Experience

U.S. Water, a Kurita company

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Analytical Chemist

  • Apr 2010 - Present

  -Prepare and analyze liquid and deposit industrial water treatment samples.-Perform instrument and procedural maintenance on ICP and IC. -Write MSDSs for new and reformulated products.-Provide analytical and technical support to field sales representatives and administrative departments. -Prepare and analyze liquid and deposit industrial water treatment samples.-Perform instrument and procedural maintenance on ICP and IC. -Write MSDSs for new and reformulated products.-Provide analytical and technical support to field sales representatives and administrative departments.



University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

• Research Assistant

  • May 2008 - Dec 2009

  -Analyzed liquid and gas samples from a second phase anaerobic digester by quantifying VFAs, CODs, percent solids, and percent gas composition by UV-Vis spectroscopy and gas chromatography.-Quantified nitrate/nitrite and total phosphorous concentrations in anaerobic digestions samples by Kjedahl digestion and UV-Vis spectroscopy.-Tested conductivity and determined caffeine concentration by GC-MS and HPLC in water samples. -Wrote Standard Operating Procedures for the instruments used and trained additional research assistants.

• Lab Technician

  • Aug 2007 - Dec 2009

  -Prepared chemical solutions, solid mixtures, and unknowns for undergraduate chemistry laboratory experiments.-Inventoried chemicals and equipment from incoming orders; performed annual chemical and equipment inventory checks.-Demonstrated knowledge of hazardous materials regulations in the disposal of used or reacted laboratory chemicals.-Trained new employees, managed MSDS files, maintained equipment and instruments.



Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium & NASA

• Elijah Science Payload Team Intern

  • May 2008 - Aug 2008

  -Developed a method for the detection of greenspace using narrow bandpass filters and RAW image files.-Acquired necessary equipment and constructed the payload for a high-altitude balloon launch.-Processed recovered data for publication and presentation at the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium Conference. -Developed a method for the detection of greenspace using narrow bandpass filters and RAW image files.-Acquired necessary equipment and constructed the payload for a high-altitude balloon launch.-Processed recovered data for publication and presentation at the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium Conference.



Alwin Manufacturing Co., Inc

• International Sales Assistant

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2007

  -Managed all aspects of international OEM sales for new and established international clients for a manufacturing plant. -Designed and coordinated production of proprietary merchandise by collaborating with Engineering and plant production lines. -Managed all aspects of international OEM sales for new and established international clients for a manufacturing plant. -Designed and coordinated production of proprietary merchandise by collaborating with Engineering and plant production lines.