Manager Maintenance

Matthew Ricke

QC Chemist - Integrity Nutraceuticals

Hendersonville, TN

*******@*****.*** - 615-***-****

To find a position where I can use my management and lab skills.

WORK EXPERIENCE

QC Manager

Integrity Nutraceuticals - Spring Hill, TN - April 2013 to Present

Manage a lab with 15 chemist/microbiologists.

* Work with production to meet client needs on finished products

* Confirm that batches were prepared correctly, with the proper ingredients

* Ensure that GMP practices are followed

* Develop new methods to validate new products and raw materials

* Develop SOPs

* Develop product specs and testing requirements for new products.

* Maintain lab equipment (HPLC, ICP-MS, FTIR, GC/MS).

* Meet with clients to ensure we are complying with their testing requirements.

Wet Chemistry Operations Manager

Test America - Nashville, TN - November 2011 to April 2013

Hire, manage, and schedule 25 chemists

* Control supplies and labor costs

* Manage outside vendors for instrument maintenance

* Review data based on EPA and Standard Methods

* Assist in training of new chemists

* Prepare reports for the Lab Director on labor, supplies, training, and production costs

* Determine best practices to maximize efficiency

* Help chemists as needed at the bench

* Conducted semi-annual reviews on all employees and help them on their career path

* Work with EHS on employee safety and manage waste disposal

Organic Prep/ Liquid Chromatography Operations Manager

Test America - Nashville, TN - March 2010 to November 2011

Hire, manage, and schedule 25 chemists

* Control supplies and labor costs

* Manage outside vendors for instrument maintenance

* Review data based on EPA and Standard Methods

Instrument Maintenance Manager

Test America - Nashville, TN - April 2009 to March 2010

Support and repair GC, GCMS, IC, and HPLC instruments

* Manage outside vendors for instrument maintenance

* Develop preventative maintenance schedule for all Nashville Instruments

Organic Extractions Supervisor

Test America - Nashville, TN - March 2006 to April 2009

Manage 20 chemists

* Develop new methods

* Schedule overtime and vacation time

* Streamline the processes to reduce bottlenecks

* Train new employees as needed

Analyst 4

Test America - Nashville, TN - January 2001 to March 2006

Prep samples in organic extractions lab

* Run GC, GC/MS, HPLC, and IC instruments

* Analyze samples and conduct instrument maintenance on Hewlett-Packard, Shimadzu, and P.E.

instruments.

* Run EPA methods 8270, 8260, 8082, 8081, 8015

EDUCATION

B.S. in Microbiology

Western Illinois University - Macomb, IL

1998 to 2000

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