Steven C. Neal
Baltimore, MD 21215
OBJECTIVE: To assume a position that will allow me to use my educational and
Occupational skills.
Education
High School Diploma
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Year of Completion: 1984
• University of Maryland 1984-1986
Professional Experience
Quality control technician Dec 2017 - Apr 2018
British Petroleum
To run oil through the carl-fisher and do the calibration
Ran oil through the spectrometers and API gravity for automated viscosity
To make dilutions on samples, prepare and make standards to produce a certificate of analysis for the product
Ran standards once a week on viscosity and spectrometer, ran calibration curve once a week on both instruments
Ran specific gravity and other ASTM methods
Petroleum lab tech/ Quality control tech May 2003 – Aug 2014
Martel Laboratories JDS, Inc
To run petroleum Laboratory and troubleshoot instruments.
Maintain the laboratory paper work
Logging in petroleum samples and responsible for all audits and knowledge of ASTM methods.
To run VOA, analysis by GC, EPA Methods.
To run RECRA metals by Leeman, ICP
To run standards for flash point, BTU, distillations on Petroleum samples
Operating ICP on Petroleum and water samples to run mercury on cold vapor with calibration curve
Doing arbitration on alkalinity and base on water samples
Extracted fats oils and greases on water samples and placed in water bath
Extracted PCB's and ran on gas chromatography
Prepare and do TCLP extractions
• Wrote SOP's using ASTM procedures
Safety Officer/Petroleum Lab Tech Sept 1999 - May 2003
Penninman & Brown
Ran autoclave to sterilize supplies, made up bile media for
Bacteria and fungus and mold samples. Calibrated
Thermometers and logged results in the computer
Ran Petroleum Lab using ASTM Methods
All ASTM Methods
Also Test Jet Fuel For all local airports in the area.
Ran BTU's
Prepped and ran metals on icp for petroleum and water samples.
Company went out of business
Wet chemistry lab tech March 1998 –Sept 1999
EA/ Severn Trent Lanbs
Basic wet chemistry. Ran Dorhman TOC
Soil / H20 Analyzer.
Ran titration alkalinity and hardness
On water samples
Toc (dorman) on soil and water samples
• Ph on water and soul samples
Lab Tech Sept 1996 – March 1998
W.R Grace & Company
Analytical Services Center
Physical testing. Analyzed particle size by mercury. Performed ISO-9000 standards.
C.E.S Chemist shift Supervisor/ Product Manager Jan 1992 – Sept1996
Clean Harbors Environmental Service
Stabilization of hazardous solids (E.P.A. Waste codes D004-D011) for disposal in non -hazard
Landfills(RCRA Subtitle D)
Analyze all drum samples for various disposal options (incineration, neutralization, fuel blending.
Solvent recovery, non hazard motor oil recycle). Perform analysis for outbound loads. Distribution of bulk and drum waste. Also performed GC. Purg and trap method, volatiles