2704 Curtis Drive Apt A Work Phone: (806) 355-3934
Amarillo, TX 79109-3321 Work Fax: (806) 355-9286
Home Phone: (806) 355-1516 Work E-mail: tdavidso@he.blm.gov
Home E-mail: tadchem@mail.fia.net
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INSTRUMENTAL EXPERIENCE:
FTIR - Fourier Transform Infrared spectrometers (Nicolet 7100, MATTSON
Polaris) - quantitative analysis of gases, identification of unknowns,
environmental analyses, emissions testing, liquid ammonia solutions
MS - Mass spectrometers (CEC 21-103C, CEC 21-104, CEC 21-620, DuPont
491) -certification of standard gas mixtures, analysis of ultra-pure
helium, quality control, quantitative analysis of pipeline, process,
natural, and research gas samples, isotopic analyses, non-routine gas
analyses
DSC - Differential Scanning Calorimeter (Perkin-Elmer) - epoxy
thermosetting
GC - Gas Chromatographs (Varian, Greenbrier, Hewlett-Packard,
Tremetrics, Antek, Perkin-Elmer, Combustion Engineering) - quality control,
specific component analysis for natural gas, process monitoring,
environmental survey, leak detection
UV/Vis - Spectrometers (Cary 14, Spectronic 20) - mostly used as teaching
tools
IR - Infrared Spectrometer (Buck 404) - oil & grease by EPA method 418.1
Special Helium Analyzer (unique, proprietary instrument) - certification
of standard mixtures, pipeline gas monitoring, gas field studies
Moisture Analyzers (MEECO, Aquametrics) - quality control, high-purity
gas certification
Miscellaneous "Wet" chemical methods - viscosity, specific gravity, semi-
quantitative distillation, titration, liquid ammonia solutions, dry box,
vacuum systems, cryogenics, high- purity gas sampling and handling
systems
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A.A., Mathematics (96.5 Quarter Hours, GPA 2.97)
De Anza Junior College, Cupertino, CA - 1969
B.S. cum laude, Chemistry (135.66 Semester Hours, GPA 3.72)
California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA - 1976
Graduate Studies (ABD), Chemical Physics (84 Semester Hours, GPA 3.43)
University of Texas, Austin, TX - 1976-1984
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Principles of Management (3 Semester Hours) 1987
Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX
Supervisory Management (3 Semester Hours) 1994
Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX
Hazardous Waste Site Supervision (12 Hours) 1995
Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX
Managerial Communications (3 Semester Hours) 1996
Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX
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Quantitative Mass Spectrometry (8 Hours) 1987
American Society for Mass Spectrometry, Denver, CO
Mass Spectrometry Principles and Practice (40 Hours) 1989
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Radiation Safety Officer's Training (40 Hours) 1991
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Laboratory Automation (40 Hours) 1993
Telecation, Inc., Morrison, CO
Applied Molecular Spectroscopy (40 Hours) 1995
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Hazardous Waste Site Operations (40 Hours) 1997
Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX
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U.S. Department of the Interior, Helium Operations (Since 1985)
801 S. Fillmore Suite 500
Amarillo, TX 79101-3545
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Team player, dependable, company-focussed, self-starter, responsible,
adaptable, likable.
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Programming / Applications Development:
BASIC (IBM BASIC 3.0 Compiler, Quick BASIC, Visual BASIC)
FORTRAN, FORTRAN IV, FORTRAN 77
Lotus 1-2-3 v2.0 through 3.4
MathCAD 6.0
MS-DOS v2.0 through 6.2
PC Magazine's DOS Power Tools
Teknivent Vector 1
WordPerfect v4.0 through 6.1
Proficient in Use of:
APL
Mattson FIRST
Netscape v2.0 through 3.0 Gold
Norton Utilities
PCTools
Windows 3.x
Familiar with:
C
C++
Corel WEB Designer
dBase III, IV
EZChrom
Harvard Graphics 3.0
LABTECH
Lotus Notes
MSWord
MS Works
Norton Utilities 8.0
OS/2
SmartLAB
Windows 95
Windows NT
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Operated and maintained PC-based data acquisition systems for analytical
Instruments; developed, installed, and maintained software - 1986 / 1998
Maintained, serviced, and repaired three mass spectrometers used for
quantitative analysis - 1986 / 1998
Presented demonstrations of cryogenics and discussions of the Helium
Program to public and private groups, distinguished visitors, and
schoolchildren - 1987 / 1998
Trained 10 chemists and 7 technicians in operation, calibration, and
maintenance of instruments and use of laboratory software - 1987 / 1998
Served as consultant on helium analyses, gas handling techniques, leak
checking, quantitative mass spectroscopy, physical and analytical chemistry
to internal and external customers - 1988 / 1998
Developed methods for quantitative analysis of helium-3 in air to 1 ppt.
Published "Direct Determination of the Helium-3 Content of Atmospheric Air
by Mass Spectrometry" - Journal of Geophysical Research, 1990
Developed methods for quantitative analysis of helium-3 in helium and
natural gas to 1 ppb. Published "Method and Apparatus for Determination of
Helium-3 in Helium and Natural Gas" - U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of
Investigations RI 9302, 1990
Developed quality control procedures for high-purity helium analyses and
low-ppm standard mixture certifications - 1990
Administered Radiation Safety Program and Nuclear Regulatory Commission's
By-Product Materials License (Lic. No. 42-09425) for DOI - Helium Field
Operation - 1990 / 1998
Developed and implemented Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
software package to handle certified analyses of high-purity helium - 1990
/ 1991
Developed and implemented customized data acquisition software package to
certify analyses of high-purity helium - 1990 / 1991
Led project and assisted technical team in the development and
characterization of method for purifying helium-4 to less than 1
part-per-billion helium-3 - 1992
Developed simple and accurate method for calculation of viscosity of gas
mixtures. Published "A Simple and Accurate Method for Calculating Viscosity
of Gas Mixtures" - U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations RI 9456,
1993
Analyzed gas treatment system for Exell helium plant to identify
improvements needed; 80% of recommendations adopted - 1993
Developed methods to extend number of components determined in mass
spectrometry and to derive statistical information from raw mass
spectrometer - 1995
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