Diane Ciaparra

Experience

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  CEA - Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives

  Jan 2005 - Jul 2005

  Placement Student

  Master’s degree placement on the use of plasma techniques (ICP-MS, ICP-HRMS, ICP-OES) for the determination of toxic metal sampled using Diffusive Gradient in Thin film (DGTs).

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  Tata Steel in Europe

  Oct 2005 - Mar 2015

  My role consists in managing on a day-to-day basis the resources of the environmental chemistry knowledge group and to ensure the effective contribution of the group to delivering the research programme. Within this role I manage 10+ people in the group of various seniority levels (technical support staff to principal researchers) and supervise the Tata Steel Trace Organics and Trace Elemental Analysis Laboratory – accredited to ISO17025 for a number of analytical procedures.Main duties:- Management: manage the allocation of resources of the group to achieve the plan, look after staff, administrative duties (expenses, timesheets, orders...), ensure work is done safely and to quality standards, ensure company strategies are cascaded- Technical: assist employer by providing technical knowledge in the field environmental chemistry with regard to legislation relevant to the steel industry, maintain technical expertise of the group, participation in specialist working groups, assist in formulating work program and strategies Show less My role consists in assisting my employer on all technological aspects related to environmental issues for air and water matrices. Fields of expertise:• Air quality relating to emissions of airborne particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10), persistent organic pollutants, volatile organic compounds and toxic heavy metals with respect to the current legislation (EU and UK levels).• Water quality relating to the release of chemical pollutants in industrial effluents (ammonia, cyanide, metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) with respect to the current legislation (EU and UK levels).My main duties involve:- Project management: Coordinator and leader of large projects (~1,5 M€ ; 3.5 years) co-funded by the European Commission (Research Fund for Coal and Steel)- Environmental analysis: Working in a busy environmental chemistry lab accredited to ISO17025; Development, validation and application of methods to characterise trace organic and inorganic pollutants using a combination of spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques Show less

  • Knowledge group leader - environmental chemistry

    Apr 2014 - Mar 2015

  • Principal Researcher

    Oct 2005 - Apr 2014
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  United Kingdom Accreditation Service

  Mar 2015 - Mar 2020

  Assessment Manager - Forensics, Chemical and Environmental Sciences

  I manage and perform quality system and technical assessments to evaluate the competence and conformity of customers against specified standards (ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and ISO/IEC 17020:2012) and UKAS requirements. An integral part of the job also consists in managing UKAS relationship with assigned customers throughout.Main responsibilities:- Assessment planning and delivery: manage the accreditation of assigned customers to ensure that all assessments are effectively handled with completion meeting defined timescales, including the production and delivery of assessment reports- Working with the customer: develop and maintain strong effective working relationships with assigned customers, specifically by being the key contact point for all aspects of their relationship with UKAS, providing support and guidance to the customer at all levels in relation to their accreditation- Working with the assessment teams: ensure that the assessment team is effectively led and managed throughout the duration of the assessment Show less

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  Environment Agency

  Mar 2020 - now

  Regulatory Officer