M.S. Chemist Personal Care Products
Resume:
Karen Ketcham
Chicago, IL 60610
Work Experience
Purchasing Agent, Chemicals
March 2011 to October 2011
Andes Chemical Corp - Doral, FL
• Procured chemicals for export to paint, coatings, and personal care companies
• Communicated with vendors and internal customers to ensure successful deliveries
• Attended the New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists Suppliers’ Day
Formulations Chemist, Personal Care Products
March 2010 to April 2011
Organix South - Bowling Green, FL
• Formulated personal care products using natural and certified organic ingredients
• Developed the Naked Organix body butters and soaps which are now sold internationally
• Created fragrance for shampoos, conditioners, soaps, creams, lotions and nail care
• Evaluated the quality of raw materials
• Scaled-up and troubleshot batch formulas
• Conducted sensory evaluations and stability testing
• Wrote SOPs for batching
• Managed supplier documents
• Performed microbiological testing
Adjunct Professor, Chemistry
Summer 2009 and fall 2010
Polk State College - Winter Haven, FL and Lakeland, FL
• Taught General Chemistry I, instructional lab and lecture
Quality Control Lab Technician, Renewable Energies
December 2009 to March 2010
Clean Fuel - Lakeland, FL
• Performed routine testing on biodiesel and glycerin samples to determine values for the following: moisture, fatty acid and ester, ash, sulfur, cloud point, free and total glycerin, methanol
• Communicated laboratory results with production
• Maintained an inventory of laboratory chemicals
Quality Control Lab Technician, Flavors and Fragrances
October 2009 to December 2009
Firmenich (Alliance Workforce, Temp Agency) - Lakeland, FL
• Received samples of essential oils and citrus by-products from production and purchasing
• Performed routine testing to determine values for the following: color, acid, specific gravity, refractive index, optical rotation, peroxide, moisture, acetaldehyde
• Prepared samples for organoleptic testing to compare profiles against retains
• Prepared samples for GC/MS analysis
Purchasing Agent, Citrus by-products
January 2006 to November 2008
Treatt USA - Lakeland, FL
• Procured citrus by-products and food grade raw materials
• Led a cross-functional project to establish organic certification for the facility
• Visited suppliers and juice processors in Brazil and Argentina
• Wrote market analyses for distribution
• Reviewed laboratory test results
Laboratory Technician, Forensic Toxicology
November 2002 to December 2004
University of Florida Racing Lab College of Veterinary Medicine - Gainesville, FL
• Prepared and analyzed biological samples suspect performance-enhancing drugs
• Developed a method to detect and quantify the metabolites of caffeine
• Performed routine maintenance on instrumentation
• Prepared documents suitable for court proceedings
Psychological Operations Specialist, Public Relations
August 1989 to August 1993
US Army - Fort Bragg, NC
• Earned the rank of Sergeant (E5), Airborne, Spanish Interpreter, Interrogator, Secret Clearance
• Managed a team and collaborated with US Embassy personnel in Guatemala
• Supported anti-narcotic campaigns in Guatemala, El Salvador, Ecuador, and Cuba
• Received the Army Commendation Medal
Skills and Instrumentation
• Bilingual, Spanish professional working proficiency
• Proficient with ChemStation, JD Edwards, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Bench/wet chemistry techniques/methods: pipetting, titration, distillation, filtration, thin-layer and column chromatography, cyclic voltammetry, glove box, glass blowing and Schlenk line
• On-hands experience with: GC/MS, LC/MS/MS, IR, NMR, HPLC, UV-Vis, X-ray
Education
Illinois State University – Normal, IL
• M.S. in Chemistry
• B.S. in Chemistry and Spanish
Selected Publications
• “Synthesis and Study of Hexanuclear Molybdenum Clusters Containing Thiolate Ligands,” Inorganic Chemistry Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2008, 47 (16), pp 7271-7278
• “Spectral Studies and X-ray Crystal Structures of Three Nickel(II) Complexes of 2-Pyridineformamide 3-Piperidylthiosemicarbazone," Polyhedron, 2002, 21, pp 859-865
Additional Information
• Florida Department of Health Division of Medical Quality Assurance Massage Therapy MA56875
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