Environmental Lab & Warehouse Lead
Resume:
Robert A. Bristol
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Environmental and Warehouse Technician
Lab Testing Shipping & Receiving Team Oversight & Training
Successful career overseeing environmental testing setup, managing expedited shipping and receiving of samples and tests, and ensuring smooth workflow of highly controlled and regulated testing process as overseen by EPA and other governmental agencies Always met required QC specifications as a result of annual and monthly audits by governmental agencies Hard working, highly organized, and quickly learn and apply new procedures, techniques and standards.
Core Competencies
Environmental Analysis
Team Oversight & Training
Health & Safety: NIOSH/OSHA/EPA
Warehouse Management
Quality Control Procedures
Expedited Shipping & Receiving
Professional Experience
Eurofin Spectrum Analytical (previously Spectrum Analytical), Agawam, MA: 2003–2019
Warehouse Technician (2017–2019)
Courier Dept. (2004–2017)
Laboratory Analyst, Wet Chemical Dept. (2003–2004)
Technical career with progressively increasing responsibility working for rapidly growing environmental testing company (2nd-largest testing co. in US, which tested Title V, hazards, water treatment plants, and other events that might lead to environmental contamination or pollution; company grew from one location in 2008 to nationwide in eight years.
Managed the central company warehouse, including shipping and receiving, using automated OSM; worked independently of direct supervisor (Dir. of Courier Dept.), who was located in separate building.
Oversaw work for 10–15 couriers delivering and picking up air, water and soil samples to and from customers in the field for testing; preserved used chemicals for Quality Control; handled $10,000 to $20,000 in orders every two weeks, under strict turnaround times of 1–2 days for shipping tests and results.
Supervised movement of samples between multiple buildings for Soils, Wet Chemistry, VOC and Air depts.
Set up environmental test equipment and supplies by adding chemicals to glassware and packing for couriers to distribute to clients; used protective gear and potentially exposed to harsh chemicals such as sulfuric acid.
Compiled daily handwritten logs of chemicals used, for audit by EPA and other government agencies.
Maintained SOPs and regulatory manuals for glassware, testing, chemicals, air, soil and water; ensured that couriers read the manuals, and trained them in proper standards.
Ordered and maintained up-to-date inventory of all testing chemicals, supplies and equipment for all locations.
Laboratory Intern, Howard Laboratories (210 work hours), Amherst, MA 2001
Performed various water analyses; prepared test results for customers; maintained customer log book; opened laboratory facility; assembled glassware for daily analysis.
Previous Experience
Cook and Self-employed Landscaper 1994–1997
Maintained inventory, prepared food, trained new employees, opened and closed facilities; as landscaper, maintained and repaired equipment and created and installed new landscaping designs.
Education and Certification
HAZ-MAT Certificate; #2024, Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, MA 2002
Completed 40 hr. course of Occupational Safety and Health for Hazardous Waste Site Activities (NIOSH/OSHA/USCGI EPA).
Associate in Science, Environmental Technology, Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA 2002
Internship at Howard Laboratories, 2002.
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