A Team Laboratory Technician

ELMIRA SHAFIEE

Toronto, ON

416-***-**** *******.********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

I am organized and enjoy working with people who have an attitude for learning quickly. I enjoy challenges and look forward to the learning opportunities. HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

§ Previous Experience and Great knowledge of laboratory instruments and equipment

§ Highly cautious in laboratory and industrial environment and adhere to procedures and policies.

§ Good verbal/written communication skills plus Strong management in critical times

§ Enthusiastic, outgoing, self-motivated, Trustworthy, honest, problem-solving ability, hardworking and loyal

§ Skilled in maintaining an organized and tidy work environment

§ Adept at fostering effective communication with lab clients and colleagues while collaborating within a team

§ Concrete strength testing, Chloride Ion tests, RCP

§ PGAC lab, Rolling Thin-Film Oven, BBR grade, PAV, DSR grade, DSR Multiple Stress Creep Recovery, Rotary evaporator.

§ Engineering: PFD P&ID, MATLAB

§ Computer proficiency: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, NETZSCH

§ Fluency in English, Persian, Turkish, studying French. CORE COMPETENCIES/RELEVANT SKILLS Chemical Analysis

§ Familiar with chemical materials (raw material) and handling chemicals § Titration chemistry

§ Able to Set up and conduct chemical experiments, tests and analyses using techniques such as chromatography, spectroscopy, FT-IR, spectra, Mass Chromatograms, physical and chemical separation techniques, and microscopy, PH meter.

§ Knowledgeable in the proper disposal methods for wet and waste chemicals, ensuring compliance with safety and environment regulations

§ Certified in concrete testing by CCIL(Canadian Council of Independent Laboratories)

§ Capable of operating and maintaining laboratory equipment/apparatus and prepare solutions of gas or liquid, reagents, and sample formulations, familiar with analytical methods.

§ Skilful at compiling records and interpret experimental or analytical results and report observations, SOP’s.

§ Develop and conduct programs of sampling and analysis to maintain quality standards of raw materials, good laboratory management processes, chemical intermediates, and products.

§ Competent in the development of chemical engineering processes, studies of chemical engineering procurement, construction, inspection and maintenance and the development of standards, procedures and health and safety measures, especially when working with hazardous materials.

§ Talented at carrying out a limited range of other technical functions in support of chemical research, tests and analyses, and environmental air and water quality monitoring and protection.

§ Mass transfer, Chemical reaction Engineering, Thermodynamics, Separation processes, Process and Engineering Optimization,

Pharmaceutical technology and Processing, Engineering statistics and probabilities. EXPERIENCE

PGAC Laboratory Technician May2023- Present

WSP

§ Evaluating the Quality of material, Chemicals, Chemical Admixtures, Bitumen’s and plant produced Asphalt mixes through Recovered Asphalt testing and other mix properties.

§ Quality control and Quality assurance testing.

§ Ash content, the test is used to determine the percentage of inorganic present in an asphalt or emulsified asphalt.

§ PGAC true grading

§ Working with Pressure Aging Vessel, RTFO (Rolling Thin-Film Oven), Rotary evaporator, MSCR, DSR, titration

§ Sample preparation, analytical testing and reporting services

§ Extraction and distillation and recovery. Titration for emulsified asphalts

§ Familiar with ASTM and MTO standard test methods

§ Experienced in proper sample storage and conditioning to maintain integrity, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and test procedures.

§ Conducting tests with different laboratory instruments Concrete Laboratory Technician June2022-April2023

WSP

§ Concrete Compressive strength testing, Rapid Chloride Permeability test (RCP) measures.

§ Chloride Ion testing

§ Freeze-thaw testing to assurance that a given sample will be able to resist under various conditions.

§ Testing beams and concrete slabs

§ Skilled in the proper storage and conditioning of samples to maintain their integrity for reliable results

§ Log in all new samples, test, using relevant computer software programs to collect or input data and information

§ Sieve analysis test for soil and aggregates

§ Micro- Deval test method for evaluating the abrasion resistance of aggregates. Chemistry Laboratory Assistant Mar 2019- Jun 2019

Richmond Hill High School laboratory (Canada)

§ Worked with chemistry teacher as a lab assistant at Chemical laboratories at the Richmond Hill High school.

§ Helped and explained chemical process and tests to students, sometimes translated and explained the lessons to newcomer students whose mother tongue were Persian or Turkish Project Engineer Jul 2016-Sept 2017

Petro Energy Dorsa Company (PEDCO)

Manufacturer and supplier of equipment and solutions for the Oil, gas, Petro chemical & energy in the Middle East

§ Followed up and worked with project groups and chemical engineers to choose the right Equipment for refineries.

§ Worked on required process equipment’s (Pumps, Compressor, Mixer, Filter, Fan, Piping material, Fitting, Flanges, ….) for Oil and Gas companies, petrochemical, power plant industries from well-known European manufacturers.

§ Providing technical advisory services and solution

§ Managed commercial documents including Customs formalities and clearance process.

§ Managed shipments and made agreements plus Commercial correspondence. Chemistry Laboratory assistant Jan 2014- Apr 2016

Professor assistant in Organic chemistry & Analytical Chemistry laboratories

§ Was responsible for sanitizing setting up and maintaining lab equipment.

§ Prepared chemical solutions. Entered results into data system. Entered results into data system. Processed specimens and performed specified technical procedures.

§ Crystallization and recrystallization, melting points, Extraction, Distillation, Thin-layer chromatography, Vapor pressure and volatility, spectroscopy, Synthesis.

§ Enforced proper use of safety goggles proper handling of broken glassware and disposal of hazardous laboratory waste.

§ Analysing the data from results or even from spectrometers (FTIR- UV) and report them

§ Refilled reagent bottles as needed to ensure enough reagents for the next lab section.

§ Replaced supplies like weighing paper filter paper cotton litmus and acetone as required.

§ Washed and put away glassware in the prep rooms.

§ Performed calibration of equipment.

Visa Process Agent (summer student job)

June 2013-Sept 2013

DELTABAN Travel Agency

§ Worked with the Embassies, visa-processing departments in order to ensure information and applications were accurate.

§ Ensured that all documents were gathered and completed for visa processing purposes. EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry University Central Tehran Branch, Iran 2016 Master of Chemical Engineer program at Ryerson University Canada, Toronto 2021-2022 Certificate of Advanced course on International Commerce, University of Tehran, Iran 2017 VOLUNTEER WORK

Students Guide

YUELI (York University English Language Institute), Toronto, ON 2018

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