Chemistry CV-QA/QC/RD/Project Management

Interested in a position in the oil/gas/petrochemical industry

09/2004-currently
BiC Violex SA (a BiC group company), Greece
QA Dept.-Quality Engineer (01/2007-present)
•Implementation of ISO 9001:2000 to shavers plant (instrument calibrations, NCRs, suppliers evaluation, auditing, training )
•Locate cost effective suppliers & materials. Project Manager on new material validations. Issue technical specifications.
•Contact analysis with lab contractors & obtain expertise from educational institutions when necessary.
RD Process Industrialization Dept.-Product Development Chemist (09/2004-01/2007)
•Research, application & feasibility of new materials into production procedures
•Assist on Marketing projects for new products
•Co-operation with analytical-toxicology-cosmetics labs for regulatory purposes


02/2003-08/2004
KLEVA Pharmaceuticals SA, Greece
Quality Control Dept. -Quality Control Chemist
•Extensive use of HPLC, GC, UV, IR & wet chemistry analysis on pharmaceutical raw materials & end products

10/2001-10/2002
University of Athens, Greece
Pharmacy Dept. -Research Assistant (1yr contract)
•Chemical analysis on plants (Thin Layer, Liquid Chromatography & spectrum analysis such as GC/MS & UV-Vis)

11/1999-05/2001
Military Service

03/1998-06/1999
Rhodia Novecare (a Solvay Group Company),NJ USA
Industrial Applications & Metal Treatment-Sr. Research Assistant
•Preparation (stability, performance, physical properties) & evaluation of application specific industrial hard surface cleaners for high-pressure spray & immersion cleaning
•Preparation & evaluation of metal lubrication formulations.
•Customer technical support on product use and applications
•Monitoring of pilot industrial scale productions on new products.

01/1996 – 01/1998
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark NJ, USA
MSc in Applied Chemistry GPA 3.40/4.00

09/1991- 12/1995
Kean College, Union NJ, USA
BSc in Chemistry GPA 3.35/4.00

Kean College Scholarship for the academic years 1992 thru 1996
Kean College Certificate of Academic Distinction & Academic Achievement Award
Kean College Dean’s list for spring semester ’92 & ’96

Training-Seminars

• Advanced Quality Services Ltd, Athens (16hrs) www.aqs.gr
ISO 9001:2008 Auditing, March 2011

• Hellenic Lloyd’s SA, Piraeus (8hrs) www.greece.lrqa.com
Problem Solving Tools & Techniques, Sept 2010

• Hellenic Lloyd’s SA, Anixi (16hrs) www.greece.lrqa.com
Internal QMS Auditor Training Course, March 2008

• Hellenic Management Association, Athens (100hrs) www.eede.gr
Diploma in Environmental Management (ISO 14001:2000-EMAS), Nov2007-March2008

• Hellenic Lloyd’s SA, Piraeus (8hrs) www.greece.lrqa.com
ISO 9000:2000 Series Appreciation & Interpretation Training course, Nov 2007

• Business Management Consultants, Athens (24hrs) www.bmc-online.com
The art of Project Management, Sept 2007

• The Center for Professional Advancement, Thessaloniki (24hrs) www.cfpa.com
GMP & FDA inspections for the pharmaceutical & allied industries, May 2003

• Surfactant Associates Inc., Norman OΚ, USA (24hrs) www.surfactantassociates.com Technology and applications of surfactants, Nov 1998