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Janis K. Voo, PhD

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Industrial experience in supervising and auditing an analytical services laboratory, manufacturing and processing

high purity inorganic and nanostructured compounds. Proficient in operating state of the art laboratory equipment.

Professional Experience

DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT

1. Managed ISO 9001:2008 registered analytical services laboratory to ensure quality goals were

achieved.

Enforced compliance for laboratory departmental goals and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

to ensure accuracy and integrity of analysis using GLP and GMP.

2. Developed department staff into leadership roles.

MANUFACTURE OF HIGH PURITY INORGANIC COMPOUNDS

Oversaw purchasing and purifying raw material to optimize product quality and quantity.

Manufactured over 300 high purity inorganic compounds and solutions.

Established purification and manufacturing procedures to improve efficiency and product quality.

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Collaborated in R&D efforts for product realization through commercialization.

Proficient in laboratory equipment usage (GC MS, XRD, FTIR, TEM, EDX, KF, NMR, PSA,

SAA, UV/Vis, HPLC).

QC SUPPORT

Performed calibration, maintenance, and basic troubleshooting for state of the art laboratory

equipment.

Participated in quantitative and qualitative analyses of raw materials, in process product, and

finished product.

Drafted statistical data for annual ISO audits.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Served as Principal Investigator in the areas of synthesis of nanocrystalline metal oxides for

photocatalytic, electronic, decontamination, and sulfur scrubbing applications.

Employment History

MV LABORATORIES, INCORPORATION – FRENCHTOWN, NJ

Senior Production Chemist: 2011-present

• Coauthored 242 SOPs for manufacturing high purity inorganic compounds (alkali, alkali earths,

transition metals, rare earths, nonmetals and post transition metals).

Mentored and supervised production chemists.

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Served as the technical resource to address product related questions/issues.

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Developed new product lines per customer request.

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Developed purification procedures to improve product quality, efficiency and reduce costs.

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Used ERP system: Chempax C/S for production activity; maintain an appropriate level of

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finished goods inventory and bills of materials management.

Supported Sales and Supply Chain to prepare quotes for new business and/or bulk orders.

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Assisted Site Manager to budget, design and install laboratory equipment.

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Partnered with QC to resolve inorganic compound impurity and assay issues.

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Participated and presented in the safety program.

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NANOSCALE CORPORATION – MANHATTAN, KS

Analytical Services Manager: 2008 – 2010

• Ensured all equipment was maintained and calibrated daily.

• Scheduled staff daily workload and staff development.

• Procured lab supplies/consumables/lab equipment.

• Troubleshot, authored, and approved SOPs.

• Reviewed, approved, released, and archived data package and certificate of analysis.

• Supported QA manager for raw material, in process sample, and product release.

• Coordinated with the production department and supported its manufacturing activity.

• Served as technical source for OOS product to the QC manager.

• Met with and provided analysis quote to potential customers.

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Senior Scientist: 2003 – 2007

Prepared an award winning NIH proposal to fund a nano battery project.

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Preparation (and studied the reactivity) of modified nanostructured metal oxides such as barium

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titanate, alumina, magnesia, calcium oxides, and titania.

Performed synthesis and purification methods for organometalic and metal alkoxide compounds.

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Work closely with the engineering department to meet the product specification and requirement.

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Education

– Newark, DE

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE

Doctor of Philosophy, Inorganic Chemistry

WARTBURG COLLEGE – Waverly, IA

Bachelor of Arts (major) in Chemistry, (minor) in Mathematics

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Patents & Publications

PATENTS:

Koper, O., Voo, J., Winecki, S., Rasinski, J., Klabunde, K., Malchesky, P. U.S. Patent Application 11/759,106,

2007.

Koper, O., Voo, J., Winecki, S., Rasinski, J., Klabunde, K., Malchesky, P. EP Patent Application 7798185,

2008.

PAPERS:

Karote, D.; Walker, B.; Dai, H.; Krishnamoorthi, R.; Voo, J., Rajagopalan, S. “Chemical Warfare Agent

Simulants in Gamble’s Fluid: Is the Fluid Toxic? Can it be Made Safer by Inclusion of Solid Nanocrystalline

Metal Oxides?”

J. of Chemistry, 2013, Article ID 641620, 14 pages.

Voo, J.K.; Lam, K.C.; Rheingold, A.L.; Riordan, C.G. “Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of Copper

(I) Imidazole Complexes Based on a Cavitand Ligand Design.” J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2001, 1803 1805.

Riordan, C.G.; Mandimutsira, B.; Voo, J.K. “Synthetic and Mecahnistic Studies Related to Acetyl Coenzyme

A Synthase.” J. Inorg. Biochem. 1999, 74, 47.

Mandimutsira, B.; Voo, J.K.; Riordan, C.G. “Synthesis and Reactivity of NiFe4S4 Clusters as Models for

Acetyl Coenzyme A Synthase.” J. Inorg. Biochem. 1999, 74, 221.

Voo, J.K.; Riordan, C.G.; Yap, G.P.A.; Rheingold, A.L. “Models for the Active Sites of CODH Acetyl

Coenzyme A Synthase.” J. Inorg. Biochem. 1999, 74, 330.

CONFERENCE PAPERS & TECHNICAL REPORTS:

Voo, J.K.; Riordan, C.G. “Synthetic Models for TrisImidazole Metal Aqua Sites in Proteins.” Gordon Graduate

Research Conference, Ventura, CA, January 2002.

Voo, J.K.; Lam, K.C.; Rheingold, A.L.; Riordan, C.G. “Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of a Copper

(I) Bisimidazole Complex.” American Chemical Society Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, Newark, DE 2000.

Voo, J.K.; Lam, K.C.; Rheingold, A.L.; Riordan, C.G. “Synthesis and Structure of Copper (I) Tris Imidazole

Complex.” International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry, Minneapolis, MN 1999.

Riordan, C.G.; Voo, J.K.; Mandimutsira, B. “NiFe4S4 Clusters as models for the active sites in CO

Dehydrogenase / Acetyl CoA Synthase.” Book of Abstracts, 217th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March

1999.

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Riordan, C.G.; Ram, M.S.; Voo, J.K. “Synthetic and mechanistic models for Methyl Coenzyme M Reductase.”

Book of Abstracts, 215th ACS National Meeting, Dallas, TX, March 1998.

Professional Affiliation

Kappa Mu Epsilon.

American National Standards Institute (ANSI): US TAG 229 on Nanotechnologies.

References

Available upon request.

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