STU SPAETH

NY Metro Area

973-***-****

ac7yfj@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

A Senior Analytical Chemist / Supervisor / Manager with expertise in Inorganic and Organic analysis. Increased productivity and established quality processes in multiple industries.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential – NJ/NY Metro Area 2015 - Present

Senior Analytical Chemist responsible for Onsite - Analysis, Method Development, Sample Preparation, Training and Trouble-Shooting

• Raw Material Analysis

• Incoming Inspection

• HPLC, UV-VIS, TOC, Extrudability, Auto Titrator, Hydrochloric Analysis, Hydrogen Peroxide Analysis,

Triton Analysis, pH, Moisture, Mechanical Testing.

• Extensive LIMS expertise, SOP’s, Work Instruction, QA/QC protocols etc.

Spectroscopy Consultant 2011 – Present

Independent Consultant

• Industries: aerospace, space and navigation, clinical, environmental, chemical, consumer, waste,

pharmaceutical, precious metals and utilities.

• Areas of Expertise: Project management, research and development, materials characterization, raw

materials, in-process, API, finished product, stability, inks, paints, catalysts, coatings, polymers,

inorganic/organic analysis, optical microscopy, digital imaging, plant/product start-up, training and technical

support, instrumentation purchasing and applications.

• Method Development: Establishing standard operating procedures (SOP’s) for new analytical methods.

Developing new coatings and formulations as well as analytical procedures including instrumentation

maintenance, trouble-shooting, sample preparation, analysis, data reduction and reporting.

• Quality Processes: Six Sigma, Design of Experiment, Failure Mode Effects Analysis

• Instrumentation and Lab Techniques: ICP, ICP-MS, FTIR, XRF, Karl Fischer, IC, UV-VIS, NIR, RAMAN,

AA, Micro Wave Digestions

• Regulatory Knowledge and Standards: American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM),

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Federal Drug Administration (FDA), United States Pharmacopeia

(USP), European Pharmacopeia (EP), National Formulary (NF), Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA), Military Standards, (Mil Stds), Military Specifications (Mil Specs)

Confidential – NJ/NY Metro Area 2013 - 2014

Senior Chemist/Consultant responsible for all Inorganic Analysis, Method Development, Sample Preparation, Training and Trouble-Shooting

• ICP-MS, ICP, AA, XRF, IC

• Sample Preparation – Block Digestions, Micro Wave Digestions

• Instrumentation Maintenance, Method Development, Trouble-Shooting and Training

Glaxo Smith Kline, Clifton NJ 2012

Lab Supervisor/Senior Chemist

Product manufactured at this facility included personal care products (toothpaste).

• Managed, motivated, developed, and maintained a diverse professional staff of approximately 20 scientists

and technical support with diverse responsibilities for finished products, raw material stability, sample testing

and automation.

• Raw Materials, API, Finished Product, In-Process and Stability

• Cross trained staff for multiple analysis/trouble-shooting and instrumentation maintenance.

• Facilities monitoring for water system and calibration of analytical scales/balances.

• Coached department and promoted collaboration both internally with our team and externally with other

departments.

• Ion Chromatography, Gas Chromatography, Atomic Absorption, FTIR, UV-VIS, Karl Fischer, Polarimetry,

Refractive Index, Brookfield Viscosity and Wet Chemistry

L-3 Communications - Space & Navigation, Budd Lake, NJ 1998 – 2011

Staff Chemist / Material Scientist position responsible for all organic material processes at the Budd Lake facility.

Incoming inspection of raw materials and evaluation of shelf life extension

Performed surface analysis via Optical Microscopy, FTIR, Digital Imaging, Metallograph, XRF, SEM

FTIR Analysis – Microscope/ATR /Specular/Diffuse Reflectance

Failure Analysis: Electrical/ Corrosive/Mechanical/Structural/Chemical

CB’s – Analysis; plating, failure analysis, documentation

Mixed/Formulated Paints, Adhesives and Coatings

Conformal Coatings – Evaluation and Analysis

In Process Analysis of Aqueous Cleaners

Wet chemistry techniques

Cleanroom Instructor & Laboratory Safety Officer

Adhesives, Inks, Polymers, Paints, Coatings, Composites, Sealants, Solvents, Silicones, Urethanes

DOE (Design of Experiment), Statistical Analysis (Six Sigma, In-Process Analysis

Regulatory Knowledge and Standards: MIL-SPECS (Military Specifications), American Standard Testing Methods (ASTM), Military Standards (Mil Stds).

SEM, Ion Chromatography, XRF and Metallograph

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts – Biology (Chemistry Minor), Roger Williams, Bristol, Rhode Island

Atomic Spectroscopy – Perkin-Elmer

FTIR – Thermo Fisher Scientific

Six Sigma - Green Belt (Allied Signal)

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