Lab technician with hplc experience

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Westmont, Il 60559 Phone 630-***-****

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Matthew Walter

Objective To obtain a position in chemical engineering or related field that would utilize and develop my technical skills and knowledge

Education University of Illinois at Chicago

BS Chemical Engineering

 Major GPA 4.3/5.0

 Thermodynamics I, II Chemical Reaction Engineering

 Fluid Mechanics Process Control

 Heat and Mass Transfer Chemical Engineering Lab I,II

 Equilibrium Staged Separations Design I, II

 Research: compared the effectiveness of two different catalysts in the water-gas shift reaction

Awards received Deans List twice

UIC Engineering Expo

• Designed a process to produce renewable H2 for use in environmentally friendly energy production

• Abbott Laboratories Process Design Award for Excellence – 1st Place

• Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Award – 2nd Place

Work experience May 2006-March 2009 Nalco through Kelly Scientific Naperville, Il

Lab Technician

 Analyzed water samples and products for various chemicals and physical properties

 Data used by researches for maintenance and troubleshooting of cooling towers as well as to determine new product effectiveness on a pilot plant scale

• Wet Chemistry

• Spectrophotometry

• AA Spectrometry

• Brookfield Viscometer

• High Pressure Liquid Chromatography

1997-2006 McDonalds Rockford, Il

• Worked in a team based environment to ensure product quality and provide customer satisfaction. Employment allowed me to improve my interpersonal skills in a diverse workplace setting while providing for personal expenses

Computer Skills • Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, Vista

• Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Hysis, MatLab, MathCAD

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