MANJOLA PLAKU

Katy, TX • 832-***-**** • adl5qf@r.postjobfree.com

Laboratory Technician / Chemist

Professional Profile & Skills:

Quality-focused professional with over 10 years of experience conducting laboratory procedures, chemistry/chemical testing, and ensuring productive/collaborative work in manufacturing and environmental industries.

Managerial skills: Good with time and process management, verbal and written communications, collaboration, reporting, inventory management, and resource management

Laboratory / Chemist Skills: Experience with laboratory equipment maintenance and installation, material and product sampling and testing, inspections/certifications, data analysis, interpretation and reporting, strict safety protocols, as well as laboratory quality control monitoring

Computer skills: Experience with Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, LIMS, and able to quickly learn proprietary systems/applications

Education

Bachelor of Science – Chemistry, 2003

Tirana University Albania

Experience

Laboratory Technician II 09/2019 – 01/2021

BASF Corporation Houston, Texas

Responsible for exercising safe work procedures and maintaining a well-organized lab space.

Accountable for equipment calibration upkeep and standard operating procedure updates to support external audits for ISO 9001:2015.

Trained in operating equipment for oilfield application testing such as viscometers, rheometers, titrators, linear swell meter, and friction flow loop.

Skilled in chemical performance testing methodologies for drilling additives, surfactants, demulsifiers, and polymers for friction reduction.

Support opportunity and technical information development for biocides and standard ingredients including demulsifiers, drilling polyacrylamide, and corrosion inhibitors.

Present laboratory results to internal and external customers as aligned with business objectives.

Perform lab analytics to help investigate product-specific non-conformances and change management processes as requested by the quality control group.

Chemist II 06/2018 – 04/2019

City of Houston Wastewater Operations Laboratory Houston, TX

Performed highly technical chemical analysis according to clearly prescribed procedures and laboratory techniques.

Performed bacteriological analysis on water, wastewater, industrial waste, and other environmental samples.

Prepared standard solution and reagents for use in chemical and biological testing.

Conducted routine analysis such as BOD, TKN, Percent Total Solids, Enterococcus and E. Coli.

Experienced with Mantech Auto-titrator instrument, BOD instrument and IDEXX Quanti-Tray system.

Designed and implemented quality assurance products and followed NELAC protocols for testing and record keeping.

Certificated from FEMA-Emergency Management Institute – Incident Command System. Modules IS-00100.c; IS-00200.b; and IS-00700.b

Laboratory Chemist 06/2016 – 06/2018

Xenco Laboratories Stafford, TX

Experienced in developing, revising, and authorizing Standard Operating Procedures.

Maintenance and upkeep of all wet chemistry instrumentation and methodology.

Analyzed water and soil samples for industrial, governmental, and private entities.

Capable of running all manual methods, digestions, and titration for Ammonia, TKN, Chloride, COD, TRC, PH, Alkalinity, Conductivity, Enterococcus and E. Coli, Percent Solids for water and soils and Color.

Maintained and helped troubleshoot laboratory instrumentation.

Expert in the running of BOD, AMN, TKN and Mercury content with instrumentation procedures. Assistant Technician – Corrosion Department 10/2014 – 10/2015 Element Material Technology Houston, TX

Performed a variety of qualification testing according to NACE specifications & standards

Performed NACE TMO177 (Methods A and B) and NACE TMO284 for Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) - Induced Corrosion and Hydrogen Induced Cracking on Alloys.

Analyzed materials according to other NACE/ASTM standards, as requested by customers

Regularly communicate test status and updates with internal and external customers.

Received specialized training for laboratory operations within an environment exposed to H2S. Laboratory Chemist 10/2011 – 02/2013

Accutest Company Houston, TX

Analyzed water and soil samples for industrial, governmental entities and private clients.

Gained expertise in the fluid characterization including determination of Ammonia, TKN, Chloride, COD, TRC, PH, Alkalinity, Conductivity, Percent Solids and Color

Trained in operating equipment for AMN, TKN and Mercury

Responsible for supporting wet laboratory needs and maintaining a safe working environment

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