Chemist/Formulator/Project Management Manager

CALVIN S. MILLER, Jr.

**** ******** ***** ***** • Greensboro, NC 27405 • Mobile 336-***-**** • ****************@*****.***

A highly creative and self-directed, skilled Master’s Degree Chemist/Educator passionately committed to student development and the overall learning process seeking a position in Biotechnology Development. Experienced in Cooperative Learning, student motivation, Student Centered Learning and Classroom Management. An active team member who effectively communicates wells with both faculty and staff and establishes open-ear, open door respectable relationships with students seeking to fulfill a calling while being an invaluable asset to the institution.

QUALIFICATIONS

Superior knowledge of partnership development staff leadership and management

Exceptional knowledge of issues faced by various student populations

Sound ability to lead and motivate staff and volunteers

Strong ability to design and implement successful fundraising programs

High skills in donor connections

Outstanding oral and written communication skills

EDUCATION

NC A & T State University, Greensboro, NC 27411 December 1996

Masters of Science in Chemistry

Saint Andrews Presbyterian College, Laurinburg, NC 28352 May 1990

BS in Biochemistry / Minor- Business Economics

WORK HISTORY

NC A & T State University, Greensboro, NC 8/96-Present

Adjunct Instructor

•Responsible for 3 different levels of Chemistry Laboratory Classes as well as two lecture courses.

•Provide career/studies guidance

Daybreak Technologies, Greensboro, NC 5/16- 12/16

Chemist/Formulations

•Responsible for formulating UV/EB Coating for various industries/projects (paper, printing, flooring, adhesives, signage and etc.)

•Responsible for scaling up projects through various activities including but not limited to cost assessments, production feasibility, writing TDSs and in some cases the actual production of the finished product.

•Responsible for taking products to trial on location and building customer relations.

Guilford County Schools, Greensboro, NC 7/03- 10/16

Ben L. Smith /Northern Guilford/The STEM Early College @NCAT-

Teacher of Chemistry,Physical Science, Sci Vis 1,2 and Honor Project Management

A positive value-added score (EVAS).

Very astute and skilled in diffusion of student to student and student to staff conflicts.

A positive male role models for students of all ethnicities.

Actively motivate and encourage students to complete course work and graduation requirements outside the regular hours

07-08 Science Dept. Chair

03-07 Prom co-advisor for 6 years

04-07 Men’s and Women’s Golf Coach

Game Design, Robotics Clubs Sponsor and Coach

Lead 1st NC Team to National Competitions 4 consecutive years with one Merit Award and a 3rd Place finish in Real World Design Challenge.

Helped manage and design The STEM Early College @ NCAT course loads/curriculum

The STEM Early College Teacher of the Year 2012-2013

Liaison between High school students and College Research Opportunities

Teacher/Volunteer in Agribusiness(Summer) Institute Programs

Procter and Gamble, Greensboro, NC 7/98-7/03

Chemist/Analyst and Total Employee Involvement Coordinator

Stability Coordinator for Personal Health Care Products

•Provided analytical support for 90+% of OTCM product line and development by the incorporation of analytical development, validation, stability studies and product evaluation.

•Assisted in the re-formulation, and process validation studies of production and packaging of DayQuil Liquicaps.

•Assisted in the verification and qualification of new vendors for gelatin products.

• Provided training on development and validation of analytical methods for solid (gelcaps) and liquid oral dosage forms.

•Apart of a team that executed the stability studies of development batches and estimated the shelf life of registration batches through the preparation of Stability protocols, reports and trends and exploration of results using Regression Analysis and Arrhenius Treatment.

•Analyzed the stability samples to evaluate the shelf life of dosage forms and looked after the maintenance of stability chambers as well as being project leader for the building of 4 new chambers at a new location and the ensuing product transportation.

Reichhold Chemicals, Inc., RTP, NC 3/96-11/96

Chemist/R&D Technician in Elastomers Division

• Research and Development in emulsion polymerization of Nitrile, butadiene and polyacrylic elastomers.

• Responsible for data-base searches involving patents/ industry innovations

• Intricate part of a team of employees selected to change the structure of the company’s product innovation systems. Involving many different facets, from R&D and consumers joint ventures.

Organic Pigments, Greensboro, NC 5/94-7/95

Textile Chemist/QA/New Product Development

• Responsible for developing new products and the Quality Control of an entire product line. Involving hands-on as well as supervisory experience of laboratory scale-ups and full-scale production batches.

• Assisting in the maintenance, trouble-shooting and solving of plant/production issues.

• Pigment emulsification systems and color-system formulations. Development of pigment, concentrate (vehicle), and binder systems to suite specific textile applications and any ensuing auxiliary issues (i.e. costs, MSDS and etc.). Executed small scale milling production using bead and ball mills.

CAREER RELATED EXPERIENCES

Several years of formulating cleaning agents (hard surface and other) and personal care products.

INSTRUMENTATION SKILLS

HPLC, GC-Mass Spec., FT-IR, EPR, NMR, UV/VIS Spec., Gel Electrophoresis, Particle Size Analyzer, and more.

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