Quality Control Laboratory Management
Resume:
Christopher M. Dixon
Houston, TX 77006
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Education
Bachelors of Science in Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology (MBB)
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
Graduated May 2008
Professional Experience
July 2013 – Present
Quality Manager – Channel Biorefinery & Terminals, Houston, TX
• Design, safety and chemical hygiene planning of quality control laboratory of 100 MM gal/yr.
biodiesel plant located on the Houston Ship Channel.
• Staffing and scheduling of 4 technicians for 24/7 lab coverage.
• Worked in conjunction with diverse group of chemical engineers, process engineers, and
contractors to design a 50% fatty acid pretreatment system.
• Aided I/E engineers on flow, level & temperature calibrations and control loops.
• Directly responsible for acquisition of all QC lab instrumentation and consumables utilizing
$200,000 budget.
• Research and implementation of unique cost effective feedstock.
• Statistical quality control of finished product, utilities systems, and waste streams.
• Quality assurance of laboratory and plant data and Certificates of Analysis.
• Designer and Quality Management Representative for BQ-9000 (ISO 9001) Quality Program.
• Trained Laboratory Technician and Operations personnel under OSHA Process Safety
Management system.
June 2011 – June 2013
Quality Manager – Crimson Renewable Energy, Bakersfield, CA
BQ9000 Quality Management Representative for 15MM gal/yr. multi feedstock Biodiesel plant.
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Creation, implementation, and oversight of BQ-9000 accredited quality management system.
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Procurement, installation, and maintenance of all analytical instrumentation.
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Oversight of daily production parameters for consistent manufacture of B1 grade biodiesel.
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Direct management of laboratories and diverse group of 12 operators and 2 lab technicians.
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Research and development of feedstock and process technologies. Developed method of wax
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extraction allowing for blending of corn oil up to 100%.
Collaboration with chemical engineers and executives on technologies acquisition.
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Responsible for direct communications of product integrity with customers such as ExxonMobil,
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Kinder Morgan, Valero, BP, and Chevron.
Presented results of audits and internal lab data to two large petroleum refiners which was
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responsible for more than $2 million in June 2013 contracts.
March 2009 – May 2011
Lead Operator & Lab Manager - General Biodiesel LLC, Seattle, WA
Testing of all fuel produced in accordance with ASTM D6751 and BQ-9000 fuel standards
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requirements.
Developed sampling regiments and testing methods to accurately and efficiently determine fuel
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contaminants and subsequent process parameter changes.
Creation of laboratory and plant work floor SOP's and document control.
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Operations of all aspects of biodiesel plant process. Oil dehydration, Acid Esterification and
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Transesterifcation reaction systems, cavitation reactors, clarifying and decanting centrifuges,
Pacific plate and frame filter press.
Responsible for regular laboratory reagents and consumables purchasing from vendors such as
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Sigma Aldrich, Agilent, and VWR.
Operation and maintenance of HP gas chromatography systems. Familiar with FTIR, MidIR and
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NIR. Created automated Excel spreadsheets for calibration and validation of results.
Developed and implemented new processes for plant operations that saved in excess of
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$400,000 per year by recovering feedstock and value added products from waste streams.
Sought out green/renewable alternatives to complement or replace existing chemical
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manufacturing processes: Discovered a cheaper and greener media to replace existing
hazardous filtration media.
July 2008 – January 2009
Arizona State University Molecular Genetics and Photosynthesis Laboratory, Tempe, AZ. Algae
Biodiesel Project, Funded by BP
Nucleic acid extraction, isolation and quantification using photo spectroscopy.
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Mass spectrometry and HPLC.
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DNA Amplification via PCR & RT-PCR.
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Restriction digests, ligation reactions, and gel electrophoresis.
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Electroporation & colony screening.
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Synthesis of algae based methyl esters for use in quantitative lipid extraction procedures.
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Creation, equilibration and storage of buffers, solutions and growth media.
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Effective use of Invitrogen VectorNTI, NebCutter, Microsoft PowerPoint and Primer Design
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software.
Worked in conjunction with labs from ASU's Biodesign Institute and the Ira A. Fulton School of
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engineering.
Volunteer Efforts
Jamaica Biodiesel Project- Funded by Engineers Without Borders, Puget Sound Professionals
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chapter and Boeing. Developed a turnkey biodiesel production system for use by recycling center
staff and first responders in Negril and Montego Bay, Jamaica. Feedstock included used cooking oil
collected from restaurants and resorts. Biodiesel production facilitated with help from University of
Technology (UTEC), Kingston. April 2010 – Present.
Trained ASU students in biodiesel production and theory via workshops and PowerPoint
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presentations, Tempe, AZ January 2008 – June 2008.
Proficiencies
GC,GC-FID, GC-MS, Headspace, SPME, FTIR, NIR, HPLC, ICP-OES PAC Antek Sulfur & Nitrogen
Detector, XRF Sulfur, Karl Fischer, Metrohm Autotitratior, PAC FP93 5G2FP Flashpoint Detector, MCR,
SimDis, Fractional Distillation, SQC Pack, Chemstation, OPUS, Metrohm Tiamo, Aspen HYSYS,
Additional Training & Certifications
• 40 Hour HAZWOPR
• Basic Plus
• CPR Card
• TWIC Card
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