ELEONORA TOZZINI
**** * ****** **** ***.** – Oak Park, IL 60302
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
Highly skilled chemist with experience in Research & Development, specialization with gas chromatography, analysis of raw materials, intermediates, final products
● R&D Chemist in ink field (especially ink for flexible packaging) with several years of experience in R&D laboratory, Analytical laboratory
● Skills in Research & Development of new ink products (gravure and flexographic), with customer assistance on the printing test to have optimization of new inks developed
● Experience on the startup to develop a new series of inks step by step studying different binders, raw materials to have good quality of the ink.
● Skills in Analytical laboratory, working with GC-MS (Gas Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry) and others specific technologies like SPME (Solid Phase Micro Extraction) to analyze raw materials (pigments, plasticizers, phthalates), Static Headspace to analyze material printed with inks
OBJECTIVE:
Seeking a challenging position in Research & Development as R&D Chemist. SPECIALITIES:
Liquid solvent inks for different kinds of flexible packaging Inks for flexible food packaging
Chemical products for leather industry
Chemical products for wood and adhesives
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WORK EXPERIENCE
2017 – Present INX International Ink Co. – West Chicago, IL, USA Inks and Coatings
Research Chemist – Liquid Inks
Research Chemist for flexible packaging. Gravure and flexographic printing inks.
Solvent base technology, Shrink labels, Overprint Varnishes
(OPV)
Evaluation of raw materials, knowledge in color matching 2007 – 2017 Flint Group Italia S.p.A. – Cinisello Balsamo, Italy Printing Inks for flexible food packaging
R&D and Analytical laboratory
Research & Development of new ink products gravure and flexographic
Customer assistance during printing test to have optimization new ink products
Chemist for gas chromatography, GC-MS, SPME,
Static Headspace, migration method with simulant agent applied at GC-MS. FT-IR
2004 – 2007 Gubra S.r.l. – Muggiò, Italy
Chemical products for the leather industry
Chemical products for wood and adhesives
Manager of Research & Development laboratory
Responsible for production planning
Organization of customer service
Support in Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)
2002 – 2004 Girba S.r.l. – Carate Brianza, Italy
Chemical products for the leather industry
Laboratory technician
Development of new products
2000 – 2002 Politecnico – Milan, Italy
Research fellow
Scholarship from Chemi S.p.A.
1999 – 2000 Università degli Studi di Milano – Milan, Italy Research fellow
Scholarship from Recordati S.p.A.
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EDUCATION
2013 GWP Course – Good Weighing Practice (Mettler Toledo) Mario Negri Institute – Milan, Italy
2012 English Course
EF Education in Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
2010 – 2012 English Course
Consortium Languages – Monza, Italy
2008 Course Printing of Quality Packaging
Italian Institute of Packaging – Milan, Italy
2006 – 2009 English Course
CTP Institute – Desio, Italy
1993 – 1998 Università degli Studi di Milano – Milan, Italy Master’s Degree in Industrial Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) Vote: 102/110
1988 – 1993 Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale – Leonardo da Vinci Borgomanero, Italy
Diploma in Chemistry
Vote: 51/60
LANGUAGES
Italian Native language
English Fluent (written, spoken)
KNOWLEDGE
Windows Office
Outlook
SAP