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Robert J. Schreiman

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Professional Objective

Summary of Qualifications

Post Graduate level development experience, basic practical working knowledge of programs and examples of programming languages used on my web site and more will be found on my Computer Statistics Page.

Past Work Experience

Director of Asbestos Department May, 1997 to Present

Stat Analysis Corporation, Chicago, Ill.

Duties includ all technical aspects of the laboratory which include selection, utilizing, trouble shooting and maintaining all equipment, maintaining and upgrading procedures for analysis, coordinating intra- and inter-laboratory projects with outside firms and marketing services. Responsibilities also include continuous monitoring of the quality Assurance/Quality Control program.

Director of Laboratory Services July, 1993 to August, 1996 Carnow, Conibear Associates, Ltd. Chicago, Ill.

Duties included all technical aspects of the laboratory which include selection, utilizing, trouble shooting and maintaining all equipment, maintaining and upgrading procedures for analysis, coordinating intra- and inter-laboratory projects with outside firms and marketing services. Responsibilities also include continuous monitoring of the quality Assurance/Quality Control program.


Microscopist May 1990 to July 1993 Carnow, Conibear Associates, Ltd. Chicago, Ill.

Responsible for microscopical identification of asbestos using both transmission electron microscopy and polarized light microscopy. Also used phase contrast microscopy to analyze air samples to determine the presence and concentration of air contaminants. These responsibilities all follow with quality assurance practices, maintenance of instrumentation and training of personnel. Other duties include secondary on site field consultant for environmental and industrial health and hygiene.

Analytical Chemist October, 1992 to July 1993 Athena Analytical Laboratory, Inc. Chicago, Ill.

Responsible for mass spectrophotometry interpretation; method development; trouble shooting of ICP, GC/MS, GC, and Spec 20 instrumentation; environmental data review; and CLP SW846, air, soil, and water analysis. Routine wet chemistry techniques included, semi-volatile extraction's, volatile organic extraction's, and metal digestion.

Analyst January, 1989 to May 1990 Aries Environmental Services, Ltd. Bativia, Ill

Responsible for transmission electron microscopy analysis including the coordination of sample preparation, microscopic analysis, quality assurance practices, maintenance of instrumentation and training of personnel. Other analytical techniques included phase contrast microscopy and polarized light microscopy. Also participated in air monitoring for determining the presence and concentration of air contaminants.

 

Education

Bachelor of Science, Biology, 1988 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, Illinois

Continuing Education and Professional Training

 

EPA 8240 8270 Assist, 1992 Hewlett Packard Analytical Products Group, Chicago, Illinois

HP-MS Dos Operation, 1992 Hewlett Packard Analytical Products Group, Chicago, Illinois

Building Chromatography Skills, 1993 J&W Scientific, Lisle, Illinois

Atomic Emission Spectrophotometry, 1993 Perk Elmer, Oak Brook, Illinois

Hazardous Materials Safety Training Program, 1990-1992 Carnow, Conibear Associated, Ltd. Chicago, Illinois

Asbestos Identification, 1990 McCrone Research Institute, Chicago, Illinois

Niosh 582, 1990 Morgan Environmental Association, Chicago, Illinois

Transmission Electron Microscopy, 1989 JEOL, Peabody, Massachusetts

Practices and Procedures in Asbestos Control, 1989 University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois

Biological Electron Microscopy, 1988 Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois

Professional Certification and Licensure

EPA 8240 EPA 8279 Assist, 1992

Atomic Emission Spectrophotometry, 1993

Gas Chromatography, 1993

Transmission Electron Microscopy, Illinois, 1988-1996

Air Sampling Professional, 1991, 1992

Project Management, 1991-1995

Management Planner, 1991, 1992

Research Experience

Drake University, Desmoines, Iowa, 1990-1991 Ichthyological Survey of the Fish Populations in Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia

Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois, Fall 1987-1988 Identification and Cultivation of Invertebrate Zooplankton

Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois, 1987-1988 Transmission Electron Microscopical examination of the inter-cellular, ultrastructural changes during the Autumnal Senescence of Maple Leaves.

Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois, Intercession Spring and Summer 1987 Examination of Plant Ecosystem Diversity of the Chichiuan Desert.

Professional Organization Memberships and Affiliations

State Microscopical Society of Illinois, 1990-1992, 1996

American Chemical Society, 1993

Midwest Society of Electron Microscopists, 1988-1992