Tamara Kmech

Tamara Kmech

818 Summit Ave

River Edge, NJ 07661

Kmecht@yahoo.com

201-675-9675

Objective                                                                                                                             To obtain a position in a science related field that will provide an opportunity for growth in a learning and challenging environment.

Skills

•          Positive attitude and highly motivated

•          Excellent understanding of providing technical support to clients

•          Ability to speak in a confident and assertive manner

•          Good writing and communication skills

•          Work well with others and able to meet short deadlines

•          Passion for learning and good adaptability skills

WORK EXPERIENCE

Technical/Report Writer SGS US Testing Co Inc.

August 2014-October 2014

•          Works closely with technicians, customer service and sales representatives.

•          Gathering research information for use in technical documents

•          Maintaining several records of data for revisions, gap analysis and label review

•          Reviewing the published documents in the format content along with creating tables, photographs, and charts.

Fragrance Compounder Takasago Corporation USA

March 2014 - June 2014

•          Compounding fragrance oils to create perfume via Batch Metrics

•          Keeping Inventory of raw materials

•          Participated in various sensory odor panels

Fragrance Applications Technician Flavor & Fragrance Specialties, Inc.

May 2006 – October 2013

•          Processed worksheets and sample orders for customers

•          Formulation of bases (personal care, household, pet care and I&I) using raw materials

•          Formulation of finished products making small to large batches (up to 10 kilos)

•          Sensory odor evaluation, Fragrance Simulations, including Panel testing and Triangle tests

•          Color matching various products including candles and personal care products

•          Knowledge of various laboratory equipment such as Viscosity (Brookfield RVT/LVT), PH meter (Hanna), homogenizers, Hobart mixers and Carver press.

•          Evaluated fragrances to determine compatibility for specific products including stability testing

•          Worked closely with perfumers and evaluators

•          Conducted weight loss studies for air fresheners

•          Flashpoints, specific gravity, and refractive index (Anton Paar)

•          Analyzed statistical data using Microsoft Excel and Word programs

•          Keeping accurate lab notebooks, tidy lab bench environment

•          Certified in OSHA training and Dangerous Goods Materials

Chemist Silk Road Gifts, Inc.

November 2005 – May 2006

• Candle Formulations
• GC Analysis (Agilent)
• Color Matching (Gretag Macbeth)

Lab Technician Quest International

March 2003 – November 2005

• Soap Processing (Sigma, Mazzoni)
• Preparing samples for Consumer Testing and Market Research
• Preparing cologne samples via Cuno Filter Apparatus, Cologne Maceration & Maturation Tests
• Maintain inventory of bases for the lab

Lab Technician Givaudan

October 2002 – December 2002

• Used Creative techniques to make a variety of candles, dyes for coloring, pillars, votives, layered candles, synthetic and all natural candles.

Education

William Paterson University Wayne, NJ Bachelor of Science, Biology, 2002

Volunteer Experience

• Meals on Wheels, Fair Lawn, NJ
• Eva’s Soup Kitchen and Shelter, Paterson, NJ
• S.T.A.R.T. II, Englewood, NJ
• Center for Food Action, Elmwood Park, NJ
• R.B.A.R.I, Oakland, NJ