Quality Assurance Project
Resume:
Colleen L. Brubaker
Philadelphia PA 19149
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EDUCATION
September 1993 – May 1995 Bloomsburg University Bloomsburg, PA
September 1995 – December 1998 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
DEGREE EARNED
Bachelors of Science in Chemistry and Mathematics
• ACS Accreditation
• Magna Cum Laude
• Golden Key National Honor Society
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
January 1999 – May 2006 Philadelphia Police Department Philadelphia, PA
Forensic Scientist II
• Performed qualitative and quantitative analysis to determine the presence of controlled and non-controlled substances utilizing combinations of bench testing and confirmatory instrumentation methods
• Built and maintained Microsoft Access databases for unit and divisional statistics, various monitoring programs, laboratory records and reports, supply ordering and project tracking
• Performed multi-leveled statistical evaluation of productivity, caseload and overtime
• Recorded clear and highly detailed notes of analysis
• Participated on various committees to ensure routine laboratory operations such as quality assurance and control, balance calibration, reagent preparation and verification, instrumentation method validations, confirmation of standards and writing of standard operation procedures
• Identified and implemented various ways to improve productivity and overall operations
• Key member on the team responsible for achieving accreditation status
• Testify in municipal, state and federal court to the scientific findings and be able to explain and defend such results
January 1998 – August 1998 Philadelphia Police Department Philadelphia, PA
Intern for the Forensic Science Division
• Built in-house spectral FT-IR and UV-Vis database libraries of controlled and non-controlled substances
• Assisted chemists in various laboratory duties and analyses
January 1998 – May 1998 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
Advanced Inorganic Synthesis Laboratory Instructor
• Lectured on various inorganic synthesis topics and demonstrated techniques
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