Experience

E.A Weber & Co. dba Weber Flavors

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Analytical Chemist

  • Mar 2019 - Present



Griffith Foods

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Analytical Chemist

  • Mar 2016 - Feb 2019

  Perform routine and non-routine analyses to support global research and quality groups.Perform calibrations and verifications to maintain instrumentation.Research new methods or optimizations for existing methodology.Support implentation of new instrumentation by our group or other units.Investigate new technologies and meet with vendors to determine viability of implementation.Utilize methods from ASTA, AOAC, FCC, and other industry standards to perform analyses on raw materials and finished goods.Confer with coworkers to interpret results.Utilize various instrumentation including: UV-VIS spectrophotometer, ICP-OES, automatic titrators, YSI bio-analyzer, water activity meter, nitrogen analyzer (kjeldahl method), nitrogen analyzer (Dumas method), soxtec extraction, GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, and rheological instrumentation.Perform analyses including: volatile oil extraction and qualitative analysis, fat analysis by mojo or soxhlet, ASTA determination, nitrite and nitrate quantitation, mineral analyses, titratable acidity or alkalinity, viscosities, water activity, pH, sodium bicarbonate quantitation, and more.Identify possibilities for increasing efficiency by new methods or instruments and relay to rest of the group.Ensure inventory is maintained.Keep SDS information up to date.Assist group with ensuring compliance with GLP and safety regulations.



Lab Support, a division of On Assignment

• United States
• Human Resources Services

• Analytical Chemist

  • Nov 2015 - Mar 2016



The Smith Brothers Co.

• QC/Raw Materials Chemist

  • Feb 2015 - Oct 2015

  Perform QC testing on all incoming raw materials.Communicate with superiors and vendors if items are not acceptable. Organize and prioritize day to day duties to meet production requirements.Test materials per USP and ensure materials are acceptable for use.Utilize various instrumentation including HPLC, GC, Karl Fischer titration, pH meters, and refractometer among others.Complete allergen testing as needed.Perform ATP testing with 3M CleanTrace Luminometer on surfaces and water.Assist with validation of vendors when necessary.Create and revise standard operating procedures.Development and implementation of preventative maintenance program.Assist with quality assurance such as review of paperwork, initiating corrective actions, completing compliance audits, review of inventory and disposal of materials (chemicals, raw materials, in-process materials and final product.)Perform validation testing on in process goods as required by SOPs.Assist with inventory.Place purchase orders for supplies and reagents in a timely manner.Perform regulatory review on packaging and QA to ensure testing and documentation is appropriate.

• Qc Analyst

  • Jun 2014 - Feb 2015

  Perform QC testing on all incoming raw materials.Communicate with superiors and vendors if items are not acceptable. Test materials per USP and ensure materials are acceptable for use.Utilize various instrumentation including HPLC, GC, Karl Fischer titration, pH meters, and refractometer among others.Complete allergen testing as needed.Assist with validation of vendors when necessary. Perform QC testing on all incoming raw materials.Communicate with superiors and vendors if items are not acceptable. Test materials per USP and ensure materials are acceptable for use.Utilize various instrumentation including HPLC, GC, Karl Fischer titration, pH meters, and refractometer among others.Complete allergen testing as needed.Assist with validation of vendors when necessary.



Archer Daniels Midland

• Research Services

• Laboratory Technician

  • Jul 2013 - May 2014

  Perform quality tests including: atomic absorption, color (gardner and colorimeter), FT-IR, GC (FID and headspace), HPLC (UV and RI), pH, YSI (Biochemistry analyzer), particle size using sieves, titrations (Karl Fischer and manual), viscometer and others.Utilize EZ Chrome, TotalChrom and Chromeleon software as needed.Regularly complete calibrations, standard checks, and perform maintenance on analytical instruments/equipment.Repair instruments and perform regular maintenance on AA, HPLC and Mettler Toledo titrator.Properly dispose of hazardous waste and log removal.Record on forms and report results using LIM system.Assist other technicians in lab with cleaning or testing once work on my aisle is completed.Document results of procedures and promptly notify other departments if adjustments are required.Complete out of specification reports and testing as needed.



Eurofins Scientific Inc

• Laboratory Technician

  • Aug 2011 - May 2013

  Complete calibration of balances and perform regular maintenance for instruments and equipmentPrepare, extract, derivatize and analyze cholesterol samples with minimal turn-around timeComplete processing of GC results using Empower2 and Empower3 software and ensure accurate and precise results within client and QC specificationsComply with cGLP and cGMP and complete documentation utilizing LIMSProvide suggestions as to possible method changes and improvements for cholesterol and other lipids/GC methodsComplete other lipids/GC analyses as time permits



Valparaiso University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Onecard - Student Consultant

  • Feb 2011 - May 2011

  I worked in the OneCard office at Valparaiso University issuing replacement and temporary identification as well as providing Passport photographs.

• IT Help Desk Student Consultant

  • Aug 2008 - May 2011

  Provide first level support for faculty, student, staff and guestsDetermine and escalate outages as necessaryPerform virus/malware removalEnter tickets into HEAT and WebHelpDeskReceive tickets in person, phone, email, instant message or self-service and assign properlyPerformed ticket review of co-workers and provided feedback as needed to improve performance



DM Services

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Credit Specialist

  • Aug 2005 - Jan 2009

  Help customers understand any credit related problems that arose from applicationHelp customer determine monthly paymentsAided customers with assessments of payment optionsDetermine if late fee waiver is possible Help customers understand any credit related problems that arose from applicationHelp customer determine monthly paymentsAided customers with assessments of payment optionsDetermine if late fee waiver is possible