Jacob M. Rodgers
Massillon,OH
Summary
EXPERIENCED CHEMIST WITH 6 YEARS OF LAB WORK, 5 YEARS OF MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE, 1 YEAR OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Wet Chemistry Group Leader / Emergency Coordinator / Microbiology Group Leader / Inventory Specialist
Eurofins TestAmerica
01.2025 - Current
- Performs duty of Wet Chemistry Group Leader (see below) and Emergency Coordinator (See below). Microbiology duties included are similar to Wet Chemistry role. Inventory role duties include maintaining inventory and orders, generate purchase orders and receive orders, identify cost savings and finding alternative items, auditing account codes to ensure proper billing.
Wet Chemistry Group leader/ Emergency Coordinator
Eurofins TestAmerica
05.2023 - Current
- Performs duty of Wet Chemistry Group Leader. Performs routine safety checks of eyewash stations, safety showers, fire extinguishers, emergency lights and sirens. Fills out any safety reports, such as incident reports, near misses, etc. Attends monthly safety meetings.
Wet Chemistry Group Leader
Eurofins TestAmerica
04.2020 - Current
- Supervisor responsibilities such as Coordinating work projects with project managers, ensuring ON Time Delivery and Turnaround Times are met, maximize other analyst productivity, training of new analysts, performing department safety inspections, purchasing of supplies for the department, data review and verification, review of SOPs and going to Operations Meetings. Conducting Interviews with potential new employees. Monitoring budget for department. Performs routine maintenance on instruments. As well as the analytical duties listed below.
Analytical Chemist- Wet Chemistry Department
Eurofins TestAmerica
09.2019 - 04.2020
- Performs various test methods and chemical analyses such as Ferrous Iron, Methyl Blue Active Substance, Turbidity, Hexavalent Chromium, flashpoint of solids and waters, Orthophosphate, Total Phosphate, pH, Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Carbonaceous biochemical Oxygen Demand, Oil and Grease Extraction by Hexane, Total Dissolved Solids, Total Suspended Solids, Total Solid Water, Water Hardness, Alkalinity, Settable Solids, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Ammonia Distillation, Ammonia by flow injection, Ion Chromatography and Conductivity. Total, weak acid, and Non-Amenable cyanide by kelada-01 method, Walkley Black TOC, Nitrate-Nitrite combos. As well as making any reagents necessary for the mentioned tests
Entry Level Research and Development Chemist
Premier Building Solutions
01.2019 - 08.2019
- Duties included qualifying new raw materials, routine in-process and finished goods lab testing, moisture checks by Karl Fischer titrations, checking cure rates, weekly calibrations of instruments, managing samples in the QUV and Q-SUN accelerated weathering instruments, investigating manufacturing or customer issues and recommend/implement the corrective action, monitor production to ensure process is within specified control limits, developing new formulations, improving existing formulations and assisted manufacturing with scale up production, and meeting with customers and internal/external groups.
Education
Bachelor’s of Science - Biochemistry
University of Akron
12.2018
Skills
- Proficient with computers, including Microsoft Excel
- Excellent mathematical skills
- Able to speak French
- Excellent in the field of science such as Chemistry, Physics, Biology, etc
- Excellent people skills
- In depth knowledge of handheld devices
- Quick learner
- Pays attention to details
- Well organized
- Experience working in various lab environments (Environmental, Organic Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Immunology, Cell Physiology)
- Critical thinking
- Able to multi-task
- Self Motivated with a positive attitude and desire to work
Timeline
Wet Chemistry Group Leader / Emergency Coordinator / Microbiology Group Leader / Inventory Specialist
Eurofins TestAmerica
01.2025 - Current
Wet Chemistry Group leader/ Emergency Coordinator
Eurofins TestAmerica
05.2023 - Current
Wet Chemistry Group Leader
Eurofins TestAmerica
04.2020 - Current
Analytical Chemist- Wet Chemistry Department
Eurofins TestAmerica
09.2019 - 04.2020
Entry Level Research and Development Chemist
Premier Building Solutions
01.2019 - 08.2019
Bachelor’s of Science - Biochemistry
University of Akron
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