Manager Technical Support
Resume:
Mike Conry
Waunakee, WI
Cell: 402-***-****
Home: 608-***-****
Email: ******@***.***
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS
. Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, Kansas State University
. MBA, Cardinal Stritch University
. BS, Chemistry Major, Creighton University
. Certificate in Project Management - Cardinal Stritch University
WORK EXPERIENCE
2005 - Present: Laboratory Services Manager: Badger Technical
Services/SpecPro Inc.
Responsibilities: Directing a $2M customer-site, contract environmental
laboratory.
. Budget, strategic planning as well as managing the day to day
operations including coordination of production schedules,
staffing, technical support to both internal and external customers
and implementation of the quality assurance/quality control
programs. Maintained DoD-ELAP and WDNR accreditations.
. Provided technical guidance regarding analytical testing,
instrumentation and chemistry issues to both internal and external
customers.
. Supervised 10-15 people performing environmental analysis following
SW-846 and ASTM methodologies.
. Initiated and facilitated the automation of metals sample
preparation increasing throughput 4 fold, estimated cost savings of
$300,000 over the past four years.
. Initiated and facilitated the automation of semi-volatile sample
preparation increasing throughput 4 fold, estimated cost savings of
$55,000 over the past two years.
. Analyzed environmental samples for anions and nitroglycerin by IC
and HPLC (EPA SW-846 methods 9056A and 8332 respectively).
. Validation of data of sub-contracted laboratory analysis.
. Semi-volatile and nitroglycerin sample preparation as needed.
2002 - 2005: Manager of Analytical Technical Support: Safety-Kleen, Elgin,
IL
Responsibilities: Managed the laboratory QA/QC program with oversight of
sixteen facility laboratories in the hazardous waste management and
reclamation industry.
. Provided technical guidance regarding analytical testing,
instrumentation and chemistry issues to multiple field laboratories
as well as other corporate entities.
. Co-authored and maintained the company's laboratory Quality
Assurance Manual and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs),
detailing the policies and procedures governing the execution of
analyzes performed at multiple field laboratories.
. Audited analytical laboratories for compliance with industries and
company-specific policies and procedures. Reported findings to
upper-level management and guided corrective action required to
bring deficiencies into compliance.
. Managed an internal, multiple-laboratory Proficiency Testing
program, including sample design, statistical analysis, scoring
results, identification and correction of analytical outliers.
. Validation of data of sub-contracted laboratory analysis.
. Developed the company-wide capital expenditure plan for analytical
instrumentation.
1999 - 2002: Prequalification Laboratory Manager: Safety-Kleen, Elk Grove
Village, IL
. Budget and strategic planning, as well as managing day-to-day
operations of both the Prequalification Laboratory and the
TCLP/Environmental Laboratory.
. Managed day-to-day operations of the Prequalification Laboratory,
which included prioritizing workloads, coordination of production
schedules, staffing, technical support and
coordinating/facilitating special projects.
. Oversight of the TCLP/Environmental Laboratory 2001-2002.
. Supervised 53 people covering three shifts in the Prequalification
Laboratory and another 25 people in the TCLP/Environmental
Laboratory.
. Implemented and accountable for quality assurance and safety
programs.
. Developed yearly budget and budget accountability.
. Developed methods and wrote analytical SOPs based on standard EPA
SW846 and ASTM reference methods, adapting them to the analysis of
RCRA regulated constituents in a wide variety of industrial waste
matrices.
. Provided technical guidance regarding analytical testing,
instrumentation and chemistry issues to multiple field laboratories
as well as other corporate entities.
1995 - 1999: Assistant Prequalification Laboratory Manager: Safety-Kleen,
Elk Grove Village, IL
. Managed day-to-day operations of the Prequalification Laboratory,
which included prioritizing workloads, coordination of production
schedules, staffing, technical support and
coordinating/facilitating special projects.
. Supervised 53 people covering three shifts in the Prequalification
Laboratory.
. Developed methods and wrote analytical SOPs based on standard EPA
SW846 and ASTM reference methods, adapting them to the analysis of
RCRA regulated constituents in a wide variety of industrial waste
matrices.
. Provided technical guidance regarding analytical testing,
instrumentation and chemistry issues to multiple field laboratories
as well as other corporate entities.
. Oversight of the Organics Group.
1994 - 1999: Organic Group Leader: Safety-Kleen, Elk Grove Village, IL
. Managed day-to-day operations of the Organic Group, which included
prioritizing workloads, coordination of production schedules and
technical support.
. Supervised 15-20 people performing PCB and volatile analysis.
. Developed and documented technical procedures regarding PCB and
volatile testing.
. Facilitated computerization and automation of organic analysis.
. Analyzed samples for volatile constituents by GC/MS.
1992 - 1994: Organic Department Manager: OHM Corp., Findlay, OH
. Managed day-to-day operations of the Organic Group, which included
prioritizing workloads, coordination of production schedules and
technical support.
. Supervised 10-15 people performing environmental analysis following
SW-846 methodologies.
. Developed and documented technical procedures.
. Analyzed environmental samples for volatile and semi-volatiles by
GC/MS (EPA SW-846 methods 8260 and 8270 respectively).
. Ensured compliance with SW-846 methods and projects requirements.
1991 - 1992: GC/MS Supervisor: OHM Corp., Findlay, OH
. Supervised 5 people performing environmental analysis following SW-
846 methodologies.
. Developed and documented technical procedures.
. Analyzed environmental samples for volatile and semi-volatiles by
GC/MS (EPA SW-846 methods 8260 and 8270 respectively).
. Oversight of the GC Volatiles Group, which included supervision of
3 people.
1989 - 1991: GC and GC/MS Analyst: OHM Corp., Findlay, OH
. Analyzed environmental samples for volatile and semi-volatiles by
GC/MS (EPA SW-846 methods 8260 and 8270 respectively). Maintained
GC/MS instrumentation.
. Analyzed environmental samples for PCBs, pesticides and volatiles
by GC following SW-846 methodologies. Maintained GC
instrumentation.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
. Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (Hazwoper) 40hr
ORGANIZATIONS
. Phi Lambda Upsilon
. Alpha Chi Sigma
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