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NORM BITWELL

29 Old Cumberland Trail • St. Louis, MO 63105
(314) 555-3476 • Cell: (314) 555-9833 • normbitwell@xxx.com

CAREER SUMMARY
Results-oriented senior scientist with practical and novel approaches to solving
complex problems.

Extensive and Strong Skills in:
Chemical process development
Waste minimization and treatment
Technical support to manufacturing

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
CHEMICAL PROCESS DEVELOPMENT
• Developed solventless procedures for esterification of monomers, eliminating
the need for solvent use and recovery.
• Developed procedures to remove tar-like sediment with dye compounds, thereby
avoiding threatened shutdown of plant production.
• Pioneered single-vessel process for pigmentation, resulting in savings of
$1 million in new equipment.
• Invented a procedure for recovery and reuse of complex photographic sheets
using hot water.

WASTE MINIMIZATION AND TREATMENT
• Developed a process to dispose of large quantities of inorganic salts mixed with
toxic organic solvents.
• Replaced carcinogenic solvents used in the manufacture of dye intermediates
with safe and off-the-shelf reagents.
• Removed heavy polymer residues from polymerization vessels using mixed
reagents.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO MANUFACTURING
• Applied creative techniques to salvage reject chemicals, resulting in $5 million
in savings.
• Established that sensitive photographic emulsions could be manufactured in vol-
ume outside the laboratory with increased reliability and productivity.
• Modified multi-step synthesis of organic intermediates into single-vessel pro-
cesses with one-step isolations, thereby improving safety and productivity.

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