Daniel Watza

Experience

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  Forsyth Brothers Landscaping

  Dec 2014 - Sept 2016

  Landscape Professional

  • Landscaped and maintained private residence and commercial building grounds• Installed patios and irrigation systems• Planted, weeded and sustained flower beds and other shrubbery• Snow removal services• And other duties as assigned• Summer 60+ hrs/week, winter 15-25 hrs/week

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  Vico Products

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Quality Inspection Associate

  • Final visual inspection of products, (screws and bolts) to ensure quality • Prepared and packaged products for final shipment and wrote up shipping slips • Assisted engineers with updating MSDS database • 54 hrs/week

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  University of Michigan Nagrath Lab

  May 2018 - May 2019

  Research Assistant

  Specialized in exosome capture in relation to cancer research Fabricated and functionalized microfluidic chips to capture exosomes Prepared samples for SEM analysis to determine concentrations of biomarkers

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  University of Michigan PSI Lab

  May 2018 - May 2019

  Research Assistant

  Silanized silicon chips to give desired properties for experimentsPerformed experiments using condensation chamber for the purpose of generating heat curvesCreated heat flux curves from experimental data to determine the effect of hydrophobicityMeasured contact angles of surfaces using Optical Tensiometer

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  University of Michigan Visual Encyclopedia of Chemical Engineering Equipment

  Jan 2019 - Mar 2020

  Module Developer

  Wrote comprehensive technical modules on chemical engineering processes, including mass food production such as bread, candy, soft drinks, frozen foods, and dried foodsManaged six separate modules through their conception to their completion over six months

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  U.S. Water, a Kurita company

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Summer Intern

  Lead project cooling tower efficiency study, provided data and recommendationsto our customers on a contract with over 20 cooling tower systems to cut operating costs by up to 35% Tested water samples of boiler systems and chiller systems to insure that water was in the optimal range of pH, conductivity, nitrite, and polymer concentration. If the sample was out of range it was my responsibility to dispatch a technician with instructions to properly dose the system

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  Avomeen

  Mar 2020 - Apr 2020

  Laboratory Technician

  Project member on a multimillion dollar safety analysis testing on FDA regulated products.Used cGMP to perform chemical analysis testing of over 100 samples per day to determine HPHC LevelsExperienced in extensive laboratory documentation in accordance to FDA standards.

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  Joyson Safety Systems

  Aug 2020 - now

  Chemical Engineer

  My role at Joyson Safety Systems is propellant design engineer focused on product development. The propellant industry is closely related to pyrotechnics, gas generants, and explosives. Through this position I have gained an expert knowledge of energetic materials chemistry, heat and gas management, and R&D principles.My position spans a wide range of functions encompassing design and development of new products and processes, as well as continued design support for current products. I also support manufacturing in terms of process efficiency and quality.Tools that I have acquired through this time include: leading DMFEA teams, working through 8D problem solving systems, using CpK analysis on large manufacturing data sets, Gage R&R studies and many more. Show less