Tsehay Z. Bojia

**** *. **** ******, *** #*, Seattle, WA 98112

Phone: 206-***-****

E-Mail: acodji@r.postjobfree.com

Objective:

Apply experience in production inspection, with a focus on safety, quality, and process control.

Summary Of Skills:

• Training and teaching

• Experience in use and implementation of recognized standards including ASTM, AASHTO, MIL and Boeing

specifications and ILO Work Area safety standards.

• Over 10 years’ experience as an industrial Chemist and manufacturing job.

• Able to read blueprints and produce accurate work orders

• Expert in plastic production, rubber products, and Textile’s.

• Read and write in four languages (English, Ethiopian (Amharic and Oromo), Russian)

• Extensive Experience in the laboratory and business setting.

Relevant Experience:

Scougal Rubber Corp (1995-2001) Seattle, WA - Chief Chemist Quality Control and Process Chemist

• Night Shift Supervisor. Trained night shift staff on Quality Control and implemented waste minimization protocols.

• Wrote specification and work orders for automotive, airplane, bridge pads, and industrial rubbers by using ASTM,

AASHTO, MIL and Boeing specifications.

• Operated computerized and manual lab equipment such as Rubber lab roller mill to mix Sample rubber chemicals,

Hardness Tester, Rheometer, shrinkage tester and tensile strength tester.

• Enhanced productivity by collecting accurate data, giving a clear work order and production specification.

• Compound formulation, material testing, Customer Service, Production quality control and trouble shooting.

Ethiopian Plastic Factory (1988-1995) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Quality Control Chemist and Safety Officer

• Night Shift Supervisor. Managed a factory production team of 300 personnel.

• Safety Officer responsible for developing and implementing inspection, testing, and disposal protocols for all chemicals.

• Responsible for incoming, and outgoing quality of plastic products.

• PVC compounder chemist for electric cables, gas pipes and shoe sole

• Operated computerized lab test equipment. Abrasion Tester, Impact Tester, Plastics Melt Flow

• Index tester, ballpoint pen ink Viscometer, Udometer, Drop Dart Impact Tester, Tear Strength Tester, Caliper, and other

lab tools for chemical and physical testes

• Wrote safety specification and work orders for food grade, high pressure products by using ASTM standard

Business Experience:

Tsehay Collection, Seattle, WA (2001-2013) - Owner/ Manager

• Introduced foreign Textiles from overseas to the US market

• Partnered up with Langston Hughes Preforming art Institute and other non-profits to get Youth in the community

involved in Art.

• Working with diverse customers and vendors more than 11 years in clothing business.

Education:

International Academy of Design and Technology (2008-2010)

The Associate of Applied Science in Fashion Design

Azerbaijan State University Baku, Azerbaijan (1983-1988) Masters of Science Degree – Organic Chemistry

• Evaluation Report: Degree accredited by foundation of international Inc. (FIS) equivalent of a master’s degree in

chemistry from an accredited college or University in the United States.

University of Wisconsin (1997), Milwaukee, WI - Continuing Engineering Education

• Compounding of Rubber

• Rubber Molding and Design of Rubber Molds.

Addis Ababa University (1992) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Certificate in Industrial Quality Management

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