Brad Scott Couture
Cell 443-***-****
E-Mail ********@*****.***
**** ******* ****, ******** ******** 21046
Work Experience: 1989-2011 (Plant Is Now Closed)
Lab Technician: Solo Cup 10100 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills Maryland
• Perform competitive benchmarking tests on various raw material and finished product lines.
• Use a clamp truck or fork lift to gather various test samples. Licensed for both, Larry T. Weiss Co., Inc.
• Use raw material data from the benchmarking tests and compare raw data to Solo Cup specifications.
• Analyze the data to determine trends and where opportunity exists for improvement.
• Wet butadiene titrations on plastic polystyrene polymers to determine their total percent rubber.
• Instron strength testing on paper and plastic raw materials and finished product lines.
• Familiar with operating infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analyzer, and hot muffle furnaces.
• Select measuring devices and technique, based on different raw materials and finished product lines.
• Communicate with management on scheduling other work projects to assist other Solo Cup plants.
• Conduct all the TAPPI paper testing in a controlled ambient room environment.
• Write laboratory reports using Word and Excel.
• Select measuring devices and technique, based on different raw materials and finished product lines.
• Communicate with management on scheduling other work projects to assist other Solo plants.
Work Experience: 2014-Current Employed
Engineering Technician: dlh Bowles 6625 Dobbin Road, Columbia Maryland 21045
• Perform car manufacturer OEM validation testing on fluidics nozzles and EPDM hoses systems.
• Interpret engineering drawings to build nozzle and EPDM hose prototype samples and subassemblies.
• Use Cincinnati Sub Zero environmental chambers to determine the OEM finished product durability.
• Assisted R&D manager with corporate 3D printing, and various other engineering projects.
• Write laboratory reports using Word and Excel.
• Use forklift and scissor lift to retrieve fluidic testing samples. Licensed for both, Larry T. Weiss Co., Inc.
Education: Scientific /Academic diploma, Union Local High School, Morristown, OH 1986
References: Tom Burr, Manager of Technical Services, Solo Cup Company, 410-***-****
Alan Romack, Manager of R&D, dlh Bowles, Columbia MD, 410-***-****
Bill Lucas, Lab Manager of dlh Bowles, Columbia MD, 301-***-****