY, Dayton, Ohio

● B.S. Chemistry Fall

2008

RELAVENT COURSEWORK

● Organic Chemistry ● Physical Chemistry ● Instrumental Analysis ● Quantitative Analysis

● Ionic Liquid Research ● Inorganic Chemistry ● Inorganic Synthesis ● Electro Analytical Chemistry

EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS

● Performed chemistry demonstrations through university for elementary students to gain interest in the sciences

● Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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