Adam Baker

Address: Honeywood, Tasmania | Tel: +61-047534119 | Email: bakemyresume@youremail.com.au

Career Summary or Career Objective

A qualified Chemist with extensive laboratory experience in analytical, research and investigative services in industry, minerals, environmental and agricultural analyses; 12 years’ experience in laboratory management and over two years as Senior Chemist at a NATA accredited chemical laboratory.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
University of Victoria
2003

Employment History

Senior Chemist
Hobart Lab
2012 to Present

Duties
• Manage the Chemistry department of the laboratory, ensuring that the laboratory complied with ISO/IEC 17020 NATA’s laboratory inspection and accreditation standard
• Audit methods, standard operating procedures, chain of custody documents, sample preservation and sample holding times records.
• Conduct risk assessments
• Write and validate new methods
• Develop and monitor appropriate method quality control procedures
• Organizing and implementing external and internal proficiency program’s
• Maintain, update and control all documents required for NATA accreditation.

Technical Officer (Chemistry)
Scientific Labs
2004 to 2012

Duties
• Demonstrate experiments to students
• Prepare reagents and set up student experiments
• Supervise and assist students during laboratory practical classes
• Maintain laboratory chemical records

Additional Information

Skills and Personal Attributes:

• Good communication skills
• Perform all laboratory operations safely according to laboratory protocol and guidelines.
• Perform risk assessments including fire risk and Occupational Health and Safety.
• Work effectivity independently or as a team member
• Train staff in laboratory methods, standard operating procedures and Occupational Health and Safety.
• Complete work on time and within quality control guidelines
• Chemical method development, validation and quality control to a standard acceptable by NATA auditors.
• Update, edit, audit and control laboratory documents.
• Prepare and label reagents, solutions and standards used in chemical laboratories
• Instrument installation, commissioning and calibration.
• Good organisation and time management skills

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