Chemist

Jamal Salah

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Phone: 978-***-****

Summary Statement:

Hard-working chemist with high organizational skills and hands on experience with lab equipment and

strong implementation of analytical methods in the assessment of the quality of chemical substances. A

resourceful thinker with excellent written and verbal communication skills who works effectively and

creatively in both self-managed and team-based projects.

Work Experience:

Inspectorate America, Chelsea, MA - Lab Technician August 2010 – Present

• Leads the daytime laboratory staff

● Performs analytical testing on petroleum products such as diesel, jet fuel, gasoline, heating oil, crude oil

to evaluate and categorize given substances

● Prepares standard reports through excel documentation to communicate results to technical community

● Trains technicians and operators on new processes and test procedures

● Set work plans for the laboratory staff and execute on given timelines

● Ensures products are of consistent quality to maintain operational control and to meet expectations, both

internally and externally

● Acts independently to execute tasks within a collaborative team

● Conducts preventative maintenance and calibration of analytical instruments

● Validates measurement techniques, test methods and manufacturing equipment including protocols

● Perform quality control protocols on laboratory instruments.

Research Experience:

University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA - Undergraduate Researcher Fall 2007

● Goal was to structurally characterize the protein-polymer PEG-ubiquitin

● Assessed heterogeneity of PEG-ubiquitin and mapped conjugation sites using ion exchange

chromatography and top-down mass spectrometry

● Determined the conjugation site of PEG-ubiquitin was localized within the first eighteen residues of the

protein, which allowed the complexity of these systems to be dramatically decreased

University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA - Undergraduate Researcher Spring 2008

● Goal was to develop an analytical method of determining the concentration of arsenic in pressure-treated

wood by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

● Worked in a team of four to test oxalic acid and EDTA solution as possible solvents for pressure treated

wood samples

● Experimented with different arsenic standards to be run by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry against

pressure-treated wood solutions

Education: University of Massachusetts Amherst Graduation: May 2010

Bachelor of Science- Chemistry GPA: 3.4

Skills: Experience with Microsoft Office, LIMS system, Mathematica

Instrumentation Experience:

Gas Chromatography, HPLC, sulfur anaylzers, viscosity tubes, densitometers, distillation units, vapor

pressure units, atomic absorption spectrometers, flash units, uv-vis spectrometers, FTIR spectrometers,

automatic titrators

Leadership Experience:

University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA – Muslim Student Association - Treasury

Officer

● Responsible for funds for the Muslim Students Association

● Signatory responsibility

● Prepared and carried out purchase orders, conducted fundraising

University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA - House Council - Floor representative

● Organized social events for the Brett/Brooks residential area on campus

● Provided a friendly environment for the residents

● Presented to the house council board the ideas, concerns, wants of the residents of my dormitory

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