Ashley Marie Arnold
ac19rt@r.postjobfree.com
**** ***** ***** **** #*** Austin, Texas 78748
Summary:
Experienced analytical chemist
Oil and gas, petrochemical, and semiconductor
Followed ASTM and ISO techniques for testing and calibration
Expertise in verification and certification of pure chemicals as well as process samples
Familiar with scale up production and flow reactor production
Can work independently or with team members
Excellent safety record with no reported incidents
Experience:
Senior Production Chemist
Quantum Materials Corp, San Marcos, TX July 2016-Present
Develop and write SOP’s
Create SPCs for the company
Analyzing quantum dots for performance and stability and issue Certificates of Analysis
Perform scale up for production
Develop shipping standards and procedures for all products
Chemist March 2014 –July 2016
SGS, Houston, TX
Performed full analysis on chemicals from the Port of Houston according to client needs
Tested petrochemicals, ethanol, jet fuel and submitted samples
ASTM methods performed in an ISO certified lab
Team leader in creating and managing SPC charts on all instruments
Nationally recognized safety champion in the Oil, Gas and Chemical division
Laboratory Technician April 2012-March 2014
Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Kelly Scientific, Houston, TX
ISO certified quality assurance lab
Analyzed process samples and finished products
Created Certificates of Analysis on all finished products
Performed maintenance and weekly SPC’s on instruments
Research Assistant May 2009-August 2011
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Separations using HPLC and refractive index
Determination of oligomers using MALDI-TOF
Large scale TX-DOT project involving concrete core sample
Taught quantitative analysis lab with emphasis on qualitative calculations and techniques focusing on building compounds and titrating
Instrumentation:
Karl Fischer – volumetric and coulometric, atomic absorption, UV-vis spectrophotometer, Horiba spectrophotometer, density meter, refractive index, pH and conductivity meter, hydrometer, color meter, titrators- automatic and manual, flash point, viscosity – Brookfield and glass capillaries, distillation, TOC analyzer, air free techniques, glove box work, flow reactors, chromatography – HPLC, GC and Ion Chromatography
Software-Microsoft office, Chemstation, SLIM, LIMS and SAP
Education:
Texas State University 2011
San Marcos, TX
B.S. biology, minor chemistry
IATA and dangerous goods trained and certified (2017)
TWIC card
References available upon request