OBJECTIVE

Seasoned and innovative professional technician looking for an intellectually challenging position.

My goal is to find a progressive organization that desires a richly symbiotic relationship. Your team, with my experience and passion for science and technology, will find new and creative solutions!

TARGET COMPANY

My ideal company:

My ideal company would be an innovative and progressive company where I can make a difference. I would be at home with an organization and team that favors success over the status quo.

Though I do prefer a research environment, I am completely open to new endeavors.

TARGET JOB

My perfect job:

The best utilization of my skills and experience would be in a research or design and implementation position.  I immensely enjoy utilizing scientific tools and methods to discover or create.

I also much enjoy applying new skills and methodologies to improve existing processes.

Target Job:

Research Technician or Laboratory Technician

Desired Status:

Full-Time

Desired Salary:

45,000.00 USD Per Year

Date of Availability:

Negotiable

Relocate:

Yes - Prefer Maine, but will consider all options

Work EXPERIENCE

1/1980 - Present

SR. Quality Control Technician

April 1990 – Present

My present position is the daily operation of all aspects of 24-7 Quality Control lab in a production facility. Duties include production process monitoring and control, product testing, raw materials testing and lab operations.

Process control includes sampling, testing, and making operational changes.

Product testing is mostly proprietary methodology with standard lab equipment. Standard physical analyses include: rheology, stress-strain, gravimetric, centrifugation, colorimetric, nephelometric, ion concentration, chromatography, and some proprietary tests.

Lab operations include maintenance, calibration and operation of equipment; data entry; ISO documentation; supply ordering; and highly dynamic work organization.


Interim Chemometrics Project (1994-1996)

Chemometrics is the correlation of spectral and analytical data to physical characteristics. It is a powerful methodology, and is becoming a standard analytical tool.

I handled all aspects of NIR and FTIR research, including: wet testing, statistical data analysis, chemometric modeling, technical reporting, and project presentations. My intensive chemometrics training was from the instrument factory, corporate specialists, and the excellent Thermogalactic software consultants.


Steam Plant (1985 –1990)

Performed all routine Steam Plant duties, including operation and maintenance.  Upgraded license several times, currently hold a Maine 3rd Class Engineer license.  Furthered skills in pipefitting, mechanical repairs, and instrumentation.


Research Lab (1981 – 1985)

Worked on various research projects. Skills utilized included: computer programming, various software, statistical data handling, experimental design, lab analysis, instrument operation, data collection, report writing.

Assignments included: Process Chemistry Group, Pilot Plant, Raw Materials Lab, Analytical Lab, Molecular weight determination project (via gel electrophoresis).


Production operator (1980 – 1981)

Started career at my current employer in the production department. Learned much of the process before starting in research.

8/1974 - 1/1980

Waste Treatment Plant Operator

Pen Bay Medical Center    Glen Cove, Maine

Primary job was operation and maintenance of Grade 3B Waste Treatment Plant. Assigned to Maintenance, Grounds Keeping and Security as needed. Held a grade III Waste Treatment License.

Exercised (or learned) various hard and soft skills, including: welding, pipefitting, equipment maintenance, instrumentation, steam plant and HVAC operations, sewage plant operation, lab work, facility security, and grounds keeping.

SKILLS

Skill Name

Skill Level

Last Used

Experience

Laboratory analysis

Expert

Currently used

31 years

Computer literacy

Intermediate

Currently used

24 years

Statistics

Intermediate

2 years ago

27 years

Chemometrics

Intermediate

2 years ago

3 years

Engineer's License

Intermediate

Current

10 years

MS Excel

Intermediate

Currently used

21 years

MS Word

Intermediate

Currently used

21 years

MS FrontPage

Intermediate

Currently used

3 years

Lab Instrumentation

Intermediate

Currently used

31 years

Technical report writing

Intermediate

Currently used

16 years

Mechanical Aptitude

Intermediate

Currently used

31 years

MS Outlook

Intermediate

Currently used

5 years

Skill related Interests

EDUCATION

6/1974

Associate Degree

EMTC   Bangor. Maine

Associate Degree in Applied Science. Major in Environmental Control.

Heavy emphasis on Water and Sewage treatment, with extensive field work and laboratory analysis.

An excellent grounding in the scientific method and its practical application.

 6/1972

High School

GVHS    Thomaston, Maine

High School Diploma.
Honor Roll
Attended Boy's State

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

My love of Science and Technology has driven me to create a personal web site. My site's primary purpose is to introduce people to the multi-disciplinary science of Nanotechnology, with its immediate and future implications.

nanomaine@hotmail.com