Chemical Engineer / Environmental Science Go Back Name: Noline Clark Contact Information E-mail: noline@att.net Phone Number: 303-358-8234 Target Work Locations: #1 - Los Alamos, NM #2 - Santa Fe, NM Willing to Relocate? Yes Date Available: 11/01/2004 Resume: Summary of Qualifications - Chemical laboratory operations, maintenance, oversight - Radioactive, hazardous and infectious materials handling - Sampling and analytical procedures - Quality assurance - Equipment design, installation, calibration, maintenance, troubleshooting - Analytical equipment (ICP, FTIR, x-ray, BET, etc.) and procedures - Computer use and maintenance (hardware and software) - Database creation and management, data analysis, word processing, graphics - Oral and written presentation - Supervision of employees (student interns) - Training in personal/professional development and employee relations - Previous Q clearance LANL and Rocky Flats work and training has included breathing zone air sample analysis, waste generation and handling, respirator use, radioactive/carcinogenic/hazardous material handling, gas cylinder use, high pressure, electrical safety, cryogen use, first aid/CPR and security/classified material handling Professional Experience Leprino Foods, Denver CO 2004 Chemist - Quality assurance testing of cheese and milk products - Analytical equipment for food content analysis, including FTIR - Support of pilot plant research tests - Data analysis, reporting and documentation according to QA protocols Nestle USA/ Kelly Scientific Services, Englewood CO 2003-2004 Technician, Product Development - Analytical equipment for food content analysis - Preparation of food products according to detailed experimental recipes - Food safety procedures - Inventory and packaging of perishable food for shipment Arcadia Consulting / Kelly Scientific, Golden CO 2002-2003 Industrial Hygiene Technician, Rocky Flats Environmental Technical Site Supported workers in the decontamination and demolition of structures in hazardous areas. - Outfitted workers in a radioactive-, asbestos- and beryllium-contaminated area with breathing-zone monitoring pumps - Prepared sample pumps; collected and prepared samples for laboratory analysis - Prepared asbestos air and bulk samples for analysis - Collected and prepared beryllium surface swipe samples for analysis - Data entry, database use, exposure tracking and employee notification Los Alamos National Laboratory, Chemistry Division, Los Alamos NM 2002 Chemical Laboratory Technician Worked as a part of a team of scientists across the laboratory in an effort to understand the chemical properties of beryllium including solution speciation, complexation, reactivity, environmental fate and progression of Chronic Beryllium Disease. - Dissolution and binding studies of beryllium compounds with ligands and simulated biological cell matrices - Design and set-up of all experiments - Careful and attention-to-detail work with beryllium solutions and powders (HEPA glovebox) - Regular, rigorous cleaning and sampling of work areas; digested (microwave) and analyzed swipes - ICP-AES for all beryllium quantification - Data analysis and interpretation Los Alamos National Laboratory, Chemistry Division, Los Alamos NM 1996-2002 Chemical Laboratory Technician Worked with a research team in collaboration with U.S. automobile manufacturers and other national laboratories in an effort to reduce nitrogen oxides in "lean-burn" diesel engine emissions. - Design, synthesis, testing and analysis of solid catalytic materials (zeolites) to be used in catalytic converters for the selective reduction of nitrogen oxides in diesel engine exhaust - X-ray diffraction, scanning electron micrography, surface area analysis, and pore size distribution used for characterization of modified zeolites - Operated, upgraded and maintained automated reactor system for catalytic activity tests using simulated diesel engine exhaust - FTIR, gas chromatography, chemiluminescence, and photoacoustic detection of exhaust gases - Instrument construction and maintenance (plumbing, electrical, etc.) - Collected and analyzed all data, collaborated with partners, prepared quarterly review materials, and presented materials in program review forums - Developed and maintained Filemaker Pro databases for the collection and maintenance of all data generated during syntheses and catalytic testing - Oversight of a chemical laboratory (n,p) Energy, Inc., Los Alamos NM, Chemical Engineer II 1996 Employed as a sub-contractor to the Pollution Prevention Program Office at Los Alamos National Laboratory in an effort to minimize waste generation, reduce operational costs and improve operating efficiency at radioactive waste water facilities. - Water-soluble chelating polymers and ultrafiltration used to remove radioactive species - Waste water sample collection and analytical testing using bag filtration, gross alpha counting, turbidity and other techniques - Procured, assembled and operated pilot-scale waste water treatment equipment as a demonstration at a LANL radioactive wastewater facility Los Alamos National Laboratory, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division 1994-1996 Graduate Research Assistant Employed for a waste minimization technology implementation group responsible for the development of mobile, skid-mounted industrial waste treatment units. - Bench-scale testing, collection and consolidation of literature information, collection of information from industrial contacts for hazardous waste treatment process design - Laboratory work with a mercury distillation unit, cyanide analyzer and ICP-AES - Research on the separation and/or treatment of hazardous and radioactive wastes - Stabilization of uranium metal wastes by dissolution/precipitation in a bench-scale continuous reactor - Separation of lead from soils using water-soluble chelating polymers and ultrafiltration. - Worked independently in designing and executing experiments, ICP-AES Los Alamos National Laboratory, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division 1992-1994 Undergraduate Research Assistant - Recovery and recycle of electroplating bath metal ion components from rinse water waste streams - Ultrafiltration, ion exchange, reverse osmosis, ICP-AES Materials Science Division, University of California at Davis, Research Assistant 1991-1992 - Combustion synthesis of zirconium oxide - Sample preparation from powder starting materials, monitoring of combustion temperatures and velocities, and product characterization by x-ray diffraction Chemical Engineering Department, University of California at Davis Summer 1988, 1989 Research Assistant - Research, design and fabrication of polymeric asymmetric membranes for industrial gas separation - Characterization of surface uniformity by light and scanning electron microscopy; mass transfer studies and calculations Education & Training Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering/Materials Science with an emphasis in Environmental Engineering from the University of California at Davis, June 1994. GPA = 3.05. Certification as Nutrition Therapist, Nutrition Therapy Institute, Denver CO, June 2004, GPA = 4.00. Training and Certification as Emergency Medicine Technician – Basic, August 1996. Awards & Activities - U.S. Patent, Catalysts for Lean Burn Engine Exhaust Abatement, 2003 - Distinguished Performance Award, LANL, 1999 - CIDI Team Achievement Award, LANL, 1998 - Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society, U. C. Davis - Chevron Achievement Award in Engineering, 1992 - The Materials Society, Junior Representative, 1991-1992 - Dean’s Honor List, 1990-1991 - CRC Press Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award, 1989-1990 - Joseph Bonnheim Memorial Scholarship, 1989-1990 - Accepted to University of California at Davis as Chancellor’s Scholar, 1989 - California Scholarship Federation Life Membership Award, 1988-1989 - Young Scholar’s Program, University of California at Davis, 1988