Quality Control

Joe Herron

Email: *********@********.***

Address: *** ***** ****

City: Westminster

State: SC

Zip: 29693

Country: USA

Phone: 861-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $160,000

Willing to Relocate

Primary Skills/Experience:

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Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

JOE NEWTON HERRON SEPARATIONS SCIENTIST

POLYMER CHARACTERIZATION

111 Greer Road

Westminster, SC 29693 USA

Phone: 001 864-***-****

Email: *********@********.***

Objective: I am seeking a position in which I can contribute on the basis of the breadth of my experience and desire to interact with intelligent colleagues in an atmosphere of mutual respect and cooperative effort with a goal of creative solutions to problems, local and global.

Skill set:

Extensive polymer knowledge base, product & process - polyolefins (LLDPE, LDPE, HDPE, UHMWPE, PP), PS, HIPS, PET, PVC, PC, PEG`s, poly-ethers and hybrids.

Good listener/situation analysis - Able to intake high-volume information and quickly separate critical data from noise. Excellent relationship with customers - internal and external.

Analytical/critical thinker - Excell at breaking a complex problem down into manageable pieces, which can be delegated or taken one-by-one.

Root cause analysis capable - plays a key role in avoiding solutions to the -wrong- problem. Have strong statistical and spreadsheet skills and provide valid justification for proposed actions.

Team player/Team leadership skills - Willingly contribute ideas/opinions/knowledge when appropriate and able to take a leadership role when occasions arise. Strong teambuilding - very good in assembling teams of capable individuals to -task force- problems.

Decisive problem solving/resolution - Quickly can recognize the most efficient means of restoring normal functionality. Able to provide decisive, well-defined and well justified actions to upper management making decisions easier.

Active stakeholder in research efforts - Enthusiastic contributor and supporter of new technologies offered by colleagues. Unrestrained exchange of ideas as a means of pushing things forward. Absence of -NIH- policy - -not invented here-.

Blue sky attitude - Comfortable thinking on the edge of current capabilities - stretching to capture new possibilities.

Employment Experience:

Jan `98 to Dec `12: Analytical Research Advisor, STC-R (SABIC Technology Center - Riyadh) Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), Riyadh, KSA.

Duties/Responsibilities/Accomplishments include:

* Mentoring nine-member team focusing on GC, GC/MS, LC, LC/MS and GPC aspects of the Analytical Section responsible for polymer (PET, LLDPE, HDPE, PP, PS, HIPS, PEG and PVC), monomer and catalyst analysis and characterization.

* Developing, validating, maintaining and continual improvement of analytical techniques including trace contaminant analysis by headspace analysis, purge-and-trap techniques, thermal desorption-cryofocusing, liquid automated sampler and gas sampling loops.

* Obtained (2003) and maintained ISO17025 accreditation for Separations Laboratory.

* Conducted bulk and trace analysis of petrochemical polymer precursors (monomers, co-monomers catalysts) and polymers for trace contaminants (food contact issues).

* In-depth involvement in Customer Support with new and modified product introduction including plant visits, instruction and correlation efforts between laboratories with lab personnel.

* Troubleshooting process problems . Innovative approach to problem-solving, thinking inside and -outside the box.-

* Expert in statistical quality methods, uncertainty determinations and method validation and optimization using experimental design techniques.

* Training plant and research personnel by offering intensive short courses in GC and GC/MS operation and troubleshooting.

Oct `95 to Dec `97: Quality Control Auditor, Blue Ridge Paper Co. (formerly Champion International Paper Co.), Canton, NC.

* Collected and analyzed stock samples - fiber and filler, often dyed - for the calibration of on-line consistency and freeness sensors/controllers. Maintained database.

* Contributed to paper machine trials targeting high quality, low pick printing papers - microscopic fiber analysis, starch sizing analysis, optical scanner/printing analysis of picks using image analysis software.

* Initiated database for market pulp evaluations by pilot scale Valley beater trials, refining series, hand sheet preparation, testing and data presentation.

Feb `82 to Feb `95: Research Associate/Product Development, Ecusta Division, P.H.Glatfelter Co., (formerly of Olin Corp.) Pisgah Forest, NC.

* Synthesized a series of compounds capable of altering cigarette sidestream smoke aroma without substantially effecting the mainstream smoke taste, US patent 4,804,002 (1989) and analytical methodology to measure above component in cigarette paper (HPLC and CE) and its pyrolysis products in sidestream cigarette smoke (GC and GC/MS).

* Spearheaded the commercialization of the world`s first low sidestream cigarette paper. Numerous machine trials and heavy interaction with tobacco company counterparts.

* Developed computer-vision based technology (near infrared region) to monitor burning cigarettes in contact with flammable furniture mock-ups to determine the propensity of individual cigarette formulations to cause ignitions. Optimized formulation to minimize number of ignitions.

* Participated in numerous task force efforts to resolve crisis situations involving specific products at specific customers - white tipping flare-up, cork tipping coal fallout, high porosity plugwrap dusting, cigarette paper spotting (clove-flavored cigarettes, Indonesia), assorted runnability issues.

Publications:

* Nov, 2009 SABIC Quality Forum, -AA in PET - Correlation of Whole Chip APET Resin AA results to Powdered APET Resin Results.-

* Nov, 2005 SABIC Quality Forum, "Comparison of Methodologies for the Determination of Pentane Isomer Blowing Agents in Expandable Polystyrene."

* Apr, 2001, SABIC Quality Forum, -Anomalies in the Headspace Analysis of Acetaldehyde in PET.-

* Oct 1990, Tobacco Chemist`s Research Conference, -Phenolic Glycosides as Sidestream Aroma Agents.-

* Feb 1989 - US Patent 4,804,002 -Tobacco product containing side stream smoke flavorant.-

* 1982, Journal of the Chemical Society of London, -Explorations in the Eremophilane Sesquiterpene Family-, with A. Reginald Pinder.

Education:

Ph.D. Synthetic Organic Chemistry - Natural Products, Biochemistry Minor, graduated 1982 with highest honors, Dr. Albert Reginald Pinder (research advisor), Clemson University.

B.Sc. Chemistry, graduated 1977 with highest honors (3.80/4.00), Clemson University.

Special Skills: Scientific German. Competent in Excel, Word. Program in C, Basic, and FORTRAN. Competent in Agilent ChemStation, Perkin-Elmer, Chrompack/ Varian, Shimadzu, ThermoQuest-Finnigan Xcalibur, WATERS Empower (LC and GPC) and OmniSEC (GPC) chromatography software. Competent in LabSystems and Labware LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) and NWA (Northwestern Associates) statistical and SPC software.

References: Available upon request.

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