Chemist

Donald A. Cameron

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Austin, TX, 78736

512-***-**** (C)

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Summary

Interdisciplinary Scientist with strong foundations in Analytical

Chemistry, polymer science and engineering fundamentals. Experienced in

instrumentation design, analytical method development, process analytical

chemistry, polymer synthesis and characterization, project management, and

patent writing. Skill set includes:

( Separations (GC, HPLC, MS)

( Data Acquisition and LIM systems

( Instrument Calibration and Validation

( Electrochemical Methods

( Design of Experiments

. Laboratory Management

( Data Reduction and Presentation

( Chemical/Electrical Engineering Skills

( Customer/Vendor Relation

( Process and Quality Control

Professional Experience

Independent Contractor, Austin TX

2014-2015

Provided chemistry expertise on a consulting basis to companies within the

greater Austin area. Clients included a medical device producer, a

nanotechnology startup and an electronics manufacturing company.

International Biomedical Inc.,Austin, TX 2008-2012 (Employee);

2014(Contract)

Research Chemist: Optimized electrochemical sensors for commercial blood

gas and glucose sensors. Supported Production efforts, implemented routine

and non-routine testing procedures, troubleshot process and materials

issues.

Southwest Research Inst., San Antonio, TX (Contract through

Manpower) 2006-2007

Chemist: Provided On-line/At-line process support for petrochemical R&D

pilot plant involving GC, GC-MS, Spectroscopy, Ion Chromatography, Wet

Chemistry, DOE, and Instrumentation Maintenance.

Polymer Laboratories, Amherst, MA 2004-

2005

Texas-based Technical Sales Engineer for an HPLC scientific instrumentation

vendor providing technical support, training for customers while fulfilling

administrative duties.

Applied Materials,Inc, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 1999-

2003

(Chemical Management Technologies Division, experts in chemical delivery

and automated process chemistry analysis for the semiconductor industry)

Research Chemist

Co-directed the efforts of R&D personnel to develop hardware and methods

for analysis of polymeric organic and inorganic additives in metal plating

baths. Utilized (and expanded) knowledgebase in chemistry, engineering,

computer programming and metallurgy to design and fabricate online

metrology devices for plating bath and semiconductor cleaning chemistries

in a rapidly changing industry.

. Adapted ultrasonic sensor technology to design a high precision, variable

volume charge tube to measure the quantities of plating additives

delivered to a process bath. The final product was commercialized in a

three-month timeframe and provides customers with a robust tool with the

potential for significant savings in process chemistry and costly silicon

wafers. A patent application is pending.

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

1992-1999

(Dept. of Chemistry, George Butler Polymer Research Laboratory)

Graduate Research Assistant

Conducted research in electroactive polymers (EAPs), polyelectrolytes and

rigid rod polymers. Designed and constructed electroanalytical apparatus

for the characterization of conducting polymers and composites. Maintained

and upgraded analytical instrumentation.

. Significantly upgraded existing Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC)

capabilities (aqueous and non-aqueous) including an in-house constructed

viscometric detector at a savings of $10000 relative to available

commercial detectors.

. Designed Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance (EQCM) cell to

replace commercial cell. The new cell design featured greatly improved

ease of use and superior signal stability while facilitating interfacing

of the unit to commercial QCMs and impedance spectrometers.

. Designed an insitu conductivity measurement instrument to characterize

the redox state of conducting polymers over a range of electrochemical

potentials.

Monsanto Chemical Company (now Bayer), Springfield, MA

1985-1992

(Plastics Technology Division, Styrenic Polymers Research and Development)

Research Technician

Greatly expanded the arsenal of analytical capabilities from 4 to 6

standard off-line tests to include an array of over a dozen at-line and off-

line test methods in support of a continuous process plastic pilot plant.

Developed an on-line ATR/FTIR method for the multivariate analysis of

monomer and waste process streams with the potential for saving over

$50,000 per year at production scale.

Education

University of Florida, Gainesville Florida

Doctoral research in the disciplines of Analytical Chemistry/Polymer

Science under the auspices of Dr. John Reynolds. Degree Status - All but

dissertation (ABD.)

University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, 1992

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