Chemist/Microbiologist

Michael T. Lippold

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Milwaukee, WI 53207 Mobile Phone: 414-***-****

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Chemist / Microbiologist

An experienced organic chemist in the production of nucleotides and amidites, as well as a microbiologist in the food science area working with cultures and enzymes. Years of experience also working in quality control and quality assurance as well as modifying, developing and validating SOP’s and manufacturing methods. Worked years with PC’s in help desk environment and am proficient in most software applications.

Professional Experience

Johnson Diversey (Lab Support):Research Associate:6/1/08-Present

Chemist in the PD Cleaners division of Johnson Diversey. Work involved developing projects to help implement product improvements, product formulations ,project development, equipment installs and process validation.

Security Building Technologies:Sales and Applications Manage:5/2007-6/2008

Sales skills include sales management, new business development, direct sales, customer support, key account development, consulting, relationship development and contract negotiations. Scheduling and supervising installations.

Pierce Biotech / Thermo-Fisher Scientific:Chemist:4/2001-7/2007

Chemist in the nucleotides and amidites groups, synthesizing and purifying products for pharmaceutical companies. Work involves knowledge of HPLC, FPLC, NMR, PC, Spectrometer, C18, Q-Sepharose, Silica, Ion Exchange, Rotovaps, Pfaudlers etc… responsible for production of batches, both yields and variances in ISO environment. Create and edit manufacturing methods, controlled inventory using AMAPS, and helped with process improvements using LEAN manufacturing practices.

CHR Hansen (Lab Support):Microbiologist:10/2000-12/2000

Ran microbiological testing on cultures for local company. Responsibilities included plating and analyzing bacteria cultures and enzymes with various microbiological techniques to verify release eligibility.

Abbott Laboratories (Lab Support):Validation Specialist:12/1999-6/2000

Worked in Abbott’s Diagnostics Division (ADD) correcting SOP’s and manufacturing methods to meet FDA regulations. Worked primarily with automated immunoassay machines, IMAX and AXYM. Responsibilities consisted of running trials for validation and altering protocols accordingly.

Wixon Fontarome (Lab Support):Quality Assurance Specialist:8/1999-12/1999

Quality assurance technician in spice and bread mix production facility. Performed batch testing and line audits and products to verify that it were compliant with customer specs. Can assays, scorch tests, bread activity test, etc.

SKW Biosystems (Lab Support):Senior Microbiologist:11/1998-4/1999

Head microbiologist in cultures and enzymes department in small Germantown facility. Responsibilities included plating and analyzing bacteria cultures and enzymes with various microbiological techniques to verify release eligibility. Environmental and water testing duties as well.

Coca Cola:Senior Quality Control Technician:6/1995-8/1998

Worked in QC Department in a state of the art ISO facility for a fortune 500 company. Responsibilities included syrup batching and line auditing using standard analytical lab techniques; HPLC, Spec, DMA, Seem and cap testing, as well as water and environmental testing. Some supervisor responsibilities on second shift, and helped scheduling of product release.

Education

Bachelor of Science (Chemistry and Microbiology)

University of WI-Milwaukee 1995

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