Chemist with 7 yrs experience in regulatory compliance
Resume:
Martha E. Takacs
Mentor, OH 44060
e-mail: ************@*********.***
Profile: B.S. degree in chemistry, with experience in Safety Data Sheet
authoring, chemical hazard legislation/assessment, environmental regulatory
compliance, data entry into SAP/EHS. Familiar with RCRA/CERCLA, OSHA, EPA,
DOT regulations. Skilled in MS Word, Excel, Outlook and SAP/EHS. Excellent
organizational skills. Knowledge in foreign languages.
Work History
Jan. 5, 2007 to Aug. 31, 2014 Contractor, ES&H Compliance Assistant,
Staffing Solutions Enterprises, Wickliffe, OH at Lubrizol Corp.
Responsible for completing EU, US and Asian customer regulatory
questionnaires, inquiries/global raw material information questionnaires,
chemical composition disclosures of Lubrizol products providing chemical
names, CAS numbers, % concentrations and the presence of hazardous
substances in Lubrizol Additives, Lubrizol Advanced Materials and Personal
Care/Household products;
Providing global chemical inventory and compliance of Lubrizol Additive &
Lubrizol Advanced Material products with global regulations;
Preparing regulatory compliance letters in response to customer
questions/concerns regarding the presence or absence of hazardous
substances and compliance of Lubrizol Additives & Lubrizol Advanced
Material products with forbidden substance lists, and confirming compliance
with EU, US and Asian regulations, verifying the presence or absence of
heavy metals, SVHC, VOC, allergens, genetically modified substance and
etc...
Preparing chemical composition disclosures for customers.
July 18, 2005 to Nov. 1, 2005 Contractor, EDIT, Inc.
As Technical Writer/Editor, for the U.S. Navy Audited Financials project in
Cleveland, reviewed, edited, re-organized, formatted technical documents
using WORD. Also, prepared flowcharts for the technical documents, using
the Visio flowcharting program.
Nov. 13, 2000 to Dec. 30, 2004 Contractor, First Energy Corp.
Updated the company wide intranet website for Safety Data Sheets (SDS),
searched the Internet for new and updated SDS sheets, scanned and indexed
chemical property fields in SAP.
1996 to 2000 Associate Scientist in R&D, STERIS Corp.
. Evaluated filter performance/efficiency through testing and water
analysis in hospitals throughout U.S.A. to replace pre-filters
currently used in the SYSTEM 1 Processor.
. Wrote protocols and performed residue testing on medical device to
evaluate the performance of high pressure pump software modification
for the SYSTEM 1 Processor. Wrote lab report.
. Handled customer complaints (i.e. residues on scopes/trays, water
quality/filter problems) associated with the SYSTEM 1 Processor.
1994 to 1996 Product & Process Development Chemist, Ben Venue Laboratories,
Inc.
. Performed production equipment and freeze dryer cleaning validation
studies in the manufacture of 19 different drug products.
. Conducted rinse recovery studies, determined suitability of analytical
methods, product residue limits, limits of detection, and best rinse
solvent to use for drug recovery.
. Performed assays to quantify drug residual via UV/VIS
Spectrophotometry, HPLC, GC with FID, and TOC analyses. Tested for
active drug substance and its degradant. Wrote lab reports for each
drug product.
. Assisted the Process Validation Group in providing test data to
support test protocols for cleaning validation of production equipment
and in trouble shooting.
. Worked independently with customer in the successful completion of the
rinse recovery/decontamination study and final report.
EDUCATION Cleveland State Univ., Cleveland, OH
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
B.S. in Chemistry
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