Chelsie Gaton
Winchester,KY
Summary
Results-driven management professional with proven ability to lead teams to success. Strong focus on team collaboration, operational efficiency, and achieving measurable outcomes. Adept at strategic planning, process improvement, and fostering culture of accountability and excellence. Known for adaptability and consistently meeting changing organizational needs
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Environmental Scientist Advisor
Commonwealth of Kentucky
05.2025 - Current
- Energy & Environment Cabinet - Department for Environmental Protection
- Division of Water - Drinking Water Branch
- Lead & Copper Rule
- Serves as a technical advisor responsible for implementing the scientific public water system program and studies on a statewide basis related to the Safe Drinking Water Act and state drinking water regulations. Provides expertise in the development of guidelines and procedures relating to compliance.
- Evaluates permit, projects, authorizations, and certification applications to determine compliance with existing regulations. Oversees, determines, develops, and /or implements environmental plans or projects for regulatory compliance.
- Provides and develops technical guidance, training, and support to the section supervisors and field operations branch for compliance and technical assistance to support programmatic needs.
- Coordinates the management and development of compliance assistance tools for drinking water systems; develops guidance and processes for data analysis of drinking water data.
Junior Laboratory Analyst (Chemist II)
Battelle Memorial Institute
03.2024 - 04.2025
- Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant
- Performs analysis of: Neutralization hydrolysate for GB and VX, hydrolysate, and organics
- Environmental/RCRA analysis, and treaty verification
- Performs extractions of: Environmental or process samples including GB and VX hydrolysate
- Performing routine wet chemistry analyses, such as pH and titrations
- Participates in laboratory initiated technical projects: Evaluate method efficacy and efficiency, Develops laboratory operating procedures, Prepares technical specifications, Extrapolates and interprets technical data, Participates in development of materials for presentation of results
- Conducts quality and peer review of laboratory generated data
- Write and review technical laboratory documents
- Conducts routine preventative/corrective maintenance on laboratory equipment
- Tracking and storing samples (sample preservation)
- Maintaining and tracking lab waste and disposition
- Preparing associated turn-in documentation for wastes
Quality Control Stability Supervisor
Catalent Pharma Solutions
08.2022 - 02.2023
- Managed the Stability Program
- Maintained pull schedules and inventory sheets for all customers and products
- Created stability protocols
- Properly labeled all stability samples to be placed in the stability chambers
- Pulled samples at the scheduled pull date from the stability chambers for testing
- Managed stability chambers at different conditions
Associate Scientist, Analytical Research & Development
Catalent Pharma Solutions
06.2021 - 07.2022
- Appearance, assay, related substances (impurities), and content uniformity
- Residual solvents, dissolution, and Karl Fisher
- Utilize UPLC, HPLC, and GC instrumentation
- Supplemental method validation and experimental testing
- Release and stability testing
- Precision and accuracy testing
Quality Control Chemist II
Viatis (Previously Mylan)
06.2017 - 05.2021
- Prepared solutions, samples, placebos or any other specifications stated in the procedure to be analytically analyzed on HPLC, UPLC or H-Class instrument to ensure quality and safety before a product is released on the market
Education
Master of Business Administration - Project Management
Waynesburg University
Waynesburg, PA2025
Master of Arts - Criminal Investigation
Waynesburg University
Waynesburg, PA2017
Bachelor of Science - Forensic Science
Waynesburg University
Waynesburg, PA2016
Skills
- Data analysis
- Analytical thinking
- Regulatory compliance
- Verbal and written communication
- Safety protocols
- Documentation management
- Quality control
- Environmental policy development
- Project management
- Environmental compliance
Certification
- Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
- Certified Quality Auditor (CQA)
- CPR/First Aid/AED Certification
Timeline
Environmental Scientist Advisor
Commonwealth of Kentucky
05.2025 - Current
Junior Laboratory Analyst (Chemist II)
Battelle Memorial Institute
03.2024 - 04.2025
Quality Control Stability Supervisor
Catalent Pharma Solutions
08.2022 - 02.2023
Associate Scientist, Analytical Research & Development
Catalent Pharma Solutions
06.2021 - 07.2022
Quality Control Chemist II
Viatis (Previously Mylan)
06.2017 - 05.2021
Master of Business Administration - Project Management
Waynesburg University
Master of Arts - Criminal Investigation
Waynesburg University
Bachelor of Science - Forensic Science
Waynesburg University
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