Mobile Lab Chemist

Adam Collier Wright

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Moreno Valley, CA 92551 ****.*******.******@**.***

OBJECTIVE

Obtain a position as the Environmental Specialist with Gerdau with opportunities for promotion.

QUALIFICATIONS

Experienced environmental chemist well versed in the interpreation of technical data

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acquired during site assessments

Proficient in environmental sampling procedures in regards to groundwater, soil, and soil

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vapors

Enthusiastic worker with a profound propensity to learn new tasks

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Ability to prioritize tasks in a manner that maximizes effectiveness and efficiency

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Empathetic personality that can mobilize people to work towards a common good

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

H&P Mobile GeoChemistry, Inc., Carlsbad, CA July 2012 – Present

Mobile Laboratory Chemist

Provide on-site analytical quantitation of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) via

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GC/MS governed by EPA 8260B

Calibrate and prepare standards utilized for 8260 method

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Troubleshoot and maintain analytical instrumentation minimizing downtime in the field

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Implement sampling procedures in accordance to established SOPs & QSMs

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Analyze data for accuracy & reproducibility with effective & efficient turnover rates

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Maintain positive relationships with a variety of field representatives explaining complex

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ideas in common terminology as it pertains to vapor intrusion

Effectively quantified the presence of petroleum hydrocarbons utilizing a Shimadzu GC

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and Flame Ionic Detector

Prepared neat gasoline and diesel standards to calibrate GC for EPA 8015B method

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Riverside Unified School District, Riverside, CA August 2009 – May 2012

Substitute/Tutor

Developed and administered instruction to 7th and 8th grade students in moderate to

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severe special needs classrooms

• Monitored student progress to ensure Individual Education Plans (IEP) goals were being

met

• Served as PrimeTime tutor delivering lessons that brought studentsʼ academic

performance up in Math and Science

Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ August 2008 – December 2008

Analytical Chemistry Research Assistant [Advisor: Dr. Jani Ingram]

• Analyzed latest trends of heavy metal leaching in underground water systems

Identified rhamnolipid activity in solutions utilizing FAA

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Determined concentration of lead oxides in aqueous solutions on a weekly basis

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Created standard solutions and calibration curves to accurately quantitate

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concentrations of groundwater samples

Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ January 2008 – July 2008

Analytical Chemistry Mentor [Advisor: Dr. Jani Ingram]

• Served as liaison for a high school summer camp held at Northern Arizonaʼs Analytical

Chemistry department

• Coordinated efforts of a team of 10 to accomplish objectives in a timely manner (7

students and 3 mentors)

• Taught students how to measure molarity, analyze errors and maintain documentation in

a lab notebook

EDUCATION

M.S., California Baptist University, Riverside, CA

Single Subject Teaching Credential

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Major: Educational Technology

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Advisor: Dr. Karin Johnson

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B.S., Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, December 2008

Major: Chemistry, Extended

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Research Advisor: Dr. Jani Ingram

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HONORS & AWARDS

Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ January 2006 – December 2008

• Recipient of full athletic scholarship to attend Northern Arizona University

Riverside Community College, Riverside, CA December 2005

• Student of Distinction, English Composition

AFFILIATIONS

American Chemical Society: Member 2013 – Present

American Society of Mass Spectrometry: Member 2013 – Present

CERTIFICATIONS

40 Hour OSHA HAZWOPER

API WorkSafe

Skills & Instrumentation

Gas chromatography, Mass spectrometry, Environmental Chemistry, Wet Chemistry, Solatek,

Purge and Trap Concentrator, GC maintenance, Chemstation, Enviroquant, Atomic Absorption,

ICP, analysis, Sample Preparation, cGMP, cGLP, SOP, QSM

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