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Rochester, NY 14625 315-***-****

Michelle D. Leone

Education

May 2011 Master of Science in Chemistry

Includes MBA coursework for professional development

State University of New York College at Oswego

May 2009 Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

Minor in Mathematics

State University of New York College at Oswego

Work Experience

January 2012 Nuclear Equipment Operator, Exelon - Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Oswego, NY

- July 2015 Operate, monitor, and troubleshoot nuclear power plant equipment, process streams and electrical switch-gear March 2019 for normal operation and alarm response, surveillance testing, and refueling. Apply physics, chemistry and Present engineering principals to change system configurations and assess equipment health and operability,

communicate adverse trends per the corrective action program. Execute Safety tagging program, field train

new operators, maintain emergency preparedness training. Served as fire brigade leader.

July 2015 Nuclear Chemistry Technician, Exelon - Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Oswego, NY

- March 2019 Support plant material asset management through chemistry analysis and parameter control. Gather and analyze data for ODCM calculations and report total plant effluents to government agencies. Complete logs and reports for trending and assess the need to make adjustments to plant processes. Calibrate and troubleshoot laboratory analytical instruments. Develop methods and SOPs for new analytical instruments/testing. Monitor air, off gas, process streams, diesel fuel, radiation, etc.

June 2011 Quality Control Chemist, Arch Chemicals, Rochester, NY

- Sept. 2011 Performed analytical testing to support personal care chemical manufacturing by approved methods in a FDA/cGMP setting. Analyzed raw materials, in process samples, finished products, and wastewater to meet regulatory, and product specifications. Responsible for final inspection and release of shipments. Assisted R&D department with scaling of analytical experiments.

Jan 2011 Internship, City of Oswego

- August 2011 Green-house gas emissions analysis project for city emissions reduction goals. Analyzed power consumption for all government buildings and municipal infrastructure to plan for conversion to energy efficient hardware.

August 2009 Graduate Teaching Assistant, General and Organic Chemistry, SUNY Oswego

- May 2011 Independently taught concepts and procedure through lecture and hands on guidance in weekly lab courses.

Taught general, introductory, and organic chemistry undergraduate labs; prepared and presented lab lectures, graded student reports and quizzes and held open office hours for students.

Research Projects

2010 - 2011 Microwave Assisted Friedel-Crafts Acylation of Toluene, Graduate Research

Developed a discovery based organic chemistry lab experiment for undergraduate students.

Optimized the organic synthesis, workup, with IR and H1 and C13 NMR characterization of several anhydrides with toluene. The lab exercise was successfully implemented in all sections of organic chemistry II courses.

2008 - 2009 Solar Hydrogen Activity Research Kit, Inorganic Chemistry Research Project

The goal was to produce and analyze ternary metal oxide films on a conductive substrate and assess their photocatalytic activity, through false color electric current data mapping, to create practical novel materials for more efficient and cost-effective production of solar power.

Instrumentation and Techniques

Industrial plant instruments and controls, systems process control circuits, alarm and safety control circuits, LIMS data system, Lab VIEW Programming, HPLC, IC, LC, GC, Mass Spectrometry, ICP-MS, MALDI-TOF, PCR, ELISA, 2D Gel Electrophoresis, Protein databank matching, UV-vis, FTIR, AA spectroscopy, TOC analyzer, In-line and portable conductivity cells, dO2 test, viscosity, flash point, Proficient with various scientific and basic computer programs including MATLAB, LIMS, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint

Skills

Very good at technical writing, gives great presentations and enjoys working in multidisciplinary groups, detail oriented with integrity for a high level of precision and accuracy, strong problem solving and troubleshooting, critical thinking, strong communication, outgoing, people and teamwork oriented, self-starter, values continuous improvement above and beyond the status quo, flexible and adaptable, fast learner, leader and collaborator, diverse experiences in life, education and employment

Activities/ Honors

2013 Recognized with award for excellence by preventing a safety tagging error on a plant power supply.

2010 Academic Presentations- Selective Cell Death Mediated by Small Conditional RNAs, Graduate Seminar

- Supply Chain Management, SUNY Oswego School of Business

Poster Presentations for Inorganic Chemistry Materials Research, 238th & 239th ACS National Meetings, Wash. DC & Boston

Affiliations: ACS Membership, Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society

Scholarships: John Karpinski (2006), SUNY ESF Merit (2005), Knight Foundation (2005)

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