Answer phones, greet guests, and log in their information into the computer.
Order and administer meds, take temps, x rays, and attend vet.
Manager, Fertilizer Nutrition Compliance
Loveland Products
Loveland, CO
01.2011 - 01.2017
Responsible for producing new product labels and updating current fertilizer labels and SDS' for Crop Production Services and Loveland Products, Inc.
Responsible for product registration and licensing in 48 states, tonnage reporting to 48 states (303 total reports annually), talking to states about their laws and rules and regs. and how they affect industry's labels.
General Professional V - Program Manager
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Denver, CO
01.2006 - 01.2011
Administer the Colorado Anhydrous Ammonia Law and Commercial Fertilizer Law and corresponding rules and regulations.
Enforce the laws through inspection and fertilizer sampling and laboratory analysis programs, review of fertilizer registration applications and product labeling.
Provide training and technical support to the inspectors who perform fertilizer and anhydrous ammonia inspection duties throughout the state.
Assess and review tonnage reports that have been filed by fertilizer registrants.
Physical Scientist/Researcher II
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Denver, CO
01.1991 - 01.2006
Responsible for conducting chemical and instrumental analyses of fertilizers, feeds and related inorganic samples in solids, liquids, soil/sediment, commodities, and other matrices.
Performed instrumental analysis utilizing Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP-OES) spectrometry, Combustion Nitrogen Analyzer, atomic absorptions (AA), High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), and Microwave Digestion techniques.
Supervision of lab technicians, computer input of analyzed data, and maintenance of instruments are also a responsibility.
Lab Technician
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Denver, CO
01.1987 - 01.1991
Responsible for analyzing samples in Antibiotics, Drugs, and Feed & Fertilizers.
Inventory Technician
AT & T
Denver, CO
01.1985 - 01.1987
Responsible for keeping track of large equipment sold and stored on the East Coast for installation in new businesses.
This was maintained totally by computer.
Inventory Clerk
Cotter & Company
Denver, CO
01.1984 - 01.1985
Responsible for tracking inventory by computer.
Also did keypunch and payroll.
Instructor
Norfolk State University
Norfolk, VA
01.1982 - 01.1984
Prepared and taught lecture and labs for general chemistry, short course organic, and biostatistics.
Graded papers, tests, and turned in grades at the end of the semester.
Research Associate
01.1980 - 01.1982
Performed solubility studies of Human Serum in varying pH through a grant from the national Institute of health.
Prepared laboratory reagents, obtained blood from Norfolk Community Hospital, and maintained and calibrated pH meters, Beckman Ultracentrifuge, electrophoresis cell, and Beckman Model 24 Spectrophotometer.
Supervised 2 assistants and 5 student assistants which included doing work schedules and time sheets.