Operations Supervisor Chemistry

NILESH PATEL

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SKILLS SUMMARY:

• Laboratory Supervisor with 20 years of lab work experience, related to performing tests in the food,

environmental, and agricultural business.

• Extensive experience in a wide variety of EPA, SM, USDA, AOAC, and AOCS methodologies.

• Proven knowledge of instrumentation and software necessary for effective operation of a laboratory.

• Proficient in good laboratory practices regarding chemical testing procedures.

• A team player who is flexible, detail oriented, organized, self-motivated, with excellent communication

skills.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

SILLIKER, Stone Mountain, Georgia, Jun 2007 – Present

Operations Supervisor, Chemistry

• Directly supervise staff of 4 employees in the Wet Chemistry and Physical Chemistry departments.

• Oversee all quality control measures are met to maintain ISO 17025 accreditation for nutritional

analysis, while fulfilling client turnaround times.

• Prepare and perform employee appraisals, issue disciplinary action, approve timecards, participate in

weekly management meetings, monthly sales meetings.

• Successfully completed all annual internal audits performed by external auditor.

• Implemented new testing procedure for Aflatoxin test.

• Assisted in the successful implementation of Zeta safe SPC and instrument calibration database.

• Member of the safety committee. Perform monthly safety audit and annual security audit for the facility.

• Won the Internal Quality Award for 2009 out of 14 laboratories in U.S.A.

PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP. (Formerly Gold Kist Inc.), Lithonia, Georgia, Mar 1997 – Jun 2007

Quality Assurance Officer

• Provided cover for laboratory manager, and assisted in supervision of staff of 17 technical and 5 non-

technical.

• Managed all aspects of the laboratory quality assurance program for chemical testing, using proficiency

samples and statistical evaluations.

• Implemented, created and developed test method SOP’s, maintenance manuals, quality manual, internal

audits and other documentation to achieve and maintain NELAP/ISO 17025 accreditation for

wastewater analysis for the State of Florida.

• Ensured certification was maintained for wastewater analysis for the states of North and South Carolina.

• Developed, validated and implemented methods for antibiotic testing in poultry tissue as required by

FSIS/USDA using HPLC and GC instrumentation resulting in a 50% cost saving.

• Developed, validated and implemented a method for Ammonia testing on wastewater analysis by ISE,

using EPA methodology to increase sample output by 30%.

• Assisted in laboratory analysis when required, including troubleshooting, initiating corrective actions,

performing preventive maintenance and training.

• Performed a cost analysis study of tests performed in the laboratory, resulting in a realignment of

charges made to clients.

Research Analyst (I)

• Provided cover and assisted lab technicians, performing all aspects of testing and reporting samples, in

Wastewater, Fats, Feeds, Nutritional, Minerals and Pesticides laboratories. Provided training when

required.

CLOROX MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Forest Park, Georgia, Nov 1996 – Oct 2002

Temporary Lab Technician, Full time/Part Time

• Analytically determined percentage levels of chemical ingredients in bleach, and household detergents.

GREATER MANCHESTER SCIENTIFIC SERVICES, (Public Health Lab) Sept 1991 – Mar 1996

Manchester, England, Senior Scientist

• Performed environmental testing on air, soil and water samples for pollutants, for local government

Environmental Health Officers.

• Performed nutritional analysis on food products for possible legal cases.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Laboratory Analysis

GC & HPLC

Tests using ELISA kits

pH analyses

ICP AES, AA Spectrometry using flame and graphite furnace

Buchi Kjeldahl Analysis

Water Activity

Automated Gel Permeation Chromatography

Nitrogen Combustion Analyzer

Autopipetting

UV-VIS Spectrometry

Ankom Fiber Extractor

Ion Selective Electrodes

Foss NIR (FTIR) Feed and Forage Analyzer

Foss Soxtec Fat Extractor

Titrimetric Analysis

Aflatoxin by Vicam

Microscopy

Gravimetric Chemistry

Instrumentation Software

Agilent Chemstation, Waters Millenium32 and Empower 2, Zeeman AAS, Leco FP-528.

PC Software

MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, and MS PowerPoint.

EDUCATION:

MANCHESTER POLYTECHNIC, Manchester, England, Sept 1987 – Jun 1991

• Bachelor of Science (honors), Second Class 1st Division in Chemistry.

GREATER MANCHESTER SCIENTIFIC SERVICES, Manchester, England, Mar 1995 – Mar 1996

• Chartered Chemist.

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