Terry Nederhoff

Experience

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  Communications Data Services

  Jan 1996 - Aug 1997

  Customer Service

  Magazine fulfillment services.Customer Service:• Maintained customer accounts• Generated correspondence to customer concerns

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  Nova Graphics

  Sept 1997 - Apr 1998

  Project Assistant

  Employed through Kelley ServicesProject Assistant:• Created spreadsheets and tables using Excel 97 and Adobe Table for a data conversion project• Desktop publishing using Adobe PageMaker 6.5

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  Communications Data Services

  Nov 1998 - Apr 1999

  Mail Flow Coordinator/Data Entry

  Magazine fulfillment services.Mail Flow Coordinator:• Oversaw, sorted, and distributed department mail• Tracked all mail received and released• Generated daily reports• Worked with various department heads to cut processing timeData Entry:• Entered new customer accounts

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  American Packaging Corporation

  Jun 1999 - Apr 2000

  Quality Assurance Laboratory Technician

  Flexographic printing and laminatingQuality Assurance Lab Tech:• Qualitative and quantitative testing including:o Appearance, HPGC, oxygen transfer, friction, adhesive weights, and bond strengths• Worked with the manufacturing supervisor to balance quality needs with manufacturing needs• Created and maintained manufacturing specifications database.

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  3M

  Aug 2000 - Mar 2001

  Computer/Data Room Technician

  Employed through ManpowerComputer/Data Room Technician:• Ran queued jobs on HP300 mainframe• Performed a variety of help desk functions• Installed/trained personnel on a new software package

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  The City of Ames - Laboratory Services Division

  Apr 2001 - Aug 2012

  Laboratory Technician

  Certified analytical chemistry lab focusing on samples from the water treatment and pollution control plants. Laboratory Technician:• Analyzed samples for a multitude of analytes to ensure compliance with NPDES permit and SDWA• Utilized standard chemistry equipmento Spectrophotometerso Ion selective probeso Analytical balanceso Pipettes and burettes• Collected, analyzed, and recorded data• Wrote SOPs• Created and maintained a LIMS system using Access 2000, Visual Basic, and SQL• Created an Access database to replace a Lotus database for the WTP Superintendent. Show less

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  Solum, Inc.

  Aug 2012 - Apr 2017

  Quality Assurance Engineer

  Subsidiary of The Climate Corporation and Monsanto. Agronomic soil testing and R&D laboratory.QA/QC Engineer:• Maintained existing and established new QA/QC protocols and procedures o In the process of creating the QA manual o Created SOPs• Managed the proficiency testing program for multi-state certifications• Project manager for: o Developing NIR to measure moisture and organic matter in soils o An inter/intra-lab variability study o Developing a regression equation to correct for blade contamination• Used software such as: o Access and Tableau to query a PostgreSQL database to create diagnostic and visualization tools o Minitab and JMP to analyze experimental data• Validated new instrumentation for the lab• Investigated and helped troubleshoot quality issues or instrumentation issues in the lab• Conducted seasonal Pareto (80-20 rule) of QC issues to direct resources to the appropriate issues o Lowered the rerun rate from 24% the first season to the current 2%. Show less

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  Solum Lab

  Sept 2017 - Mar 2020

  Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

  Subsidiary of Winfield United and Land O'Lakes. Agronomic soil testing and R&D laboratory. Member of R&D team for Solum and SureTech labsQA/QC Engineer:• Maintained existing and established new QA/QC protocols and procedures o In the process of creating the QA manual o Developing ISO 17025 plan• Project manager for: o Developing NIR to measure moisture and organic matter in soils o Developing new measurements from slurry process • Used software such as: o Access and Tableau to query a PostgreSQL database to create diagnostic and visualization tools o Minitab and JMP to analyze experimental data• Validated new instrumentation for the lab• Investigated and helped troubleshoot quality issues or instrumentation issues in the lab• Used Lean Six Sigma tools (ie. Pareto (80-20 rule)) to direct resources to the appropriate issues Show less

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  Trace Genomics

  Mar 2020 - Dec 2022

  Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

  Whole genome sequencing and agronomic insights for agricultural soilSenior Quality Assurance Engineer:• QA lead for laboratory operations• Worked with the team to re-establish chemistry testing operations• Worked with the team to transfer molecular (WGS) processes to Ames• Operated lab equipment when needed (ICP, FIA, pH, etc.)• Developed the Project Management Process• Developed the Change Control and Deviation Process• Project Facilitator for several R&D projects Show less

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  Papa's House

  Jan 2023 - now

  Grandpa/Papa