Eliot's Résumés

SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY (SDSU), DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, San Diego, California
Lead Research Associate

5/1997 - 8/2002

Assisted principal investigator by taking on the day-to-day functioning of research group. Directed, trained and supervised members of research team in the specific techniques for electroanalytical research. This required the merging of:

	Chemical
	Mathematical
	Instrumental
	Technological
	Communication
	Training
	Team building and
	Managerial skills

while continuing personal research responsibilities.

Some of the managerial concerns included:

Building wide range of students' skills in chemistry whose backgrounds varied from basic general chemistry experience through doctoral candidates

Guiding researchers whose backgrounds included academic only to mix of academic and industrial

Keeping members of the group up to date on

	safety information,
	research results,
	group records,
	inventory,
	changes in hardware or software setups and
	specific variations of instrumentation particular to this group.

Keeping chemicals and consumable supplies stocked

Establishing and actively verifying research techniques and record keeping remained consistent among members of the group

Developing training programs to maintain inventory and establish a high quality control for custom-made research materials

Maintaining equipment

SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY (SDSU), DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, San Diego, California
Director of Public Access Computers

8/1995 - 5/2001

	Directed and assisted a staff that maintained public computer systems that were available to all students enrolled in chemistry classes
	Perceived a need and created a position within established departmental structure with minimal impact on budget
	Developed goals, structure and SOPs
	Implemented trouble-shooting plans
	Instituted and maintained web site to provide basic instruction on all services and allow for communication between users and director and between faculty and students. It included the use of Perl for CGI scripts to increase interactivity and efficiency of the web site.
	Solved technology issues presented by faculty for their individual teaching and research concerns
	Returned to Graduate Teaching Assistant when funding for this position became unavailable

E&MS SPIRITED PRODUCTIONS
El Cajon, California
Owner

10/1997 - 10/2001

	Web development (including one web site with a searchable job database), newsletter publications, business card and individualized greeting card production for individuals, non-profit groups and small businesses.
	A portal for selling products made by family and extended family members including: flatbed trailers, walking sticks, wooden carvings, machine embroidery and modest custom-made formalwear.
	Business formally dissolved in anticipation of move. Services still available.

MCDONALD'S
Westbrook, Falmouth, and North Windham, Maine
Manager

10/1987 - 5/1989

	Matched production with fluctuating demand.
	Trained crew and maintained service regardless of an industry known for high turnover rate
	Maintained inventory, labor levels, product quality and customer satisfaction to maximize profit, repeat business and productivity and to minimize employee turnover, misuse of inventory and customer complaints.