Overnight Lab Technician
Resume:
GODWIN K. SARPEY
Oak Park, Illinois 60302
Work: 847-***-****
Cell: 708-***-****
Email: *********@***.***
Work Email: ******.******@************.***
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a 2nd or 3rd Shift position as a QC Chemist / Lab Technician
EDUCATION
GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY, University Park, IL
Master of Business Administration ( MBA), 04/ 2009
Master of Science in Chemistry (Pending), 2014
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, Legon, Ghana
Bachelor of Science in Food Science, 06/ 1999
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The Training Division of Minitab Inc.
Certificates in Factorial DOE, Statistical Quality Analysis, Advanced
Regression and ANOVA, Response Surface and DOE in Practice, Minitab
Software, 2006
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
Six Sigma Green Belt, February, 2006
Illinois State Board Of Education
Type 39 Substitute Teaching Certificate (#1958364), 2002
Rubber Division (American Chemical Society)
Certificate In Basic Rubber Technology Course.
CORE COMPETENCIES
. Inspired by challenges which results in overall improvements in
processes and product quality.
. Have knowledge of silicone rubber compounding and mixing,
manufacturing and other rubber material
. Uses six sigma methodology in achieving optimal processes in
company and customer goals through data with measureable
improvements.
. Have the ability to plan and prioritize own work, complete work on
schedule and maintain required records and logs.
. Have inter-personal skills necessary to exchange information with
engineering staff, quality staff, operators and team leaders.
. Have the ability to establish and manage multiple priorities in a
dynamic environment
. Have a proven ability to learn new concepts and processes quickly
utilizing them within a team.
. Have the ability to train employees effectively to master product
and processes
. Have the ability to write reports and provide documentation of
projects done
. Can discuss production issues with all levels of management with
effective presentation.
. Have the ability to improve productivity by identifying root causes
of issues and resolving them permanently.
. Laboratory Supervisor by following EHS rules and regulations and
suggest ways for continual improvement like reduction in chemical
usage, recycling chemicals in terms of adhesives.
. Involves in purchasing of lab equipments, chemicals and needed
supplies both in the lab and the production floors as far as the
dip room and the wash lines are concern.
. Monitors material performance using MDR instrument and offer
engineering advice on material performance and any needed changes
to ensure a good production run.
. Communicates with sister plants on material (rubber) supplied for
quality issues and find ways to resolve them using statistically
monitoring methods.
. Engineers the chemical wash lines to ensure proper chemistry for
metal carriers cleaning
. Works with lab. Technician to get material test and material
approvals completed on time.
FUNCTIONAL SKILLS
. Quality Management with experiences in manufacturing principles,
constraint management and lean manufacturing.
. Laboratory Supervisor with experience and knowledge in the use of
chemistry lab and failure analysis tools and equipment.
. Production Chemist with excellent decision making skills
. Six Sigma methodology
. FMEA, Control Plan, SPC, Gage R & R
. Manufacturing Operations Support
. Involved in continuous Improvement with data driven statistical
methods using Minitab and excel spread sheet.
. Support process engineers in troubleshooting rubber processing issues.
. Process Improvement and the use of word and power point in the form of
presentations to deliver improvements.
. The use of Access to store and retrieve data overtime.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FEDERAL MOGUL CORPORATION, Skokie, IL
Chemist 2
12/2005 to Present
. Laboratory Supervisor
. Chemical Hygiene Officer
. Rubber Material analysis to check material capability for processing.
. The use of statistical analysis to effectively track material
performance.
. Testing of rubber materials by using MDR Equipment for rheology,
Tensometer and Durometer for physicals.
. The use of moisture analyzer to determine percent solids in a coating
solution.
. The use of Karl Fisher Instrument to monitor water content in
adhesives.
. To monitor and control concentration and conductivity of acid and
alkaline cleaning tanks through titration and conductivity
instrumentation.
. The use of water and solvent based adhesives to aid in bonding of
rubber to metal or plastic substrates. Knowledge of Silane and
Phenolic adhesive Chemistry.
Optimizing material processing conditions and managing projects
. Monitoring ingredients, Silicone and Organic compounds to ensure
material conformance to specifications.
. Creating and updating standards like TS16949
. Provides manufacturing operations support
Laboratory Technician 4
11/2003 to 12/2005
. Testing of rubber materials by using MDR Equipment for rheology,
Tensometer and Durometer for physicals.
. Compression set testing, Rubber adhesion testing
. PPAP and Yearly Audit on materials performing heat aging, oil aging,
compression set, hardness test etc.
. Create and maintain material report
. Decipher test results and report any non-conformances to Chemist
. Follows Quality Management System (QMS) requirements as outlined in
the applicable QMS procedure and work instructions; and suggest ways
for continual improvement.
. Follows EHS rules and regulations and suggest ways for continual
improvement
. Reports quality problems and provide support
. Maintains a clean and orderly work area.
Injection Molder
10/2002 to 11/2003
. Molds all rubber parts and metal containing rubber parts
. Maintained a clean, orderly and safe working environment
. Followed part criteria sheet in examining parts to meet quality
requirements
. Reports molding press problems to team leader for solutions
. Lifted and carry objects weighing up to forty pounds
. Reports manufactured parts on production sheets
. Always meet or exceeds company's production goals
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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