Analytical Chemist

Thomas Weldon

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Marysville,Ohio *3040

Cell: 937-***-****

Home: 937-***-****

E Mail: ************@*******.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Analytical Chemist with a wide background in Industrial, Pharmaceutical & Environmental

Chemistry with an emphasis in Quality Assurance. I am willing to relocate at my expense.

MILITARY EXPERIENCE:

Active duty & Air National Guard 121 Air Refueling wing in POL refueling

All types of aircraft, 10 yrs working in the Fuels Quality Assurance lab, Shift Supervisor,

Graduated from Fuels Lab School Chanute AFB

Electronics: AC & DC 3 Quarters Georgia Military School

Retired from the 910th AFR wing in Youngstown, Ohio as a Crew Chief working on C130’s

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

ICP (Inductively Coupled Plasma) Elemental analysis Thermo Electron IRIS Intrepid II

Instrument Repair

Spectrol M. (Metal Analysis)

HPLC Waters (Alliance) & Perkin Elmer (series 200) HPLC

GC HP 5890, 6890,Varian GC FID & ECD Detectors)

FTIR Varian (640)FTIR

Leco N (TC 400),

Purge & Trap, Tekmar

TOC 5000 Shimadzu,

Particle Counter HIAC ROYC model 8000A

NMR % Fat

Bomb Calorimeter Parr 1266 LHC O2

KF by EMD Aquaster AQC34,Denver Instruments Model 275 KF

JFTOT (Jet Fuel Thermal Oxidation Tester) ASTM 3241

AA (Varian series 50)

Flash Point Cleveland Open, Closed Cup

AMA Density Meter

GMP & FDA experience

Excel, LIMS, Word, Quattro Pro and HP Chem. Station

EDUCATION:

Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio

Bachelors Degree in Chemistry

Columbus Technical Institute, Columbus, Ohio

Associate Degree in Chemical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

October 2009- February 2010

Manpower /Honeywell Corporation Phoenix, AZ

Associate Engineer /Chemist

Analysis of chemical and physical properties in aviation fuels and lubricants.

Elemental analysis via ICAP spectroscopy

Total Acid Number (TAN) measurement via colorimetric and potentiometer titrations

Measurement of Kinematic Viscosity, Flash Point, Freeze Point, Specific Gravity

Oxygen Bomb Calorimetric and Distillation Engine oil debris characterization

Calibration and routine maintenance of laboratory analytical instrumentation.

February 2007- December 2008

Belcan/Pratt&Whitney West Palm Beach, FL

Laboratory Technician

Analysis of chemical and physical properties in aviation fuels and lubricants.

In support of the Engine Test Stands per ASTM Methods

Flash pt, metal analysis Spectrol M,Thermal Stability JFTOT, Viscosity Cannon- Fenske, pH,

September 2006- November 2006

Teledyne Corp Midland, MI (Closed)

Instrument Repair Technician

Responsible for repairing HPLC’S, GC’S, FTIR’s, pH meters, chloride meters etc. for Dow Chemical in Midland, MI

November 2005- April 2006

Manpower/ Scotts Company Marysville, Ohio

Quality Assurance Laboratory Technician

Analysis of intermediate & final product thru wet chemistry, GC, AA& HPLC analysis, Waters HPLC, HP5890, Spectra AA, Leco N

March 2002- April 2005

T Marzetti Columbus, Ohio

Quality Assurance Laboratory Technician

Monitor Production Lines

Performed analysis on intermediate & final product, wet chemistry, pH, acid, salt content,

KF moisture, % Fat by NMR

Note: worked 2 jobs 3/02-10/02

January 2001- October 2002

(Manpower) Roxanne Laboratories Columbus, Ohio

Analytical Chemist

Analysis of raw materials for purity through wet chemistry, certified to operate Varian & HP 5890GC, Varian AA, TOC 5000, AMA density meter.

Familiar with Varian ICP

January 1995- September 2000

Nestle Quality Assurance Laboratory Dublin,Ohio

Analytical Chemist

Cholesterol by GC analysis for nutritional labeling, environmental testing of soil and water through wet chemistry, HP5890,TOC 5000, Purge & Trap EPA 8010, 8015, 502, 508, 608

Maintained Training records for the group

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