Environmental Scientist
Resume:
Ramiro Salinas Jr.
San Antonio, TX 78247
**********@*****.***
Professional Profile
Experienced Professional seeking to further my experience with a major Industry where I can use my education and experience in the Environmental Sciences. Successful in creating a variety of sustainable initiatives leveraging best practice, employee engagement, and examples of corporate leadership. Utilizing me experience with the TCEQ and other industries to help our Environment and our World. Thrived in a fast-paced work environment with multiple deadlines and shifting priorities.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
HALLIBURTON November 2014 to present
Associate Laboratory Chemistry Technician
• Trained and became familiar with the chemical hygiene plan and current safety standards. Followed safety rules and regulations in all that I did, from conducting prototype or laboratory tests and building equipment to performing basic material or environmental tests using basic electrical/electronic, chemical and mechanical equipment.
UNITED LABORATORIES January 2014 to July 2014
• We provided our customers the best – available specialty Maintenance, Repair, and Operational (MRO) chemical products, equipment and service in terms of safety, efficacy, and value.
• Critical to this mission was Responsible Innovation and the ability to provide Earth Smart products that work. Furthermore, we held true to our core values.
USDA June 2013 to Sept. 30, 2013
Plant Protection Aide, GS-421-3 (Temp)
• Served as a valued team member performing a variety of survey, control, and regulatory activities.
• Inspected and re-inspected various field, nurseries, and industrial sites for disease and insects.
• Responsible for removed and destroyed alternate host plants and diseased or infested plants, in compliance with USDA protocols. In addition, maintained, baited, installed, and collected insect traps as needed.
Collaborated with team members to fumigate or treat specified equipment, plants or soils in designated areas. Mixed insecticides and herbicides as needed using hand and power driven spray equipment.
• Collected and recorded data for treatments, types and kinds of insects gathered and traps placed and/or serviced. In addition, prepared and provided reports to USDA to review progress on the initiatives.
• Developing rough maps showing control and eradication treatments on the Mexican Fruit Fly Program.
• Performed duties independently in conformance to standard operating procedures. Team Leader ensured my proficiency with Plant Protection and Quarantine federal regulations, policies as well as state inspection laws and rules.
ABAXIS
Regional Sales Representative, South Central Region
• Responsible for the sales of various medical grade analyzers that included servicing current and establishing new potential customers. The various types of analyzers included chemistry, hematology, coagulation and blood gas analyzers. I developed and delivered various presentations on the proper utilization of the different models of analyzers my company offered. I conducted approximately 554 training sessions to new and existing customers. Responsible for account management of 554 customers which included troubleshooting equipment issues, following up to ensure customer satisfaction, and providing support in regards to equipment and software updates. I conducted learning seminars at major universities, technician schools and continuing education meetings. I worked in a fast-paced sales environment as part of the Abaxis team. My contributions to the team were my strong organizational skills that I used to help keep the team organized and on track to success. Supported the team by organizing a schedule for keeping their analyzers clean and calibrated monthly to ensure that the analyzers were always at optimum operating capacity. Because of my strong organizational skills, staying on target, meeting deadlines of assignments benefitting the company. I was recognized with a President’s Club award my second year with the company. I was second in the nation in sales. While presenting new products and test methods, developed and improved my knowledge of current software by asking questions of my team and supervisor on how to effectively keep my customers more relevant with current technology. These analyzers were important for establishing new Animal Health issues such as thyroid disease, dehydration, cancerous, and low cell counts. My preparation included mapping the territory the night before to keep myself efficient and prepared.
2007 Presidents Club Member – Top 2 in sales and top 6 in growth (out of 60 reps)
Transformed territory from -6% to 30% growth in 3 years. (year over year)
Fisher Scientific September 2003 to August 2006
Regional Sales Representative
• Managed account and territory data details to drive sales and increase market share by visiting current and old customers daily. I made sure I mapped out my route the night before in order to be as efficient as possible, and studied any questions or issues going on in my territory in order to provide my customers with the best customer service possible.
• Researched the basic compositions of the chemicals used by different clients in order to recommend appropriate sample handling procedures.
• Effectively trained and guided research doctors and technicians to use the materials purchased from Fisher Scientific keeping safety and health precautions in mind.
• Effectively used my manager’s advice to help me motivate all members on my team to better their days to make themselves as efficient as they could be.
• Made changes to my everyday schedule to help my customers effectively get through their problems and/or issues with the products that my company had supplied them. I reached out to these customers either by phone or by personally going in their laboratory to communicate with them and resolve their issues.
Harlingen High School South August 2001 to May 2003
Principles of Technology Certified Instructor
• Taught a lab-based Physics course: Principles of Technology
• Kept Science based lessons to involve my students and keep them concentrated by letting them be hands on with all laboratories the students were performing. I was responsible for providing guidance and oversight over all science teams to ensure safety while meeting learning goals.
• Prepared lesson plans based on the Texas rules and regulations. I instructed lessons of university level curriculum to ensure my students were properly prepared for the next step in their education.
• Mentored and engaged high school seniors with goal setting and college preparedness.
• Met with the student’s counselors and their parents to stay on top of their progress in my class. I provided advice on how my students could advance in my class with certain lesson goals and ways to improve their grades. I had mornings setup for one on one tutoring if I felt that a student was struggling with a certain lesson based on my physics course.
METCO Environmental Inc. August 2000 to August 2001
Environmental Scientist
• Worked in the environmental field with the nation’s largest company specializing in air emissions sampling using EPA test methods and procedures.
Led Combustion and Risk Assessment testing and was involved in some
of the largest and most complex Combustion Performance Trial Burns conducted.
Services were performed on Hazardous Waste Incinerators, BIF Units, Cement Kilns and Medical Waste Incinerators.
Conducted multiple train testing utilizing all METCO employees.
• Employed by METCO Environmental being the leader in performing testing for
industries identified in EPA 40CFR60 and 40CFR63 (Part 60 and Part 63). METCO
has performed over 25,000 stack tests for various industries regulated under specific
subparts within the Part 60 regulations. METCO’s experience with the various
requirements and methodologies as specified within the regulations provided the
basis for accurate and efficient testing, producing quality results.
• Effectively performed environmental tests using emissions from the stack tests to
report to the team on the ground while obtaining the data collected. I communicated
to the team on the direction of the cyclonic emissions and the rate these emissions
were being emitted.
EDUCATION
B.S. Biology with a minor in Chemistry, Texas A & M University- Kingsville
Earned my B.S. in Biology/Chemistry on Aug. 2000
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