HIRENE D. LOPEZ

ChE License No. *******

+697*-***-**** (Globe)

No. 182 Sapang, Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan, Philippines (2419)

** ***** ***, ******; Born on December 25, 1991

Roman Catholic

KEY SKILLS

Autocad 2018 (2D and 3D)

Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Budgets and Forecasts

Line balancing

Effective presentation of reports through efficient use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook.

Patents and Industrial Designs

Can speak English both written and oral fluently.

CAREER HISTORY

ANTHESIS GROUP

SENIOR ENGINEER II (REGULATORY COMPLIANCE), March 2018 to present

Evaluates, validates and manages supplier-provided product environmental technical data and information, including chemistry, part and material substance composition, and lab analysis techniques, to develop and implement processes necessary to ensure compliance with worldwide hazardous substances regulations (ROHS/REACH), conflict minerals and related areas.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review, validate and process supplier-provided material composition content information including lab reports for mechanical, electronics and electrical parts according to defined protocols;

• Track supplier performance and provide periodic metrics reports;

• Audit laboratory reports and report findings to client;

• Onboard, train and assist suppliers on how to prepare and submit material declarations. Prepare various internal and customer reports based on supplier-provided full material disclosure (FMD) information;

• Collect and validate data related to conflict minerals, rare earth minerals, and other critical substances;

• Assess risk associated with material composition of parts and assemblies;

• Define and deliver business processes to collect and manage other environmental, carbon, and sustainability-related supplier data

LAW FIRM OF EB ASTUDILLO & ASSOCIATES

PATENT ASSOCIATE, June 2017 to March 2018

Timely filing of new patent applications and registration of new industrial design applications in the Philippines of foreign applicants.

Conducting patent search using online database search engines like USPTO Pair, Espacenet and WIPO Patent Scope to check Patent Families and validity for national phase entry.

Drafting substantive advice in response to the applicant's queries and clarifications as regard the Philippine IP practice.

Worked out Office Actions by promptly preparing a response to the office actions issued by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines in accordance with the applicant's instructions

Reviewing of the Applicant's arguments and instructions to check if all issues raised by the Examiner are well addressed.

Performed claim amendments to resolve improper multiple dependency issues and method of treatment claims raised on the Office Action

ATLANTIC COATINGS, INC. February 2014-February 2016

PROCESS ENGINEER

Increased overall productivity through efficient use of the PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) System in producing quality paints.

Resolved issues in production through thorough incident investigation and implementing corrective and preventive actions to prevent recurrence of incident.

Decreased downtime in Production through regular preventive maintenance and calibration of hoppers, flowmeters and mixing tank load cells.

Ensured operators’ awareness on the imposed hazards at the Production Area by conducting regular trainings and discussions.

RAW MATERIAL WAREHOUSE ENGINEER AND RAW MATERIAL INVENTORY CONTROL ENGINEER

Ensured availability of raw materials for production use and gives feedback to Production Manager in a weekly basis.

Maintained an updated bincard of raw materials

Prepared the Month End Inventory report

QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER

Determined the quality of all incoming raw materials for production use. If non-compliance with the Certificate of Analysis (COA) occurs, raw materials are subject to backload.

Assured if the wet properties of finished paints such as viscosity, density, pH, grind, and foam as well as optical properties pass the standards prior the filling and packing stage.

Testing parameters are as follows: viscosity, density, pH, grind and optical properties such as contrast ratio, tint strength, yellowness index, hunter whiteness, L values and a and b values

INTERNSHIP at Environment Management Bureau (under DENR)

Performs testing of Qualitative and Quantitative properties of effluent water samples from different establishments in the city and nearby bodies of water.

Conducts air quality testing

Equipment used: Spectrophotomer, Microscope, Autoclave

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION

Licensed Chemical Engineer; November 2013; Professional Regulations Commission

Responsible Care for Plant Operations; April 2015; Engr. Gretchen Fontejon

HACCP; November 2016; Food Safety and Hygiene Academy of the Philippines

Basic Leadership Training for Supervisors; July 2016; Raffles and Fairmont Makati

OTHER INFORMATION

Passport Details: EC6648443; Issued at DFA Manila; Valid until January 1, 2021

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Saint Louis University, Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, June 2008 to March 2013

Saint Louis High School-Philex, 2004-2008, 2nd Honorable Mention

Philex Mines Elementary School, 1998-2004, With Honors

**References are available upon request**

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