Experience

GALACTIC

• Belgium
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production and Quality Control Manager

  • Feb 2012 - Present

  • Responsible for scheduling, producing, packaging, and shipping of food grade products. • Remotely control production on nights and weekends. • Member of Management team, HACCP team, Food Safety team, and Crisis team. • Manage and schedule all maintenance and special building projects for the facility. • Certified internal auditor for FSSC 2200 and PAS 220. • Manages quality control for entire site • Responsible for all quality control documents • Responsible for… Show more • Responsible for scheduling, producing, packaging, and shipping of food grade products. • Remotely control production on nights and weekends. • Member of Management team, HACCP team, Food Safety team, and Crisis team. • Manage and schedule all maintenance and special building projects for the facility. • Certified internal auditor for FSSC 2200 and PAS 220. • Manages quality control for entire site • Responsible for all quality control documents • Responsible for maintenance, service, and calibration of lab instruments Show less • Responsible for scheduling, producing, packaging, and shipping of food grade products. • Remotely control production on nights and weekends. • Member of Management team, HACCP team, Food Safety team, and Crisis team. • Manage and schedule all maintenance and special building projects for the facility. • Certified internal auditor for FSSC 2200 and PAS 220. • Manages quality control for entire site • Responsible for all quality control documents • Responsible for… Show more • Responsible for scheduling, producing, packaging, and shipping of food grade products. • Remotely control production on nights and weekends. • Member of Management team, HACCP team, Food Safety team, and Crisis team. • Manage and schedule all maintenance and special building projects for the facility. • Certified internal auditor for FSSC 2200 and PAS 220. • Manages quality control for entire site • Responsible for all quality control documents • Responsible for maintenance, service, and calibration of lab instruments Show less



Petron Corporation

• Greater Milwaukee Area

• Quality Control and R&D Chemist

  • Feb 2003 - Feb 2012

  • Performed quality control analysis on all incoming raw materials and finished products. • Responsible for maintaining and calibration of quality control equipment. • Responsible for in-house adjustments on production batches. • Worked on special projects to improve performance with defoamers, biocides, and corrosion inhibitors. • Developed MSDS for new products and managed current MSDS database. • Primary contact for Exxon Mobil regarding quality and technical issues on… Show more • Performed quality control analysis on all incoming raw materials and finished products. • Responsible for maintaining and calibration of quality control equipment. • Responsible for in-house adjustments on production batches. • Worked on special projects to improve performance with defoamers, biocides, and corrosion inhibitors. • Developed MSDS for new products and managed current MSDS database. • Primary contact for Exxon Mobil regarding quality and technical issues on products manufactured for Exxon Mobil. Show less • Performed quality control analysis on all incoming raw materials and finished products. • Responsible for maintaining and calibration of quality control equipment. • Responsible for in-house adjustments on production batches. • Worked on special projects to improve performance with defoamers, biocides, and corrosion inhibitors. • Developed MSDS for new products and managed current MSDS database. • Primary contact for Exxon Mobil regarding quality and technical issues on… Show more • Performed quality control analysis on all incoming raw materials and finished products. • Responsible for maintaining and calibration of quality control equipment. • Responsible for in-house adjustments on production batches. • Worked on special projects to improve performance with defoamers, biocides, and corrosion inhibitors. • Developed MSDS for new products and managed current MSDS database. • Primary contact for Exxon Mobil regarding quality and technical issues on products manufactured for Exxon Mobil. Show less



Blansett Pharmacal

• North Little Rock, AK

• Pharmaceutical Sales Representative

  • Feb 2002 - Feb 2003

  Responsible for developing a new sales territory by introducing new products to physicians and getting the pharmacies to stock the products. • Increased sales to over $50,000 within the first year in a new territory. • Averaged over 50 doctor calls and 35 pharmacy calls weekly. • Successfully launched five new products to the local market. • Provided weekly and monthly sales reports to the office. Responsible for developing a new sales territory by introducing new products to physicians and getting the pharmacies to stock the products. • Increased sales to over $50,000 within the first year in a new territory. • Averaged over 50 doctor calls and 35 pharmacy calls weekly. • Successfully launched five new products to the local market. • Provided weekly and monthly sales reports to the office.



Sigma-Aldrich

• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Specialist/National Sales and Marketing Representative

  • Feb 1997 - Feb 2002

  Responsible for maintaining and increasing sales with major national accounts with an emphasis on strong customer relations. • Maintained double-digit sales growth for four consecutive years by initiating new customer contacts and maintaining effective relationship with over 250 national customers. • Support product line of over 1,500 aroma chemicals, including responding to technical product questions from customers. • Identify and add new products to Flavors and Fragrance… Show more Responsible for maintaining and increasing sales with major national accounts with an emphasis on strong customer relations. • Maintained double-digit sales growth for four consecutive years by initiating new customer contacts and maintaining effective relationship with over 250 national customers. • Support product line of over 1,500 aroma chemicals, including responding to technical product questions from customers. • Identify and add new products to Flavors and Fragrance catalog. • Worked with national accounts for shipping accuracy and timeliness. Also provided accurate price quotations and yearly sales contracts for improved customer relations. • Volunteered to set up and produce new proprietary custom blending service, which resulted in repeat orders within a three-month period. • Interface with graphics department to develop and deliver effective marketing materials. Defined materials specifications and interacted with graphics in production of visual support materials. • Coordinate customer on-site audits for efficient and accurate process. Customer “report card” recognized quality of audits. • Represent division at International Food Technology Conference. • Responsible for display setup and coordination with Sigma/Supelco representative to assure display is complete and ready for exhibition. • Support coworkers and assist with supervisory responsibilities.

• Technical Service Chemist

  • Feb 1996 - Feb 1997

  Responsible to provide technical assistance to customers on over 90,000 products, including chemicals and laboratory equipment. • Responded to international subsidiary requests for product information and problem solved customer issues. • Confirmed customer information and processed technical product complaints. • Verified and validated DuPont hazardous chemical sample program orders. • Documented and submitted monthly sales reports to DuPont Chemical, Arco Chemical and Elf Atochem.

• Production Chemist

  • Feb 1992 - Feb 1996

  Responsible for analyzing and developing high purity specialty chemicals in twenty-four hour production lab. • Experienced with liquid–liquid extractors, falling film extractors, Soxhlet extractors, Kugelrohr distillations, emulsions, and various distillations, filtrations and purifying techniques. • Performed certain reactions under cGMP procedures. • Collaboratively developed standard lab operating procedures and improved existing methodology of the lab. • Maintained and… Show more Responsible for analyzing and developing high purity specialty chemicals in twenty-four hour production lab. • Experienced with liquid–liquid extractors, falling film extractors, Soxhlet extractors, Kugelrohr distillations, emulsions, and various distillations, filtrations and purifying techniques. • Performed certain reactions under cGMP procedures. • Collaboratively developed standard lab operating procedures and improved existing methodology of the lab. • Maintained and tracked chemical inventories and product status. • Trained new employees in laboratory procedures and safety methodologies.