Sugar Refining Material Handler
Resume:
Robert Ponds
*********@*****.***
Objective:
To obtain a position of responsibilities that utilizes my skills and experience and keen to work in an environment where I can enrich my knowledge.
Summary:
Highly analytical team player with aptitude for quickly scrutinizing environments to identify and prioritize needs/ risks and develop solutions
Creative troubleshooter/ problem-solver who works hard and loves a challenge
Customer focused communicator with proven ability to understand and covey complex information, develop rapport, build strong relationships with customers
Strong leader who effectively motivates others and direct corporate initiatives
Energetic contributor with demonstrable detail orientation, and multi-tasking/ organizational proficiency
Effective personable team player with unsurpassed interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to handle customers’ questions and objection
Certifications:
TWIC Card
OSHA Cards
Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Operator Cert.
Education:
Bellaire High School, Baton Rouge, LA
Major: General Studies Graduation Date: May 1999
Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA
Major: Fine Arts Graduation Date: N/A
Systems Experience:
Windows OS
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft PowerPoint
Excel
Microsoft Word
Laboratory/Equipment Skills:
Spectrophotometer using Spectra Max software
Autoclaved scientific apparatus (glassware, carboys, etc.)
Thermo Savant Discovery Speed Vac & Dryer
Biomek 7X-Beckman Coulter for sample preparation
Bio Robot 8000 to prepare DNA oligonucleotides via desalting
Centrifuge 5810 & Eppendorf for centrifuging of samples
Hamilton Micro Lab 4000 Series and Micro Lab 4200 to aliquot DNA oligonucleotides
Professional Experience:
Denka Performance Elastomer October 2018 – May 2022
Laboratory Operator
PT tests include dry Neoprene chip samples of various product types
Ran viscosity test on Mooney Viscosity machines and Brookfield Viscosity Machines
Determination of Alkalinity STD and samples
Ran volatiles, thiuram, chip thickness, and talc analysis to be entered in Sample Manager
Chemical testing Analysis consists of Inhibitors, chemical testing, and Monomer samples
Ran GC samples for various products
Albemarle through NES Global Nov 2017 – April 2018
R & D Lab Technician
Run Absorption cycles of HBr through columns A & B
Desorption of Etoh with phenolic
Steam Rinse through columns A & B at the end of each cycle
Sample prepping every tenth cycle and storing all data in LIMS
Fill Etoh can and fill carboy and PPE waste in proper waste drums
Empty chemical waste carboy and PPE waste in proper waste drums
Mercy Logistics 1 ROI, Baton Rouge, LA Aug 2016 – Feb 2017
Material Handler/ Picker
Shipping and receiving
Sorted and stocked various hospital materials by using an electronic pallet jack
Picker of hospital material by using a wrist rocket
Place items in the transportation department to be shipped
General maintenance of aisles
Dexco Polymers, LLC (A Dow & Exxon Merger), Plaquemine, LA Aug 2014 – July 2016
QAQC Lab Tech
Log all samples in LIMS
Collected Cooling Tower- water, pellet and Crum samples to be tested
Ran various test on finished polymer samples
Weighed polymer for GC, GPC, Total Volatiles, Styrene, Gels, Viscosity, Bulk Density, Unders and Overs Sieve test
Devo Tvols and melt flow polymer samples
Ran ash an color analysis
Conducted pellet contamination
After analytical results were entered into LIMS, results were delivered to the control room
Shoppers Choice Apr 2014 – May 2014
Shipping and Receiving
Pulling orders for customers
Unloading trucks with warehouse Merchandise
Used paled jack to move heavy items
Delta Tech Mar 2014 – Apr 2014
Chemical Cleaning Tech
Communicate with plant personnel during plant turnaround making sure units are shut down
Connect hoses throughout unit to start chemical cleaning flow
Ran pump to chemical containment for cleaning process
DuPont, Reserve, LA May 2013 – Oct 2013
R & D Lab Technician/Operator
Checked moisture during cook and final cooked solids
Ran steam stripper for different types of cooked emulsion
Filled cold traps and chillers containing prongs with methanol
Stripped emulsion was then taken to the Neoprene Lab to be Isolated
Operated the Freeze Role/Dryer Machine
Performed Organic Volatiles test on a GC Machine for cooked emulsion.
Ran Light Transmitting test, Delta Titers, and Strain ability test in the Neoprene Lab for stripped emulsion.
Cleaned all glassware and agitators with toluene and acetone
Placed all cleaned parts for steam stripper and cold traps back together for each run
Controlled outside water flow, vacuum pump, and main chiller unit.
Change oil on outside vacuum pump
Each physical test performed in the R & D and Neoprene Lab were stored and saved in a database by the Lab Tech
Georgia Pacific, Zachary, LA Mar 2013 – May 2013
QC Lab Technician
Received sample sheets of toilet paper from operators to be tested every hour
Cut each (MD) & (CD) sample by using a cutting board
Each sample was placed in a basic weight machine to measure thickness
One half of samples were placed in a Thermo Direct Heat Incubator to abstract moisture
Incubator samples were individually dipped in DI water container on Instron Machine before strength testing
A set of samples were individually placed in an Instron Machine for strength testing
All data from each set of samples were automatically sent to the data base and saved
US Composite Pipe South, Zachary, LA Sep 2012 – Nov 2012
QAQC Lab Technician
Ran resin samples before and throughout production
Tested resin truck samples, and sand truck samples
QAQC’d various sized pipe samples
Ran a strength test using an Intron Machine
Measured width, thickness, and height using calipers
A saw was used to cut out samples for testing
Stencil samples were cut by using a wet saw, and grinded down by wheel grinders
Cut samples were placed in oven then a furnace
Production floor worker pipe samples were measured by QAQC Lab Techs
Merck Animal Health, Baton Rouge, LA Aug 2012 – Sep 2012
Production Technician
Prepped in-line filler machine for various runs
Operated various sections of the in-line filler machine
Completed batch records after each run
Used pallet jack to place packaged items in storage for shipping
Cytech at Ormet, Burnside, LA, Oct 2011 – Jan 2012
Engineer Assistant/Lab Tech
Kept inventory on polymer totes
Checked polymer tank flow using parts per minute per gallon
Manually checked polymer tanks for accurate mixture of polymer tanks
Used polymer tank panel to adjust flow
Louisiana Sugar Refining, Gramercy, LA Aug 2011 – Aug 2012
Lab Technician
Machines used are turbidity Meter, Conductivity Ash meter, Sonic Bather, Moisture Analyzer, Refract meter, Sieve test (particle size analysis), Vacuum Pump filtration
Manipulate valves on pan floor to get samples
Test wet belt samples for team leads & operators
Grab sugar samples every four hours for production & silo testing
Place finale results in data base & log sheet
Retrieve samples for wet sugar & liquor sample technician
Test Chlorine from treatment pond
Alpha-naphthol testing is done on all remaining plant samples
Airgas Specialty Gases, Port Allen, LA Jan 2011 - Aug 2011, Dec 2011 – Apr 2012
Cylinder Prep Operator
Sort cylinders by vales in yard; pull cylinders from the yard by designated manifold to prep area to remove sticker and any objects from cylinders to prep for painting in the paint booth.
Paint cylinders and prepare for shipping
KBR, Mosul, Iraq Oct 2008 – Oct 2010
Rowpu Operator/Waste Water/Lab Tech
Supervised PPI employees in daily water operations – water production
Water testing, equipment maintenance, water storage, and water distribution
Write and maintain logs, files and reports pertaining to water purification, storage, distribution, and maintenance
Report all water production, storage and distribution numbers to pertinent KBR and military personnel
Personnel management – time sheets, training, safety (TSTI)
Supervised and assist in mixing of chemicals used in water purification
Sherwin Williams, Beltsville, MD Jan 2008 – May 2008
Lab Tech/Paint Tech
Pulled gallon cans of paint for measuring using a Quart size reader
Responsible for loading paint into a computerized mixture
After the gallons were mixed, using a metal bar insured that paint would distribute evenly
This process was used on 800-1000 colors daily
Clover land-Green Spring Dairy, Baltimore, MD Dec 2007 – Jan 2008
Lab Tech, Micro Quality
Using microbiologic plating equipment and instrumentation, able to monitor chemical inventory
Responsible for testing products and raw materials
Other testing include after-hours testing of Sweetwater and lube meter samples
Assisted in State testing per quarter of various chemicals and machinery
Covance, Chantilly, VA Jun 2006 – Sep 2007
Lab Tech, Sample Accessioned
Prioritized samples by date and time and assembled on designated racks
Using a Window log terminal, also able to present racks to Lab support.
Verified physical counts of racks to Lab Technicians
Date entry was submitted using Window log terminal
Scheduled pick up times for scanned racks
Changes/corrections were also scheduled before pick ups
Provided quality control on accessioned samples
Operon Bio, Inc., Germantown, MD Jun 2005 – Mar 2006
Lab Tech, Aliquotting Associate, (DNA Oligonucleotides Manufacturing)
Aliquoted DNA oligonucleotides plates using Hamilton’s & Bio Mek Bio Robots
A Enterprise database was used in tracking production of DNA oligonucleotides
Arrayed genome sets for different organisms (Mouse, Human and Arabidopsis)
Using SpectrMax software measured optical density values and prepared dilutions for quality control testing.
McKesson Bio Services, Rockville, MD Feb 2005 – Jun 2005
Lab Tech
Labeled bottles for pharmaceutical use in manufacturing of Vitamin C & E via GMP procedures
Sealed packages using a Klockner machine
Pharmaceutical kits were batched by using production records
United States Pharmacopeias, Rockville, MD Nov 2004 - Feb 2005
Lab Tech
Dispense powder products into vials to store in proper ambient conditions
Worked with batch records after production
Kierkegaard & Perry Laboratories, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD Sep 2003 - Oct 2004
Filling/Packaging Assistance, Lab Tech
Maintained Lab supplies & equipment and updated results in fourth shift data base
Used STAD database to package, ship and receive products
Maintained inline filling machine throughout filling procedures
Maintained temperature charts for assigned freezers
Inspected kits prior to daily shipping
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