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Bio

I recently joined ORNL in March 2023 working in the Advanced Nuclear Materials group as a technical staff member for irradiated materials properties evaluation.  Currently I have 25 years鈥� experience working in laboratories within the petroleum and polymer industries.  My main focus right now is on graphite programs including testing pre and post irradiated specimens.

Professional Experience

• Techmer PM- Polymer colorants and additives
  • Analytical Chemist/ Supervisor- February 2007- November 2022
• Calumet Specialty Product Partners- Petroleum
  • Quality Control Laboratory Supervisor- April 2001- February 2007
• Fuchs Lubricants Co.- Metal Lubricants
  • Quality Control Chemist- February 1997- April 2001

Education

BS Chemistry- Purdue University Northwest

Professional Service

• ISO 9001 and ISO 17025
• Quality Audits- internal/ external
• Operation and verification of testing instrumentation used in petroleum and polymer testing 
• Maintenance of laboratory documentation
• Quality assurance and inspections
• 5S world class manufacturing

Specialized Equipment

• Atlas accelerated weatherometers- Xenon and QUV
• Mettler Toledo DSC and TGA, FTIR and FTIR microscope analysis
• Instron and Tinius Olsen- Mechanical testing of polymers including Tensile, Flex, and Impact, Heat deflection
• Surface resistivity, static decay, x-ray fluorescence, transmission haze and clarity
• Flammability tests- UL94 and NFPA 701, Melt flow rates