Shaun R. Bruno

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Corunna, MI *****

Email: acz7xm@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile: 989-***-****

Summary

Enthusiastic Ph.D. chemist with practical knowledge in Material Science; Inorganic, Analytical, and Physical Chemistry with applicable experiences in research and development, quality control, management, customer service, new product development, and product optimization.

Key Skills

Powder and Single Crystal X-Ray

Diffraction

Transmission and Scanning Electron

Microscopies including EDS/EDAX

E-Chem, Electrophoresis, TGA/DSC,

Magnetic, and Thermoelectric

HPLC, GC, ICP, NMR, XRF, IR, UV-

Vis, and Mössbauer Spectroscopies

Formulations and Coatings

Polymerase Chain Reactions

Computer Competent including MS

Office

Background

New Product Development

Synthetic Scalability Development

Nano-particle Synthesis and

Characterization

Method Development

Product Optimization

Analytical Testing

Data Analysis

Technical Writing

Protein Crystallography

Key Roles

Quality Control Manager

Research and Development

Safety Officer

Equipment Manager

Standard Operating Procedure

Coordinator

Laboratory Purchasing

Professional Experiences

DeWitt Product Company Detroit, MI

Quality Control Manager and R&D Chemist

May 2016 – Current

QA/QC manager; work directly with sales managers, the production manager and production workers

R&D of new coating formulations

Product optimization for new and current clients o Developed

Water borne automotive undercoating, No VOC solvent borne undercoating

Year round, cold pour, self-leveling pothole patch and crack filler

No VOC roof cement

Hot melt crack filler that decreased the application temperature from ~380 F to ~250 F

Combination asphalt rejuvenator and crack filler coat ing Michigan State University East Lansing, MI

Adjunct Researcher

May 2015 – Current

Small molecule and large compound synthesis and characterization using Single Crystal and Powder X-ray Diffraction

Chemotherapy drug, Cis-Platin “Platinum Blue” intermediate crystal structure determination Mott Community College Flint, MI

Chemistry Assistant Professor

May 2014 – February 2016

2015 Mott Community College Outstanding Faculty

2015 Faculty Innovation Award

Michigan State University East Lansing, MI

Graduate Research Assistant

August 2009 – May 2014

Synthesis and full characterization of energy materials; specifically cathode, thermoelectric, and nano-materials

Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterizations of Novel Complex Iron Oxides with Layered and Tunnel Structures

10 teaching citations, awards, recognitions and fellowships, Lead and co-author on 11 published journal articles along with 31 research presentations at 21 conferences

Education

Michigan State University - 578 S. Shaw Lane East Lansing, Michigan Ph.D. Chemistry May – 2014

Michigan State University - 578 S. Shaw Lane East Lansing, Michigan B.S. Chemistry May – 2009

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