Quality Control Lab Specialist

FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY

M I K AW H I T L E Y @ G M A I L . C O M 2 0 5 5 E A S T H U D S O N B LV D

GASTONIA, NC 28054 704-***-****

TA M I K A A . W H I T L E Y

EDUCATION

• August 2003-May 2007 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA

• Bachelor of Science in Biology

E XPERIENCE

August 2012-December 2012: Contract DSM Functional Materials Stanley, NC

January 2013-Present

Quality Control Lab Specialist I and Supervisor back-up

• Supervisor back-up and support.

• Lead Gauge R&R studies in the lab for data collection and specification limits.

• Support in instrument troubleshooting including developing test methods, Root-cause analysis, Cause-Mapping, and Risk

Assessments.

• Manage calibration reports, weekly performance metrics, create instrument standard work, work instructions and

troubleshooting guides, and schedule instruments for preventative maintenance.

• Proficient in SAP and Microsoft office.

• Successful completion of Waters Alliance HPLC Operation and Performance Maintenance course, LC Resources workshop

“Gradient HPLC Demystified” and Agilent Technologies workshop “Breaking Bad Chromatography Habits”

• Completion of Training in Hazwoper Practical Application compliance with OSHA 1910.120, Hazardous Waste 90 day

accumulation, 5S, Principles of Leadership training courses I and II, and Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis by

the National Safety Council.

• Performs physical and analytical testing to certify and/or recertify incoming raw materials, in-process samples, and finished

goods such as commercial and experimental UV curable coatings, inks, resins, and stereo lithographic products.

May 2007-August 2012 SNF Holding Company Riceboro, GA

Quality Control Lab Technician

• Perform chemical and physical laboratory tests to analyze batch samples of water-soluble polymers (Powder, Solution, and

Emulsion grades) used for municipal waste, industrial waste, wastewater treatment, mining, and oil field applications around

the world.

• Products include: flocculants, dispersants, polyacrylamides, quaternized cationic monomers, Mannich, DADMAC,

coagulant grades, polymer/inorganic blends, custom polymers, and superabsorbent.

• Follow standardized formulas and/or experimental procedures to ensure that products comply with established

specifications.

• Assure accurate and timely input and documentation of QC data to real-time information systems for the generation of

Certificate of Analysis. (e.g. OMNIS)

• Perform calibrations, operations, and routine maintenance of laboratory equipment according to procedures and

manufacturer requirements.

• Follow laboratory safety protocols, standard operating procedures and chemical hygiene plan.

Powder/Emulsion Labs

•Perform all tasks associated with the quality control analysis of powder, emulsion, and solution cationic,

anionic, and non-ionic polyacrylamide copolymers.

•Tests include, but are not limited to: UL viscosity, bulk viscosity, solution viscosity, solubility, moisture/non-

volatile solid content, titration, pH, particle size, specific gravity, and density.

Instrumentation Lab

• Operate HPLC systems to separate and measure acrylamide and/or acrylic acid levels in powder, emulsion,

and environmental water samples.

• Operate GC equipment for purity tests on solvents and composition of solvent blends.

• Operate auto-titrators to analyze cationic monomers, lithium chlorides, and environmental samples.

• Calibrate LC’s against calibration curve using standards at different concentrations.

• Prepare a variety of mobile phase solutions conducive to product polarity.

FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY

Certificate of Analysis Administrator

• Generate timely certification of analysis upon completion and approval of analysis for outgoing shipments

and customer samples.

• Create sample COA’s and supply product specification data sheets for customer service representatives.

• Organize all out of specification data into appropriate databases for re-label or rework.

• Create weekly, monthly, and yearly reports and graphs for company non-conformities.

SKILLS

Demonstrates knowledge and experience in lab instrumentation maintenance and operations:

• Waters HPLC: 2489 UV/Vis detector, 2695 Separation module, 2487 Dual absorbance detector, 717 plus

autosampler, 1515 Isocratic HPLC pump

• Shimadzu gas chromatograph-GC-12A, GC-14A and GC-14B

• Agilent 7890A

• Instron 5564

• AR2000EX

• RSAIII

• FTIR Nicolet Models 460, 470, and 670

• Dynamic light scattering particle size analyzer

• Reichert Mark II Plus-ABBE refractometer

• Thermo Scientific Evolution 160 UV/Vis, Shimadzu UV-2401PC, Lambda EZ 210

• Brookfield Viscometer, Anton Paar, and Par physica

• Mettler Toledo DL50 and DL53 Auto-titrators

• Karl Fisher titrator and Tiamo software

• pH meter

• Fisher science traceable tachometer

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