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Summary
Active DoD security clearance beginning 2006, current US passport, and U.S. Navy veteran. Accomplished Analytical Chemist in leadership role with 22 years of domestic and international experience at refineries, chemical agent destruction facilities, and environmental remediation sites. Priority and urgency driven with a successful record of scientific performance. Expert in gas chromatography and continuous emission monitoring with an emphasis on the analysis of chemical agents and explosives, refinery and natural gases, and raw and finished petroleum products. Manufacturer training on theThermo Fisher TSQ Quantum Access Triple Quadrupole LCMS. Strong mechanical aptitude with excellent trouble-shooting and information technology skills. Solid competency in verbal and written communications that include the creation of and contribution to the preparation of technical papers and Standard Operating Procedures.
Work Experience
Noblis (previously Mitretek Systems), Senior Staff 2005-Present
Falls Church, VA
Analytical chemist and technical lead providing operational support at an OCONUS site. Eliminated an unnecessarily complex process and introduced a standard one that dramatically improved efficiency and productivity, and modified a flawed technique to produce reliable data. Evaluated neat chemical agent management plans and interpreted construction regulations for the new US Army Medical Research Institute for Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) at Edgewood MD. Reviewed chemical agent processing and monitoring plans for ACWA Bluegrass and Pueblo Chemical Agent Pilot Plants (BGCAPP and PCAPP). Evaluated decontamination processes and recommended changes to improve performance and mitigate out of control conditions for the NSCMP Ton Container Decontamination Facility (TCDF) and Ton Container Cut and Clean Facility (TCCCF). Collaborated on an updated review of reactive coating technologies for self-decontamination of chemical and biological warfare agents.
Geomet Technologies, Senior Chemist 2002-2005
Gaithersburg, MD
Technical Lead and Project Manager for $700K analytical instrument support effort at Kobe Steel's chemical warfare remediation sites at Samukawa and Kanda, Japan. Saved Geomet $26K in equipment sales to client. Laboratory Manager and Lead Air Monitoring Chemist for the Mobile Analytical Support Platform (MASP) used to support the Rapid Response System (RRS) operations at Fort Richardson, Anchorage AK. Completed network upgrades to mass spectrometers and ancillary equipment, reviewed and modified analytical procedures, and organized MASP activities for routine analyses of air and waste samples using GC/MS, Minicams, other instrumentation, and wet chemical methods. Thermo Fisher TSQ Quantum Access Triple Quadrupole LCMS training.
Separation Systems, Petroleum Application Chemist 1997-2000
Gulf Breeze, Florida
Designed, modified, constructed, and tested complex, multi-dimensional Agilent 6890 gas chromatographs equipped with FID, TCD, and Sievers SCD and proprietary software for analysis and characterization of crude oils, natural gases/liquids, finished gasoline, chemical intermediates, feedstock, and refinery gases using prescribed ASTM and GPA methods. Analysis experience includes Refinery Gas Analysis of compressed gases and liquids to C20; Simulated Distillation per ASTM-D2887; simultaneous analysis of permanent gases and C1-C6 saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons; Benzene and Toluene in Gasoline per ASTM D-3606; Alumina plot column analysis of C1-C8 Hydrocarbons; determination of C1 to C4 Alcohols and MTBE in Gasoline per ASTM D-4815; determination of RON and MON by PIANO analysis of finished gasoline; and chromatographic determination of heating value and %Sulfur. Installed analytical instruments and trained laboratory personnel at refineries and research centers in the US, South America, Mexico, Canada, and Korea. Completed analysis requests and testing in support of research and sales, attended technical conferences for sales support and presentations, and responded to customer application, repair, maintenance, and trouble-shooting inquiries.
USEPA Gulf Ecology Division, Analytical Laboratory Manager 1994-1997
Gulf Breeze, Florida
Working as a contractor to the USEPA with Avanti Corporation, reorganized a deteriorating laboratory to eliminate a 3-year backlog of analysis requests. Analyzed estuarine water, sediment, and tissue in support of USEPA toxicological research and monitoring of OC and OP pesticides, PCBs, semi volatiles by Method 8270, and metals by ICP, mercury by CVAA, plus automated GPC sample preparation. Connected, expanded, and standardized PCs running HP terminal emulation software, spreadsheet, and word processing software for data collection, reduction, and reporting. Wrote SOPs, implemented QA/QC, and began routine reporting schemes to EPA containing data summaries, method descriptions, references, and electronic data.
Midwest Research Institute, Staff Chemist 1990-1994
Kansas City, Missouri
Responsible for CEM and GC projects at hazardous waste facilities, refineries, chemical and industrial processors, and incinerators, including gathering and interpreting data; project management encompassing both technical and administrative/budgetary functions; preparation of reports and proposals for clients; and selection, design, and evaluation of associated resources. Implemented hardware and software changes to the Continuous Emission Monitoring system that integrated standardized data collection, reduction, and reporting. Identified, investigated, and evaluated new applications of analytical techniques (Fast GC, CEM, FTIR, and IMS) to characterize organic emissions from stationary sources.
CH2M Hill, Analytical Chemist 1988-1990
Montgomery, Alabama
Operated and maintained Finnegan 4000, 4500, and 5100 floor model mass spectrometers equipped with SuperIncos software used for USDWA and SW-846 analysis of VOCs, SVOCs, chlorinated pesticides and PCBs in water and soil. Also completed analysis of chlorinated phenols and PAHs by GC-FID, and THMs, EDB, and chlorinated pesticides by GC-ECD.
Chemical Waste Management 1985-1988
Emelle, Alabama
Operated and maintained gas chromatographs and other ancillary equipment for the characterization of hazardous material for disposal at the largest hazardous waste disposal site in the country.
Education
BS Chemistry, 1985 Florida State University
Graduate Student in Computer Science University of West Florida
CS graduate student from August 2000 to December 2001, 3.1 GPA. Completed courses in software engineering, C++ and Data Structures, Discrete Math, operating systems, microprocessors, and database management using SQL.
Cisco Certified Network Apprentice (CCNA) Pensacola Junior College
Completed four semesters in an accelerated program concurrent with graduate classes at UWF, GPA 4.0
C Programming Series Certificate, University of Alabama in Huntsville
* Fundamentals of C: Basics of program development using C syntax and structure. Data definitions, file IO, functions, and generic algorithm implementation.
* Fundamentals of C++: Understanding of object-oriented programming on the latest compilers and systems. Practical experience designing and using classes and objects effectively in classroom examples.
* Visual C++ for the Windows OS: Introduction to the Visual C++ development system and use of the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC).
Presentations and Papers
"Parameters for the Evaluation of the Fate, Transport, and Environmental Impacts of Chemical Warfare Agents in Marine Environments" (Submitted to ACS, "Chemical Reviews" for publication) Mitretek Systems, January 2007. Bizzigotti, Castelly, Hafez, Smith, and Whitmire
"Characterization of Selected Ton Containers Decontaminated at the Pine Bluff Ton Container Decontamination Facility, Chemical Analysis of TC Solids, Wipe Samples, and Air Samples" prepared for Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center, Aberdeen MD by Mitretek Systems, February 2006. Cutler, Faramarzi, McDonald, and Whitmire
"Cut and Characterize Sampling and Analysis Plan (CCSAP) for Ten Ton Containers delivered to APG-EA from PBTCDF" prepared for Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center, Aberdeen MD by Mitretek Systems, October 2005.
"Pine Bluff Ton Container Decontamination Facility, an Evaluation of the Decontamination Process." prepared for Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center, Aberdeen MD by Mitretek Systems, June 2005. Baker, Cutler, Faramarzi, Hafez, McDonald, Star, and Whitmire
"Accelerated Detailed Hydrocarbon Analysis using Hydrogen Carrier", presented at the Gulf Coast Conference, Galveston TX Sept 1999
"Extended D2887 Simulated Distillation: Column Selection and Practical Application", presented at the Gulf Coast Conference, Galveston TX Sept 1998
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