Chadd Clarke
Paint Laboratory Technician
#134 Atlantic Park, Belair, St. Philip,Barbados
Summary
Internationally trained and highly experienced lab technician and coordinator in all aspects of textured coatings and paint. Possess extensive talents and abilities encompassing a wide range of areas including color matching, color tinting, research and development and paint application. Created texture coating line with four different texture selections addressing many of the problems faced in the application stage and improved the texture consistency of the finished product. An individual that has a strong work ethic, great communication and computer skills.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Artisan/Painter
GRANTLEY ADAMS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
01.2019 - Current
- Painting of runway as well as airplane parking spaces; worked sprayers to paint lines, signs, and symbols on concrete and asphalt Assigned to the A/C Department - maintaining air conditioning units, the exterior structure of the cold water chill units and the fresh air units exterior structure
- Prepare interior surfaces for painting by washing and patching small imperfections
- Prepare exterior surfaces by power washing, soda blasting, and repairing structural defects
- Tape and cover all areas not to be painted, such as windows and doors
- Determine the correct type of paint according to the surface type and weather conditions
- Ensure compliance to all safety procedure regarding the handling of materials
- Remove unwanted markings from structures and repainted
- Completely cleaned worksites and stored materials and supplies appropriately.
Lab Assistant
HARRIS PAINTS BARBADOS LTD.
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Color shading of required products
- Texture coating product
- Testing product sample preparation
- Inventory control of finished products
- Maintaining forklift operations files
- Assisting in the maintenance of computerized color shading systems.
- Testing all products in the absence of Lab technician
- Carrying out Production Manager duties in their absence.
Laboratory Coordinator/Lab Technician
TROWEL PLASTICS BARBADOS LTD
09.2004 - 04.2014
- Testing all products manufactured to ASTM Global standards
- Oversaw all sample requests and maintained physical samples of each color tested.
- Prepared colorants for batches to be manufactured Monitored and approved all product & color displays ensuring correct representation of the product/color.
- Documented the production of all products & maintained these procedures.
- Distributed batch formulations for the daily production schedule and ensured formulations were followed by all production personnel.
- Research & Development of new products, raw materials and new raw material substitutes
- Monitored raw material handling by machine operators as well as monitored raw material storage area
- Trained customer service personnel in basic product knowledge
- Traveled overseas on research & development duties.
Lab Technician (Level 1)
TROWEL PLASTICS BARBADOS LTD
09.2004 - 04.2014
- Perform routine quantitative and qualitative analysis on all input and output products on hand to ensure best quality offering; maintained record of these results in a database
- Advise Operations Manager of any quality problems with finished products
- Conduct site visits of customer complaints and presented corrective action reports for findings to Head of Operations
- Ensured the laboratory was well stocked with laboratory supplies
- Maintain and execute safety procedures in the handling of chemicals in the laboratory
- Maintain health & safety signage throughout the laboratory, production area and tinting area.
- Maintained quarantine area and files representing the contents of the area.
- Maintained records of each product tested to ISO standards.
- Maintained color formulations for all standard colors.
- Maintained calibration schedules for all laboratory equipment to ISO standards.
- Provided all departments with any technical support needed.
Education
Ellerslie Secondary School
09.1997 - 08.2003
Genesis Training Systems
X-rite Color Computer Systems
Skills
Research & DevelopmentTextured paint formulationColor formulationMachine operations
Quality control guidelines
Lab testing and reporting
Microsoft Excel
Accomplishments
Created textured coating products:
- Lily White - 1.0mm,1.5MM
- Smooth Flex
- Lily White -Extra fine
- Lily White - 3.0mm
Awards received during 10 years:
- Employee of the Year - 2008
- Outstanding Commitment to Quality - 2008
- Best Team Effort - 2008
- Outstanding Quality Performance - 2007
Timeline
Artisan/Painter
GRANTLEY ADAMS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
01.2019 - Current
Lab Assistant
HARRIS PAINTS BARBADOS LTD.
01.2016 - 01.2017
Laboratory Coordinator/Lab Technician
TROWEL PLASTICS BARBADOS LTD
09.2004 - 04.2014
Lab Technician (Level 1)
TROWEL PLASTICS BARBADOS LTD
09.2004 - 04.2014
Ellerslie Secondary School
09.1997 - 08.2003
Genesis Training Systems
X-rite Color Computer Systems