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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

A Chemist with seven years of testing laboratory and research experience, specializing in analytical chemistry, protein chemistry, amyloid fibril research, wastewater environmental chemistry, and proximate/ultimate coal analysis. Eightteen years of automotive experience including automobile repair and parts sales. American Standards of Excellence (ASE) certification as a Parts Specialist.

EDUCATION

Master of Science (M.S.), Chemistry – GPA: 3.70 Graduated December 2010Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Graduated December 2005Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA

Double Major: Chemistry / Biochemistry

WORK EXPERIENCE

Shift ManagerAdvance Auto Parts August-2014 – Present

ASE Certified Parts Specialist (ASE ID: ASE-1570-3491) Provided customer service helping do-it-yourself customers troubleshoot and find

correct parts Achieve store sales goals and service objectives Ensure high standards of customer service and store appearance standards Responsible for store opening and closing duties Train new employees of proper store procedures and protocols

Laboratory Technician November 2010 – December 2013 Hampton Roads Testing Laboratories Hampton, VA

Performed gravimetric, proximate, and ultimate analysis of coal, coke, and petroleum coke in a thirty-member coal testing lab that verified coal products sold to buyers in power plants and steel mills.

Analyzed between thirty and 35 samples per shift, exceeding the the ten to twenty sample technician average.

Conducted tests to determine calorific value, residual/total moisture content, ash content, chlorine/fluorine determination, oxidation percentage, mercury content, C-H-N determination, Hardgrove Grindability Index, Coke Reactivity (CRI/CSR), Audibert-Arnu dialtometry, and Gieseler plastometry.

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Performed Proximate analysis to identify sample moisture, volatile matter, fixed carbon, and ash content.

Strict adherence of safety precautions while working with extreme heat, in excess of 2000°C; concentrated acids, and liquid bromine.

Weighed all samples with a microbalance while ensuring accuracy within ±0.0003g

Tracked and reported all testing data with proprietary laboratory information management system.

Maintained and calibtrated all instrumentation, ensured all glassware and lab benches were clean and organized.

Conducted wet lab techniques to extract chlorine, fluorine, pyritic sulfur, sulfate sulfur, and oxidized coal out of standard coal samples.

Measured total calorific value of samples using a calorimeter. Determined coke stability after reaction and Coke Reactivity Index using the

CSR Furnace. Performed Sulfur analysis with the LECO IR Sulfur Analyzer to determine the

total sulfur in samples. Identified moisture content of samples using drying ovens. Measured oxidation percentage of samples using the Spec20 variable

wavelength spectrophotometer. Analyzed the fluidity of coal, including the ability to soften, react, flow and resolidify,

using a Gieseler Plastometer. Determined the ability of coal to dilate and contract over a temperature range

with a ARNU Dilatometer. Measured ionic chlorine and fluorine content in coal samples with ion

electrodes, and determined the ability of coal to be pulverized in a standard environment with Hargrove Grindability Index.

Reverification of samples with questionable values from previous shifts. Trained a new lab technician on all laboratory tests and procedures.

Laboratory Technician September 2009 – December 2009 Universal Laboratories, Discrete Analysis Hampton, VA

Analyzed between twenty and 35 wastewater samples per day to as part of a lab with 15 employees.

Quantitatively determined contaminants requiring removal before complying with EPA drinking water guidelines.

Tested wastewater for ammonia, nitrates/nitrites, and Total Kjeldahl nitrogen using the Seal AQ2 Discrete Analyzer.

Performed biological/chemical oxygen demands to determine oxygen consumption by chemicals and bacteria in a sample.

Teaching Assistant September 2006 – August 2009

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Old Dominion University, Chemistry Dept. Norfolk, VA

Taught three to four lab sections of General, Physical, and Organic Chemistry with 25 students each.

Explained upcoming labs, tutored students with questions regarding previous labs, and administered tests and quizzes during a one hour recitation before laboratory sections.

Maintained equipment, enforced lab safety protocols, and ensured proper waste disposal.

Weekly meetings with supervising professor on proper execution of lab/lecture sessions

Planned upcoming labs, provided feedback, and determined quiz and test formats and proctoring assignments during weekly meetings with the supervising professor.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Amyloid Fibrils of Lysozyme – Structure and Morphology January 2007 – December 2010

Developed lab-dependent standard operating procedures for the production and analysis of amyloid fibrils using Congo Red binding assay and birefringence, Thioflavin T fluorescence binding assay, and negative-stained Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) visualization, and wrote an accompanying 54-page paper.

Studied the effects of pressure and atmosphere in fibril formation with Argon and Nitrogen gas.

Researched methods to standardize fibril length for better resolution in X-ray diffraction using aluminum nanopores as a mold.

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Advised and mentored 3 graduate students on laboratory procedures for fibril preparation and proper procedural and protocol creation.

Experienced in safely handling radioactive compounds such as Uranyl Acetate, and harzardous biological fixation chemicals such as Osmium Tetroxide and Glutaraldehyde.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software: Windows 95/85/Me/XP/7, MS Office, Sigmaplot, LIMS (Laboratory Information management software), JEOL Electron Microscope Software, LECO Instrumentation Software, Point of Sale

Hardware: Building, configuration, and troubleshooting of Windows-based computers, Chemical Instrumentation diagnosis/repair

Laboratory Equipment: UV-Vis/Fluorescence/IR/FTIR Spectroscopy, Gas/Liquid/Column/Ion Chromatography, HPLC, Transmission/Scanning Electron Microscopy, Polarized/Phase Contrast/Light Microscopy, Ion/pH Electrodes, Discrete Analyzer, Giseler Plastometer, ARNU Dilatometer, Calorimeter

Laboratory Procedures: Amyloid Fibril Formation/Quantification, Strong Analytical/Physical/Biological Chemistry laboratory techniques, Gravimetric Analysis, Wasterwater Analysis, Electrochemical analysis, Titration, Pipetting, Distillation, Crystallization, Trace Metal Analysis, Acid/Base Extraction