Chemist

Aiming at constant up gradation of both professionally as well as personally in my career path with emphasis on hard work as well as making a significant contribution to the organization and derive professional satisfaction from it.

1 Organization : Environmental consulting Bureau,
Dammam
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Position : SENIOR CHEMIST

Period : September 2002 - Present

Responsibilities :
• Scheduling all analytical work performed in the analytical section.
• Assigning work on a daily basis to Analysts and Laboratory Assistants within the
Section, taking into account analytical holding time and turnaround times.
• Overseeing of employee training on applicable sample preparation techniques
(For Trace metals) or Analyses, ensures that training protocols are up-to-date, and
Reviews the work of analytical laboratory staff members during training periods.
• Signing off on all raw data generated by applicable analysts to document data
Quality and validity.
• Acting as a lead, answering procedural or analytical questions, and providing
Corrective action recommendations.
• Ensuring that SOPs are being followed, or for updating SOPs to reflect the current
Methodologies.
• Ensuring that instrument maintenance is being performed, and coordinates
Troubleshooting.
• Participating in the development and improvement of methods to improve
Efficiency.
• Ensuring that an adequate supply of all laboratory materials is always on hand.
• Maintaining and promoting a high level of safety and cleanliness in the laboratories,
In cooperation with the Health & Safety Officer.
• Reporting health and safety issues/problems to the Health and Safety Officer;
• Performing all Analyst duties, as necessary.
• Following procedures described in the Laboratory QAP and all applicable QAPPs
And SOPs
• Promptly alerting the respective lab manger/ director/ QA Officer to problems or
Anomalies.






2 Organization : Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia

Position Held : CHEMIST (CONTRACT EMPLOYEE)

Period : October 1997 - April 2002

Responsibilities :
• Monitored the plant conditions (Reverse Osmosis, EDR, wastewater
Treatment Plants) under operation and carried out chemical analysis;
• Maintained and trouble shooting of the plants;
• Quality inspection and records maintenance;
• Reported the laboratory activities, weekly reports, Monthly reports to the
Department Head;
• Reviewed and Developed the laboratory procedures up to the international
Standards;

• Masters Degree in chemistry, University of Madras, Chennai, India (April, 1995)

• Bachelors Degree in Chemistry, University of Madras, Chennai, India (April, 1992)

Details of Training Attended

Instrument Duration From
• ICP-OES 15 Days
10 Days Perkin Elmer Instruments
Battelle, USA
• Mercury Analyzer (Hydra AF Gold+) 7 Days
10 Days Leeman labs Inc
Battelle, USA
• Sample preparation and Analyses of Trace metals (in Clean room C100). 10 Days IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), Monaco
• GC-MSD (Agilent 6890-5973N) 15 Days
Hermes Lab systems

• Accelerated Solvent Extraction system (ASE-200) 15 Days Battelle (USA), Dionex Geneva
• Gravimetric Analysis 15 Days Battelle (USA)
• Lab Info Management System (LIMS) 15 Days Battelle (USA)

Technical Expertise:

• ICP - OES : Perkin Elmer (Optima 4300DV)
• AAS : Varian
• Mercury Analyzer : Leeman Labs Inc (Hydra AF Gold+)
• TOC Analyzer : Shimadzu (TOC – 5000A)
• ASE 2000 : Dionex
• UV-Visible Spectrophotometer : Shimadzu (Uv-mini-1240)
• GC-MS & GC-FID : Agilent (6890-5973N)


Computer Awareness: Well versed with windows operating systems, Microsoft office, and LIMS