BS Chemistry
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BS Chemistry

Lisa Payson
1538 Somerfield Drive
Bolingbrook, IL 60490
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Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Purdue University, 1993

Graduate Classes in Chemistry and Education, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 1993 -1994

Graduate Classes in Industrial and Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, and Education, Marshall University, 1994 – 2001

High School Chemistry Teacher's Certificate, National-Louis University, Lisle, IL, 2003

A.A.S. Veterinary Medical Technology, Joliet Junior College, 2016


Experience

Certified Veterinary Technician, Banfield Pet Hospital, Aurora, IL 2016-2017

Extern Student Veterinary Technician, Brookville Animal Hospital, 2016

Extern Student Veterinary Technician, Pine Bluff Animal Hospital, 2015

Substitute Teacher in Grundy County and Kendall County, IL, 2004 – 2013

Student Teaching, Oswego High School, Oswego, IL, 2003

Substitute Teacher in Kanawha County, WV, 2000 – 2001

Contract Chemist with Flexsys in Nitro, WV, 2000
• Provided analytical process support of Santoquin plant during optimization study.
• Developed methods, operated, and maintained HPLC and GC instruments.
• Titrated samples manually and using an autotitrator.


Urethane Catalysts Technical Specialist with Witco in South Charleston, WV, 1996 – 1999
• Operated and maintained a lab-scale model of our production plant to distill novel amine catalysts.
• Developed new GC methods as well as using FT-IR, UV-vis, and wet bench analysis techniques.
• Initiated a design package used to eliminate a color problem in a major product.

Contract Lab Technician with Union Carbide in South Charleston, WV, 1995 – 1996.
• Analyzed samples using GC and wet-bench techniques.

Cooperative Education Student with Nalco in Naperville, IL, during Fall 1990, Summer of 1991 and 1992 semesters.
Analyzed polymer samples for residual monomers using HPLC.
Determined specifications and ranges for several raw materials and products using various wet bench techniques.
Prepared boiler scale and paint sludge samples for analysis.

Teacher’s Assistant for General Chemistry
• Iowa State University 1993-1994
• Purdue University 1992
? Taught recitation classes, graded homework and quizzes, proctored and graded exams, supervised laboratory classes

Awards

• Supported pilot plant with catalysts under tight schedules in 1995.

• Worked with a diverse team to develop a Lock Out/Tag Out safety training program and trained over 1,000 people in a one-month period in its use in 1996.


Volunteering

• 1999-2001 Sunrise Museum at South Hills, WV
? Designed and demonstrated exciting experiments for school children at the local Children’s Museum for National Chemistry Week



References

Dr. Lobitz, DVM
Banfield Pet Hospital
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Dr. Lehal, DVM
Brookville Animal Hospital
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Dr. Johnson and Dr. Joachim, DVM
Pine Bluff Animal Hospital
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