State University Product Development

Eric Strickhouser

***** ***** ***** **** #***, Minnetonka, Minnesota 55305

952-***-**** **********@*****.***

A self-motivated, hard worker with analytical lab experience, able to evaluate and prevent quality issues and maintain documentation, seeking to apply skills to a laboratory setting.

Work experience

EA Sween Company – Quality Control Auditor Jan. 2016 - Current

Execute assigned food safety, quality and continuous improvement activities

Inspect the production facility and equipment and conduct analytical tests to help ensure a food safe environment.

Verify QC related documentation is accurate and recorded information meets company and regulatory requirements.

Act as a liaison with USDA for pre-operational and operational inspections.

Trained in HACCP, GMPs, GLPs, SQF, SSOPs, and MAP protocols

Preforming ATP and Listeria swabbing to ensure a sanitary production environment

Cargill Research and Development – Temp Pilot Floor Technician June 2014 – July 2015

Operation of food grade polymerization equipment; testing product development methods following specifications from research engineers

Read HPLC profiles to determine corrective processes

Set up equipment, including reactors, condensers, storage tanks, ion exchange columns, carbon columns, evaporators, recirculation pumps, and vacuum pumps

Communicated with development team to solve problems and manage workload

Calculated additions of catalysts, as well as dilutions of bulk concentrated acids and bases

Laboratory testing of product samples to determine pH, conductivity, color bodies, composition, density, and refractive index

Use of spectrophotometer, halogen moisture analyzer, and DeltaV program (distributed control system)

Worked under food safety guidelines, including checking possible microbial contamination, packaging, lot identification, and proper storage

Trained to operate a forklift, experienced in elevated work via harness

AdvanceCath/TE Connectivity – Cryocath Assembler Sept. 2015 – Jan. 2016

Worked under GMPs and SOPs in a clean room regulated environment

Used hot air compressors, anneal ovens, laser optical density meters, and reflow machinery

Experience in component staging, trim/tuck of distal and proximal wires, outer jacket/proximal assembly, shaft body reflow, skive/removal of dummy wire, distal tip assembly, and heat soak

Minnesota State University Laboratory Maintenance and Supervision Jan. 2014 – May 2014

Worked with standard lab equipment, including autoclave and liquid dispenser

Preparation of growth media and solutions

Experience with various organisms including Staph, E.coli, fungi, coliforms, and endospore forming bacteria

Assistance in one-on-one research with Dr. Dorothy Wrigley during ongoing microbiology research

Familiar with testing methods including Titration, Waste Water Testing, Gram Staining, Media Prep, Microbial Identification, Fermentation and Cell Cultures

Three years of experience with General, Light, and Phase Contrast Microscopy

Education

Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN

Degree: BS Biology: Microbiology Emphasis

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