Assistant Quality Assurance

STEVE SAMUEL

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EDUCATION:

MS Chemistry -NYU-Polytechnic School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY

BS Biology - Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY

A.A.S. Medical Lab Technology - Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY

ENTREPRENEURSHIP & BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (current activities)

Founder (partner) Yellowbird Apartments LLC.

Developer of SAMU Foods & Beverages LLC.

Formulator of New Beverages and Food Products

TEACHING FIELD EXPERIENCE:

CUNY-Hostos Community College, Bronx, NY 2009- Present (8yrs)

Adjunct Assistant Chemistry Professor

Teach both inorganic chemistry lecture and labs

Teach environmental lecture and labs

Teach organic chemistry lecture and labs

Mentor and Tutor Students in Biological, Chemical and Medical Sciences

SUNY-Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY 2004- Present (11+yrs)

Lead Technical Assistant

Classified and consolidated hazardous chemical wastes to ensure that Westchester Community College is EPA, DOT and OSHA compliant.

Prepared Chemistry lab experiments.

SUNY-Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY 2005-2009 (4yrs)

Chemistry Lecturer

Teach Inorganic chemistry lectures and labs

Help train chemistry adjuncts

Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY Spring 2007- Present

Adjunct Chemistry Professor

Teach both chemistry lectures and labs

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE:

Akzo Nobel R&D, Dobbs Ferry, NY June, 2001 - June, 2004

Analytical Research Chemist

Method development for unusual applications.

Tested surfactants for free & tertiary Amines, reactivity etc.

Performed Metal digestions, and tested for percent Phosphorous, Hydroxyl and Acid Numbers.

Performed various test on peroxides to determine type, percent active oxygen, shelf live, and effects of dyes on peroxide stability.

Performed instrumentation Analysis such as Induction Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy and other techniques on sample materials.

Researched and Developed methods for analysis of phosphorous base flame retardants on foams and fabrics.

Instrumentation Laboratory, Orangeburg, NY August, 2000 – June, 2001

Lead Quality Control and Formulation Chemist

Trained chemists.

Formulated large-scale diagnostic reagents and tested standard solutions for Blood Gas Analyzers used for human blood electrolyte and metabolites measurements.

Performed continuous in-process adjustments of carbon dioxide, pH, Sodium, Potassium, and other metabolites in solutions for blood analyzers.

Tested to ensure final product or reagents produced have correct constituent type and amount that matches human blood and are within specification.

Produced Product Certificate of Analysis.

Composite Material LLC Electroplating, Mamaroneck, NY August, 1998 – August 2000

Chemist

Performed wet chemistry techniques on organic compounds.

Formulated solutions used for electroplating of carbon fibers.

Performed metal analysis on electroplating solutions and plated carbon fiber.

Developed titration methods for unusual constituents in plating solutions.

Performed hull-cell analysis on various electroplating solutions.

Tested carbon fiber, metal panels and resins for Electromagnetic Interference and Radio Frequency Interference to determine Shielding Effectiveness.

MIC Technology, Pearl River, NY August, 1996 – December, 1996 and from December, 1997-August, 1998

Chemist- Wet Chemistry Metal Analyst

Performed metals analysis for Production of Microchips (Motorola & Lucent Technology)

Prepared and formulated various solutions for plating baths (Ni, Cu, Fe, Au, SA-80, Hf, KCN etc).

Neutralized Hazardous waste and performed Emergency Hazmat response.

Segregated, labeled and consolidated acids, bases, oxidizers, flammables and waxes as per EPA, DOT and OSHA Regulations.

CONTRACT-TEMPORARY JOBS HELD WHILE ATTENDING COLLEGE: AGENCY-LAB SUPPORT

Pepsi R&D Technical Center, Valhalla, NY August 2001 – February 2002

Chemist Assistant

Formulated various beverages.

Identified different chemicals used in food flavoring.

Assisted researchers collect stability data for chemicals in beverages and conducted food shelf live studies.

Ordered Chemicals and setup chemical inventory.

Bierdordorf Cosmetic Research, Norwalk, CT May, 2000 – August, 2000

Temporary Quality Assurance Chemist

Tested raw materials (dipropylene Glycol, Petrolatum, methylparaben etc) and finished products as per the United States Pharmacopeia, Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory standards.

Certified raw materials and finished products from outside manufacturers by re-testing for all constituents listed on their product Certificate of Analysis, example for Dipropylene Glycol, Petrolatum and Vitamin A, to ensure that these constituents are within specification.

Approved, rejected or quarantined cosmetic products to ensure consumers receive the best quality product.

Investigated consumer complaints to improve product quality and consumer service

Kraft Foods (Phillip Morris) R&D Center, Tarrytown, NY September 1997- December 1997

Temporary Technical Laboratory Chemist/Assistant

Researched the effects of moisture on starch.

Performed Viscosity measurements on carbohydrates using instruments such as brabenders and Rapid Visco-Analyzers.

Performed pilot research on beverages, yogurt and assisted in formulating Jell-O.

Consumer Union Research Technical Center, Yonkers, NY June 1997-August 1997

Research Assistant

Tested and compared various consumer goods like tissue, napkins, and toilet paper to validate product properties or product assertions disclosed on nationally televised advertisements or other publications.

Tested consumer products that must be recalled from the United Consumers’ State Market

Joseph Seagram’s R&D Center, White Plains, NY February 1997 – May 1997

Temporary Lab Research Assistant

Performed classical analytical techniques on beverages and orange peels.

Performed various distillation techniques on laboratory samples.

Use various laboratory instruments and skill to test alcohols for clarity, pH, viscosity, specific gravity, density, percent moisture, percent oils, percent solids, and total dietary fiber.

PAR Pharmaceuticals, Spring Valley, NY March, 1996 – August, 1996

Temporary Quality Assurance Technician

Performed physical inspection and physical tests on tablets, caplets and capsules.

Reviewed manufactured drugs bath records, balance records, formulation records and performed weight system verifications.

Inspected raw materials labeling, inspected machines and rooms used before and after any drug is produced.

Performed various in-process testing to prevent product deviation

Instructed machine operators when to short down production, quarantine or reject products that fail Quality Control Specifications.

Ensured operators wore all personal protective equipment, and follow FDA and OSHA guidelines when mixing and moving chemicals.

Produced incident reports for product deviation and failure.

INTERNATIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Ministry of Education, Roseau, Dominica, 1990-1992

Science & Math Teacher of the Delices Government School

Prepared students for state wide general examinations to enter high school.

Taught Math, English, Integrated Science, Social Studies, and Physical Education.

Taught a team of Education Officials from Canada and the Dominica Teachers' College a series of science lectures to demonstrate my ability to teach as a key requirement for rapid certification after being trained, 1992.

Ministry of Agriculture, Roseau, Dominica 1987-1990

Agricultural Extension Officer with St. Hilaires Group for La Plaine Agricultural Training Center

Taught farmers Agriculture and Advance agricultural techniques to improve production of crops and life-stocks as a core requirement to pass Agriculture at both the Caribbean Examination Counsel Level (CXC) and at St. Mary Academy, Dominica.

Taught farmers various soil types, and how to improve soil fertility through application of manure, specific fertilizers, crop rotation, tillage, or plowing.

Taught farmers composting techniques, to identify crops pests, insects and weeds.

Taught animal husbandry techniques, animal gestation periods, and animal and plant biology.

Trained farmers on different plant propagation techniques such budding, grafting, desuckering and pollination

Trained farmers how to use weedicides and pesticides.

NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: (Name of company)

Composite Materials L.L.C, Mamaroneck, NY

Developed a method for the analysis of copper pyrophosphate in plating solutions (ligand-ligand interactions), and for carbonates in plating baths.

Akzo Nobel Chemicals - Analytical Scientists Division, Dobbs Ferry, NY

Developed a method to extract and analyzed phosphates and phosphonates in foams and fabrics (Study of Flame Retardants).

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS OR ACADEMIC LABORATORY RESEARCH:

Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY

1.Synthesizing Epothilone, a new effective anticancer drug, by placing together or coupling of organic building blocks.

2.Using Ion Electrospray Mass Spectrometry Technique to identify key proteins like hemoglobin without destroying their structure as tetramers, dimers and monomers. A soft approach to study proteins.

Suny Purchase College Department of Biology Purchase, NY

3.Study of pollen grains of flowers using Scanning Electron Microscopy Techniques.

CERTIFICATIONS, SAFETY AND REGULATORY TRAINING:

EPA, DOT, OHSA, FDA, USP

Six Sigma Quality Assurance-Akzo Nobel, Dobbs Ferry, NY

ISO 9000

Fire-fighting and Fire Extinguisher Classification- Instrumentation Laboratory, Orangeburg, NY

Chemical Hygiene, Hazard Communication and Laboratory Safety

Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)

Standard Operational Procedures (SOP)- PARR Pharmaceuticals, Spring Valley, NY

SKILLS

Laboratory Skills

SEM, AIM, Turbidimeter, Potentiometric End-Point Titrations(Titrino), ICP, NMR, Hunter Colorimeter, Karl Fisher Coulometric/Volumetric and Melter 25 Autotitrator, IR, Hull cell test, Viscometer, Densitometer, Gold Ex-ray Analysis, Brabender, Rapid Visco Analyzer, familiar with GC and HPLC.

Computer Skills

Windows, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Thermocline windows, TEVA software,

Chem-Draw.

Corporate, Administrative and Leaderships skills:

Management, Logistics, Strategic Planning, Warehousing, Transportation, Freight, Team building, sale management, Research Management, Food Chemistry, Food and Beverage Development, Food Manufacturing and Preservation.

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