Experience

Radco Industries, Inc.

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Science

  • Aug 2022 - Present

• R&D, Quality Control and Assurance Manager

  • Jan 2019 - Aug 2022

• Quality Control and Laboratory Manager

  • Jan 2010 - Dec 2018

  - Manage quality inspections of raw materials and finished products for commercial and military products.- Research and product development of lubricants, heat transfer fluids, solvents, and cleaning compounds for military and commercial applications.- Designed and implemented backwards traceability of solar based heat transfer fluids.- Technical support for sales and production staff- Author Safety Data Sheets that follow GHS guidelines for all military and commercial products. -Co-Authored the technical paper reviewing "Dibenzyltoluene and Partially Hydrogenated Terphenyls" Show less

• Application Chemist

  • Mar 2009 - Dec 2009



Caterpillar Inc.

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lab Techncian contracted through Cincinnati Milacron, Inc.

  • Feb 2008 - Jan 2009

  · Managed metalworking fluid concentrations used in tooling and boring applications. · Performed daily carbon-sulfur analysis using a LECO CS-200 series carbon/sulfur determinator. · Performed weekly particle counts on noncumbustible diesel fuels using the MetOne Particle Counter. - Produced quality reports on noncombustible diesel fuels and hydraulic fluids used in fuel injection test stands. · Prescribed industrial biocides, including Kathon, Kordec, Busan30WB, and Busan7 for metalworking systems. Show less



Northern Illinois University, Biological Sciences Department

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2005 - Dec 2006

  · Analyzed homology of snake and scorpian neurotoxins by phylogentic comparisons of multiple sequence alignments and electrostatic potential maps. · Predicted potential binding sites of neurotoxins to sodium channels based on molecular modeling and electrostatic properties. · Analyzed homology of snake and scorpian neurotoxins by phylogentic comparisons of multiple sequence alignments and electrostatic potential maps. · Predicted potential binding sites of neurotoxins to sodium channels based on molecular modeling and electrostatic properties.



US Forest Service

• United States
• Government Administration

• Wildlife Technician

  • 2002 - 2003

  · Surveyed threatened and endangered avian species’ populations including spotted owls, goshawks, bald eagles, wood ducks and flycatchers. · Monitored aspen nursery, and rebuilt nursery fence to prevent grazing by large animals. · Mapped spotted owl and goshawk nest sites in GIS database. · Surveyed threatened and endangered avian species’ populations including spotted owls, goshawks, bald eagles, wood ducks and flycatchers. · Monitored aspen nursery, and rebuilt nursery fence to prevent grazing by large animals. · Mapped spotted owl and goshawk nest sites in GIS database.



Fermilab

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lab Technician

  • Jun 1998 - Sep 1998

  -Fabricated scintillation mega-tiles of the Compact Muon Solenoid detector for the CERN Particle Accelerator. -Fabricated scintillation mega-tiles of the Compact Muon Solenoid detector for the CERN Particle Accelerator.