Thomas D.

Murphy

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Home Address:

48 Private Drive 9555

South Point, Ohio 45680

Telephone:

(304) 544-6225

Email Address:

TomMurphy557@Yahoo.com

EDUCATION
Morehead State University
Morehead, Kentucky
Currently working towards M.S. Engineering and Technology Management
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, Ohio
B.S in Chemistry with Math Minor
A.S Medical Lab Technology
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio
Associate in Science

OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Employer: Morehead State University
Location: Morehead State University
101 Howell-McDowell Admin Bldg.
Morehead, KY 40351
Length of employment: June 2013 to present
Position: Research Database Analyst
Responsibilities involve analyzing data consistent with governmental
regulations and supplying data in a meaningful way to internal and external
administrators for decision making.
Summary of duties:
- Extract and manipulate information from the relational database using Access,
Business Objects, and Colleague.
- Perform validation on documents prepared by others in the office.
- Support ad hoc data request
- Develop datasets to be statistically analyzed and propose models.
- Maintain records and documentation for work done.
- Make modifications to existing databases to align with changing definitions.
- Provide instruction regarding proper data extraction techniques.
- Collaborate to ensure completion of unit publications.
- Monitor Database and integrity of data

Employer: Clorox
Location: Aplicare
280 Prichard Industrial Park Road, Prichard, WV 25555
Length of employment: May 2012 to present
Position: Quality Assurance Laboratory Technician
Responsibilities involve making sound decisions based upon scientific
principles and analytical testing to ensure manufactured product is safe for
human use as well as meeting specifications.
Summary of duties:
- Inspect, test and release raw chemicals, formulated products, and finished goods
according to established methods and protocols.
- Create (or edit existing) methods as needed.
- Calibrate and perform validations on instruments as scheduled
- Prepare Certificate of Analysis for manufactured products.
- Maintain records and documentation for all calibrations, testing inspections, etc.
- Collect environmental air quality samples
- Prepare water system samples for outside lab testing
- COD Analysis on wastewater samples
- Maintain Quality trending spreadsheets and charts
- Train other employees regarding Microsoft Office programs

Employer: Dow Chemical (contracted through Kelly Scientific)

Location: WVO-Pilot Plant Laboratory building 773
3200 Kanawha Turnpike, South Charleston, WV 25303
Length of employment: March 2009 to Feb 2012
Position: Quality Control Laboratory Analyst
Responsibilities involve using scientific principles in providing data to maintain
quality control of polypropylene and polyethylene research products
Summary of duties:
- Operate standard laboratory equipment (e.g. balances, pipettes)
- Organizes and conducts routine analyses on samples in accordance to applicable
methods, protocols and regulatory guidelines utilizing wet chemistry techniques
and analytical instruments such as FTIR and X-Ray Spectrometer
- Maintains experimental documentation and laboratory records
- Use standards and control charts to facilitate problem identification/resolution
- Participate in improving written methods and procedures
- Act as a technical resource for all employees of Dow Chemical
- Evaluates data for reporting and experimental modification
- Perform general mechanical maintenance on lab equipment
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment

Employer: Cardinal Health Pharmacy Services

Location: Kings Daughters Medical Center, Ashland, KY
Length of employment: Oct. 1996 to Oct. 2009
Position: Clinical Pharmacy Technician
Responsibilities involve utilizing problem solving skills and working in a team
environment to maximize benefit for the patient as well as the hospital
Summary of duties:
- Organize and prioritize the daily clinical workflow
- Design forms and spreadsheets for medication use evaluations (MUEs)
- Obtain and analyze MUE data in order to establish qualitative and quantitative
protocols (see below)
- Calculate estimated creatinine clearances for possible renal adjustments
- Identify patients receiving non-formulary medications
- Examine patient profiles for duplicate drug therapies
- Extract antibiotic therapies from patient profiles
- Compile data for candidates for IV to PO conversion
- Provide assistance in the use of Microsoft Office Programs
- Report any unusual kinetic values to the clinical pharmacist
- Train and educate other technicians and students as necessary
- Act as liaison between nursing and pharmacy for problem resolution
- Prepare various reports (cost analysis, adverse drug reactions, etc.)
- Design Medication Error Prevention reminders
- Perform drug master computer database maintenance using both GUI and
character cell interfaces
- Hardware maintenance on scanners, computers, printers, etc.