Anne Quinn

134 Alturas Ct
Vacaville, CA 95688
(707) 326-9877 cell
707) 446-7372 home
aq537912@westpost.net
Summary of Qualifications
*Talented chemist with over 15 years of experience
*Highly skilled in organic and inorganic analysis, experimental design, data ana
lysis and hazardous materials
*Reputation for having excellent people skills, and for being organized, highly
flexible and creative in solving technical problems associated with the projects

Work Experience
Laboratory skills
*Conducted extensive research on the decomposition mode of numerous polymeric ma
terials. Their kinetics, mechanism of thermal degradation, and identification of
decomposition products were determined with the aid of a thermogravimetric anal
yzer, differential scanning calorimeter, isothermal pyrolyzer, and gas chromatog
raphy/mass spectrometry. The toxic properties of the chemicals as separated and
identified via GC/MS were evaluated by means of a statistical discriminant mathe
matical programming model.
*Used GC/MS to identify constituents of smoke and arson suspect samples
*Conducted research involving formulation of anti corrosion and rust prevention
fluids as well as conducted quality control on manufactured anti rust products.
*Performed air, water and soil analysis for pollutants such as solvents or pesti
cides. Analysis was done via GC/MS. GC/FID and GC/ EC
*Conducted research on production of useful chemicals from rice straw. Used GC/M
S to separate and identify individual components of chemical mixtures
*Used ultracentrifuge, electrophoresis, gel permeation chromatography and high p
ressure chromatography to separate and purify proteins
*Used HPLC with UV absorption detector to separate and identify individual carbo
hydrates in carbohydrate mixtures.
* Familiar with general laboratory equipment, trouble shooting of equipment, sta
ndard laboratory procedures such as reagent preparation, equipment calibration,
stocking and disposal of chemicals and
maintaining the work place clean
*Familiar with OSHA and NIOSH regulations
*Experienced in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Adobe Photoshop,
and specialized computer program
Communication and Clients Interaction
*Experienced in writing proposals, obtaining project funding, projects directing
, and monitoring funds
*Experienced in interacting with project sponsors as well as senior management
*Trained personnel on the use of GC/MS, TGA, DSC, GC/FID, cold plasma SEM and ot
her laboratory procedures.
*Mentored summer students
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Until 5-23-2008 Chemist Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Until 5-24-2010 Chief Chemist Eureka Chemical Co
EDUCATION
BA in chemistry and biology from Sacramento State University
MS in organic chemistry from USF
Ph.D. in polymer chemistry with a minor in toxicology from UC Berkeley