Cecile O'Neill
Hermosa,SD
Summary
Diligent Problem-solver with resourceful approach to challenges and organized style. Leverages 12 years of Laboratory experience in compounding and testing materials to manage job functions. Excellent communicator with focus on results.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Valet
Monument Health
07.2022 - Current
- Assists Patients, Visitors and Fellow Caregivers with car parking, loading into and unloading from vehicles
- Fluidifies travel within hospital by connecting patients, visitors and caregivers to various hospital assets and services.
Advanced Material Lab Technician
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
10.2012 - 06.2022
- Partook in research on continuous fiber, long fiber and discontinuous fiber composites as well as battery research
- Created composite compounds using traditional methods as well as novel equipment and procedures developed in house
- Resolved equipment related problems and malfunctions
- Created laboratory procedures, work sheets and data bases to increase consistency, traceability, and overall quality control
- Oversaw items in inventory and reordered before supplies diminished
- Issued detailed reports and summarized findings to investors
- Calibrated and maintained presses, ovens, optical microscopes, pH meters, pycnometers, Deferential scanning calorimeters (DSC), surface area analyzers, zeta potential systems, grinders, polishers, pumps, vacuums, compressor, balances and more
- Converted batchwise synthesis to continuous synthesis to increase productivity by 500%
- Conducted training on equipment and coordinated with external departments on use thereof
- Oversaw safety practices and produced monthly safety reports with observations.
Lab Technician
Nanocyl SA
07.2010 - 07.2012
- Assisted QC, R&D and technical service and Development (TS&D) on the production and evaluation of samples
- Synthesized and evaluated Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) using analytical techniques that included scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA) and powder density tests
- Conducted research on CNT composite materials using instrumentation such as thermoplastic extruders, injection molding machines, 3 roll mills and mechanical testing equipment
- Operated under strict safety mandates to ensure proper handling of Hazardous samples and safe disposal of nano waste.
Lab Intern
Dow Corning
02.2010 - 06.2010
- Partook in projects consisting in developing Halogen free flame retardant solutions for polycarbonate
- Conducted research and produced essay on use of Halogen free flame retardant in polycarbonate
- Presented research results before committee of industrials and academics.
Internship Student
Nanocyl SA
07.2009 - 09.2009
- Conducted preparation and analysis of nanocomposite samples
- Helped with administrative support by inventorying and organizing patents for legal department.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Haute Ecole Louvain En Hainaut - Mons
Mons, Belgium06.2010
Engineering -
Université Libre De Bruxelles (ULB)
Brussels, Belgium06.2008
Skills
- Equipment Repair and Problem solving
- Analytical procedures and instrumentation
- Quality Control
- Lab safety
- Instrumentation calibration
- Matlab
- Visual Basics
- Microsoft Office Software
Timeline
Valet
Monument Health
07.2022 - Current
Advanced Material Lab Technician
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
10.2012 - 06.2022
Lab Technician
Nanocyl SA
07.2010 - 07.2012
Lab Intern
Dow Corning
02.2010 - 06.2010
Internship Student
Nanocyl SA
07.2009 - 09.2009
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Haute Ecole Louvain En Hainaut - Mons
Engineering -
Université Libre De Bruxelles (ULB)
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