Laboratory Technician/Chemist

Wayde L. Wilcock

801-***-**** • ************@****.*** • 1474 W 1200 N Layton, UT 84041

Professional Profile

Analytical chemist, with over 20 years of experience in aerospace and chemical analysis including:

• Chromatography • Spectroscopy

• Viscosity and Density • Wet Chemistry

• Method Development • Technical Writing

Professional Accomplishments

Chromatography

• Analyzed; nerve agents, crude oils, petroleum distillates, solvents, polymers, resins,

adhesives, and elastomeric samples using GC, HPLC, and GPC, instruments from

Agilent Technologies

• Prepared samples, calibration curves, and quality control samples for; GC, HPLC, and

GPC instruments

• Conducted qualification testing for solid rocket motor components, crude oil, and nerve

agent samples on; GC, GPC, and HPLC instruments

• Experience in Liquid-Liquid and Solid Phase extractions for GC, HPLC, and GPC

testing of environmental samples and polymers using automated and manual extraction

systems

Spectroscopy

• Analyzed; solid rocket propellant components, oils, and solvents using FT-IR,

UV/Vis, and AA Spectrophotometers from Perkin Elmer, and Nicolet

• Prepared samples, calibration curves, and quality control samples for; FT-IR,

UV/Vis, and AA spectrophotometers

• Conducted qualification testing for solid rocket motor components on; FT-IR,

UV/Vis, and AA spectrophotometers

• Experience in Liquid-Liquid and Solid Phase extractions for FTIR and UV/Vis testing

of polymers, oils, solvents, and composite materials using manual and automated

extraction systems

Viscosity and Density

• Analyzed; polymers, resins, adhesives, oils, and solvents for viscosity using Cannon

Manning, Fenske, Ubbelohde, Brookfield, and Stormer viscometers

• Analyzed; polymers, resins, adhesives, oils, and solvents for density using hydrometers,

and Hubbard, Leach, and Air Displacement and Gas pycnometers, and density meters

Wet Chemistry

• Analyzed; energetic materials, polymers, resins, adhesives, elastomeric solid rocket

liners and components, oils, and solvents for purity and contaminants using automatic

titrators, pH meters, laboratory ovens and various specialty laboratory instruments

Method Development

• Developed analytical methods for polymers, adhesives, solvents, and elastomers

using FT-IR UV/Vis, AA, GC, and HPLC instruments

• Developed analytical methods and instrumentation for energetic materials using

prototype laboratory instruments

Technical Writing

• Co-authored Standard Laboratory Procedures for the analysis of polymers, resins,

adhesives, solid rocket propellant components, oils, and solvents for purity and

contaminants

• Authored Best Practices documents for; Cannon viscosity, Brookfield viscosity

methods, and density analysis, and Karl Fischer, and Dean Stark moisture

methods, and potentiometric titration methods

Employment History

• Aug 2014 Present Chemist, Schlumberger Innovation Center, Salt Lake City, UT

• Apr 2010 Jul 2013 Senior Chemist, Battelle Memorial Institute, Stockton, UT.

• Feb 1985 Jan 2010 Senior Laboratory Technician, ATK Launch Systems,

Promontory, UT.

Education

• Bachelor of Science, Weber State University, Ogden, UT.

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