Lab Technician / Chemist

Sam Fan

Case Western Reserve University, Class of 2014

OBJECTIVE

Lab Technician/Chemist

EDUCATION

Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND, OHIO 2010 - 2014. B.A., Chemistry Major. Coursework: Technical Writing, Research in Laboratory and Analytical Chemistry, Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis.

Naperville North High School NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 2006 - 2010

WORK EXPERIENCE

Clyde’s Delicious Donuts Addison, IL. June 2016 Lab Technician. Performed physical testing on donut products within the factory. Kept open communications with workers and checked for consistency within the shipments before delivery.

Vita Foods Chicago, IL. April 2016 Quality Lab / Documentation Technician. Performed product quality checks for the Vita Foods fish packaging plant in downtown Chicago.

Fauske & Associates Burr Ridge, IL. September 2015 – December 2015 Lab Technician. Performed flammability testing for the Dust Department. Testing was done daily on samples of dust, pharmaceutical chemicals, and various powders for other companies, to assess safety hazards for the workplace. The tests were set up within a 20L blast chamber, which required regular maintenance and cleaning.

Cabot Microelectronics Aurora, IL. May 2015 – June 2015 QA Technician. Performed product testing in the Quality Assurance Lab of Cabot’s Aurora plant site. Testing on polymer pads was done at the end of the factory line, before the product was shipped out.

Intertek Romeoville, IL. August 2014 – March 2015 Chemist. Full-time employee under contract to Aux Sable Liquid Products in Morris, IL. Ran gas chromatography tests, sulfur speciations, and caustic tests within its on-site laboratory, situated within the Morris gas plant. Responsible for daily checking of the contents of the Alliance Pipeline and the Spheres within the facility, as well as other misc. wet chemistry tests.

Cedar Point Sandusky, OH. Summer 2012 Fry Cook & Cashier. Customer service, kept inventory stocked

Vector Marketing Naperville, IL. Summer 2011 Sales Associate. Sold kitchen cutlery and gave product demonstrations. Total sales over $3000.

Freedom Trial Clinic BOSTON, MA. Summer 2010 Undergraduate Research Assistant. Basic clinical research in schizophrenia. Clerical work and patient documentation.

SKILLS & TRAINING

Proficient at both technical (scientific) and formal (academic) writing

Prior GC training as well as DHA training while working for Aux Sable Liquid Products

Handling of pressurized gas in both tanks and nitrogen-charged canisters

Wet chemistry tests performed during caustic testing for the lab at Aux Sable, which included pH testing

Familiar with OSHA and standard safety procedures within laboratory environments

Experience in mass spectroscopy and complex reaction mechanisms

Practice with quantitative chemical measurements, error analysis, and advanced concepts in ionic equilibria. Electro-gravimetric and volumetric analysis; separation techniques, and took basic coursework in the principles and applications of analytical instrumentation, which includes optical spectroscopy (UV-vis, IR, Raman), gas chromatography, and NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance).

College coursework in the quantitative characterization of chemical and biochemical systems, performing experiments involving titrations, electro-chemistry, and specialized analytical software for the statistical analysis of experimental data.

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