Ernest F. Kovacs, Sr. Strongsville, OH

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CAREER SUMMARY

Highly qualified, dedicated hands-on professional Lab Technician with

background in chemistry, including blending, testing and quality control.

Skilled developing a wide range of practical applications used to achieve

the highest standards set forth by product and process requirements.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

QC testing-paints and coatings: SG., Viscosity (Brookfield), Ph, VOC,

Flash Pt., Boiling Pt., Solids, Refraction Test, Color Matching, Blending,

and Beverage Can Coating Testing

Wet Lab testing Phosphorous, Cyanide, Nitrites and Nitrates (Kjeldahl) Oil

and Grease,

Anionic Surfactants (MBAS), Phenol and Chloride Tests

Excellent Mathematics- Proficient in Excel and Windows

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AKZO NOBEL, Strongsville, OH 2009-2013

Senior Quality Control Lab Technician

Tested beverage can coating formulations and implemented technical measures

of product performance.

. Formulated "Next Generation" coatings for application in North America

and overseas markets. High priority technical performance and cost

objectives were achieved.

. Helped develop BPA FREE Coatings used in the beverage can industry,

allowing Akzo Nobel to compete with other coating companies around the

world in this environmental venture.

. Acknowledged as key technician in coordinated execution of 8 different

tests used to evaluate and research beverage can coatings, allowing

all data to be collected in fast and concise manner with no chance for

contamination and error.

HOYA OPTICAL INC., Berea, OH 2005-2008

Lab Technician

Inspected and set optical lenses in domes before putting into optical

coating and hardening machine to add final application of materials before

product was sent around the world as eyeglasses.

. Setup and controlled coating machine that coated optical lenses with

anti-glare and hydrophobic coatings, ensuring all lenses were complete

and quality-controlled tested.

. Set up replacement coating machines that were more efficient and cost

effective, producing more lenses in less time and were easier to

operate with less effect from electrical outages.

CTX-CENOL INC., Lodi, OH 2003-2004

Chemical Blender

Final product blending and testing of BLACK FLAG MOSQUITO FOGGING SOLUTION

to ensure continuous operation of production line and quality control.

Helped produce, test, and package "the ultimate" mosquito control used

around the world.

EXCELSIOR COATINGS INC., Cleveland, OH 1999-2003

Quality Control Lead

Supervised production, quality control testing, packaging, inventory, and

shipping of all products produced. North American production products were

industrial floor coatings, industrial cleaners, lubricants and lubricant

additives.

. Reformulated existing products and developed new formulas while

assuring quality control of raw material and finished goods.

. Developed 2-part water-born epoxy industrial floor coating that is

being produced by Harrison Paints, an American paint company, for use

around the world.

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ACCRA LABS INC., Cleveland, OH 1999-2003

Environmental Lab Technician

Principal lab technician, Department of Environmental Testing 1999-2003 for

established environmental lab. Wrote SOP's for lab, experiment procedures

and EP's for instrument operations. Supervised field testing and lab

testing for 19 American companies. Maintained various instruments of AA,

HPLC, and GC.

. Executed significant process, quality, and turnaround time

improvements for testing of all lab samples by updating SOP's,

replacing old equipment with more cost effective and more accurate

equipment, and revising some tests to meet new requirements of OSHA

and EPA.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

CHEMALLOY COMPANY, Cleveland, OH

Chemical Blender

TASKEM INC., Cleveland, OH

Assistant Production Lead

EDUCATION

BSEd, Chemistry, Slippery Rock State College, Slippery Rock, PA

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