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Matthew Osborne

Evansville,IN

Summary

Enthusiastic Lab Supervisor eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of the lab enviroment. Motivated to learn, grow and excel further into my plastics career.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Lab Supervisor

CrossPoint Polymer Technologies
Evansville, IN
09.2021 - Current

Test production batches and make adjustments, as necessary, to be in compliance with customer specifications and quality standards.

Review and approve all test data, to determine final disposition.

Test incoming feedstock. Knowledge of FTIR machine, to determine unknown resins.

Review and approve color matches. Determine start up pigment packages. Adjustment of production color issues, and off shift color support. Review and determine ways to cut cost on prior pigment packages.

Review all quality issues, and make final disposition decisions.

Coordinate coverage of lab technicians on all shifts. Train new lab technicians.

Have knowledge of all ISO and ASTM standards for physical testing.

Maintain quality retains and paperwork storage.


Molding and Color Techncian

SABIC
Mount Vernon, IN
12.2017 - 10.2021

Over see and conduct color adjustments of 21 production lines.

Knowledge and use of SAP software.

Monitor and conduct melt flows for production lines. Molded needed parts for technology.

Molded and controlled color of incoming resin samples.

Conducted x-ray verifications for additive concentration.




Lead Lab Technician

CrossPoint Polymer Technologies
Evansville, IN
02.2014 - 12.2017

Same as my above duties with Crosspoint. Over seen the R&D line schedule for new customer products.

Color matched all new and production line color.

Lab Technician

Lucent Polymers
Poseyville, IN
07.2009 - 01.2014

R&D color matches and new product development.

Testing of production lines and incoming feed stock.

Color adjustments of all production lines.

Additive and pigment inventory.

Carpenter

Local 90
Evansville, IN
04.2007 - 06.2009

Industrial carpentry.

Production Line Operator

B&M Plastics
Evansville, IN
04.2006 - 04.2007

Line operator duties.

Education

Associate of Arts - Business

Oakland City University
Oakland City, IN
12.2005

High School Diploma -

New Harmony High School
New Harmony, IN
05.1998

Skills

Years of color matching and adjustments

Knowledge of all ASTM and ISO testing

Knowledge and experience in all positions of plastic manufacturing

Years of molding experience on multiple brands of machines

Trained in the use of all plastic testing equipment Trained in UL standards of flame testing

Timeline

Lab Supervisor

CrossPoint Polymer Technologies
09.2021 - Current

Molding and Color Techncian

SABIC
12.2017 - 10.2021

Lead Lab Technician

CrossPoint Polymer Technologies
02.2014 - 12.2017

Lab Technician

Lucent Polymers
07.2009 - 01.2014

Carpenter

Local 90
04.2007 - 06.2009

Production Line Operator

B&M Plastics
04.2006 - 04.2007

Associate of Arts - Business

Oakland City University

High School Diploma -

New Harmony High School
Matthew Osborne