Chemical Corporation Control Analyst

Maria D. Calderon

Process Development Scientist

Richmond Hill, Ga 31324 Mobile: 912-***-**** Email: adrv07@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

An innovative Process Development Scientist with several years of experience in managing, prioritizing, planning, and implementing multiple objectives. A highly motivated individual easily trained and genuinely interested in working with the business and sales of the company. My most recent experience is in synthetic and application chemistry, process development, process optimization, and scale-up of new chemical products.

Professional Highlights

Project management

Product development

Leadership

Data Management

Process Improvement

Roadmap Planning and Execution

Business Process

Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Fluency in SAP

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Process Development Scientist, EMD Electronics, Savannah, Ga 2021- Current

Establish new and update existing formulations and raw material specifications sheets.

Initiate Management of Change (MOC) for laboratory SOPs and production SOPs.

Develops process and cost improvements through the optimization of raw material usage, process efficiency, and throughput.

Serves as an integration point for Business, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to optimize market opportunities with production capability.

Organize and lead departmental and functional group activities related to development projects.

Provides technical reports and presentations to the team following the stage-gate process for product development.

Responsible for process optimization from bench scale to commercialization in conjunction with process engineers for products like lubricants, personal care, surfactants, and polymers.

Successfully executed the manufacturing of new products on a 100MT scale.

Identify new market opportunities and develop new and/or improved products to satisfy the market gap

Senior R&D Technician, Kraton Chemical Corporation, Savannah, Ga 2019- 2021

Led pilot plant trials (independently or in a team) to meet product development requirements.

Updated process flow charts for pilot plant trials batches and keep records of process parameters.

Monitored plant trials to assist formulation scientists in new product development.

Performed and reported physical testing of raw materials and blends at different stages of development (i.e., acid value, viscosity, moisture analysis test, hardness, elongation, tensile strength, and flowability).

Coordinated activities with production supervisors and plant engineers to make scale-up batches efficiently.

Formulated new products to meet customer’s application requirements

Organized TRAs to identify the dangers of a specific task to reduce the risk of injury

Improved existing processes to reduce costs and increase efficiency.

Quality Control Analyst, Johnson Matthey, Pooler, Ga 2014-2019

Successfully developed and qualified new testing methods.

Mentored other analysts to perform laboratory procedures and assays. Perform visual inspections of finished products.

Collaborated with internal assessments and audits as required.

Evaluated recent technologies and methods to make recommendations regarding their use. Serve as a technical liaison between quality control and other departments (Production and R&D).

Coordinated testing with contract laboratory and vendors. Supplied quality control data necessary for regularity submissions.

EDUCATION

Georgia Southern University, Savannah, Georgia

Master of Business Administration Candidate, expected graduation 2023

Savannah State University, Savannah, Georgia

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, May 2014

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