Robert Ponds

225-***-****

adt9t5@r.postjobfree.com

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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