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Alejandro J. Aguilar

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San Francisco, Ca E-mail:

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Inspectorate Petroleum Chemist

January 2014 -March 2014

. Review SOP's to complete task on a variety of petroleum

based products

. Work in conjunction with co-workers to complete tests

. Insure accurate data and completion of standards for the

various tests used throughout the day

. Use of LIM's system to catalogue, organize, and log data for

cliental

Chevron Chemist

September 2013-December 2013

. Work as part of a team to complete client samples in a

timely manner

. Perform wet chemical dissolutions for various catalyst

samples

. Trouble shoot various problems including use of an iCAP

inductively coupled plasma

. Insured quality and accurate results of all samples prior to

submission for clients

UCLA Isotopic Geochemistry Laboratory

June 2013 - September 2013

Geochemistry Researcher Volunteer

. Leading a team on the analysis of temperature during the

Paleocene to Eocene boundary

. Training group members in skills to accomplish our research

. Convey information about the research to others with little

to no knowledge

. Conduct background research for current projects

. Running an auto-line carbonate device into a mass

spectrometer

. Interpret data taken from the mass spectrometer for

presentation and publication

United States Geological Survey, Santa Cruz, CA

March 2012 - September 2012

Geochemistry Research Lab Associate

. Formulated solutions from sediment samples for ICP-MS analysis to

identify geo-tracing elements for further research

. Image analysis for anomalies using a MATlab gui from landscape

modification

. Created a dissolution out of sediment samples retrieved from the field

by using wet chemicals and an industrial laboratory microwave

. Back ground research for projects sample extraction from calcium

carbonate material for isotopic analysis

. Worked with wet chemicals and experienced with laboratory policy and

safety

UCSC Paleontology Laboratory Associate

January 2010 - July 2012

. Researched and analyzed various research papers and books

. Identification of extinct mollusk shells and interpretation to later

be added to an international database

UCSC Paleo-Oceanography Stable Isotope Lab Associate

August 2011 - June 30, 2012

. Reconstruction of carbon levels from 55 mya from the use of stable

isotope analysis

. Mixing of wet chemicals for the dissolution of microfossils.

. Ran Oxygen and Carbon Stable Isotope Analysis of Foraminifera species

on the PRISM-Carbonate Device.

. Adobe Illustrator for laboratory technical reports figures

. Read and analyzed papers for further background research

. Organization of both physical and digital data

. Extracted microfossils from core sediments retrieved from

oceanographic fieldwork

. Laboratory upkeep and training of new personal

EDUCATION

Bachelors of Science in Earth Science, Graduated June 2012

University of California, Santa Cruz

Senior thesis: "South Atlantic Climate and Carbon Cycle

Variability during the Late Paleocene as Inferred from the Isotopic

Composition of M. Velascoensis: implications for Orbital Forcing".

SKILLS

Microsoft Office Adobe Illustrator ICP-MS analysis

Chemical Dissolution ENVI image analysis Sharepoint

Stratigraphic columns Cross sections Isotope ratio mass

spectrometer

Flash/Freeze point ICP-AES Dissolution through

atmospheric pressure

Geologic map analysis Geological formation identification

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