Chemist with experience in Petrochemicals and Cosmetics industries

OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a challenging position in the field of chemistry that can utilize my education and research experience. A position promoting professional growth.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

PerkinElmer, Shelton, CT 12/08- Present

Chemist

• Validate PerkinElmer Gas chromatography systems

• Execute Arnel Incorporated Applications

• Test gas and liquid samples against standards for verification

• Data handling, method development, quantitation, data processing and

report generation

Arnel Incorporated, Parlin, NJ 11/07- 11/08

Chemist

• Final testing of the full range of Arnel systems and PerkinElmer Gas

chromatographers

• Install capillaries and packed columns

• Test gas and liquid samples against standards for verification

• Performed simulated distillation using Arnel Simdist 2000 software

• Analyze and identify sample peaks

• Column packing formulation and processes

• Data handling, method development, quantitation, data processing and

report generation

• Customer training on instrumentation and TotalChrom software

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 9/07 - 12/07

Undergraduate Research

• Build an amino acid peptide sequence

• Employing analytical methods to add peptides

• Using HPLC to identify the peptide, and mass spectrometry to identify

known peaks

Colgate-Palmolive/Mennen, Morristown, NJ 2/06 - 11/07

Laboratory Technician (Co-op/Intern)

• Work on various research projects by aging samples in assigned temperature

chambers

• Performed compression, drop, seal, dome, barrel adhesion and cup retention

tests on aged underarm products

• Performed Turbidity, Refractive Index, Rheology and Viscosity testing on Gel

underarm products

• Performed pressure testing and full evacuation for aerosol underarm products

• Collected and recorded test data in laboratory database

• Picked raw material and calculate amounts needed to make a sample batch

• Active ingredient testing, doing acid base titration

EDUCATION:

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ - Cook College

Bachelor’s of Arts in Chemistry January, 2008

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:

Rutgers Chemistry Club Member since Spring, 2004

REFERENCES:

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