Professional Experience Technical Support

Linda Lee Kaczmarek

*** ******* *****, ********** ** 15108 ● 412-***-**** ● *****************@*****.***

PROFILE SUMMARY

Results oriented, technical professional with diverse experience including instrumental analysis and quality control management. Proven leadership skills by successfully managing 4 chemists and leading 12 panel members for sensory testing. Proficient in the use of Chemstation and LIMS programs with a working knowledge of ASTM and GPA methods.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Laboratory Manager/GC Supervisor

Intertek, Commodities Pittsburgh 12/2013 - 12/2015

Managed daily laboratory operations, quality control, equipment maintenance and repair, scheduling, manpower, analysis reports and client support.

Performed laboratory testing of crude oils and condensates including GPA and ASTM methods.

Performed GC/FID analysis of gases, stable liquids and LPGs including HTSD and DHA.

Coordinated four technicians in two shifts.

Set-up caustic analysis capabilities and trained technicians to perform related ASTM methods

Developed review checklists to monitor and evaluate laboratory SQC, safety and maintenance.

Staff Scientist

Sunoco Chemicals, Inc. Polypropylene Division 01/2001-10/2007

Supported customers and manufacturing facilities with analytical projects using GC, GCMS, headspace, PSEM, and EDX.

Executed projects involved individual and team efforts for technical support and troubleshooting, quantitative method development and evaluation for products components and regulated compounds.

Led teams in project work and trained technicians.

Advanced Sunoco’s technical support capabilities by initiating and leading development of sensory methods implemented at Sunoco Research and Technology and manufacturing plants.

Lead and trained a 12 member taste and odor panel in coordinated testing to evaluate descriptive characteristics of polymers.

Expanded GC and GCMS capabilities by using headspace techniques to quantitate residual propylene in powders and to quantitate total volatiles.

Coordinated GCMS data with sensory panel evaluations to create odor profiles for base materials and to identify potential odor causing components.

Continued ….

Linda Lee Kaczmarek

187 Darlene Drive, Coraopolis PA 15108 ● 412-***-**** ● *****************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (continued)

Research Chemist

Aristech Chemical Corp. Materials Characterization 11/1992 – 12/2000

Performed GC and CGMS analyses to support manufacturing, research, and method development projects.

Operated and maintained parallel bench reactors for biotreatability studies and assisting in upscale of operating parameters and analytical testing for monitoring and evaluations.

Successfully completed two biotreatability studies that generated data for design and operation of two wastewater treatment plants.

Developed GC methods to monitor biotreatment plant operations for compliance.

EDUCATION

University of Phoenix – Pittsburgh, PA

Masters of Business Administration/Project Management, GPA 3.95 01/2013

La Roche College – Pittsburgh, PA

Bachelor of Science Chemistry, GPA 3.55 05/1996

Bachelor of Science Biology, GPA 3.22 05/1991

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

GCFID

GCMS

GC Headspace

SEM/EDX

Antek

Excel

Word

MS Project

SharePoint

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