Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Professional Development Courses
Personal Information
Skills And Qualifications
Timeline
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Jennifer Duarte

Jennifer Duarte

Saskatoon,Saskatchewan

Summary

To obtain professional full-time employment that will provide a career that is challenging, rewarding, and utilize the variety of skills I have learned through current and previous employment and previous education.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Geotechnical Technician

Denison Mines
06.2024 - 08.2024

* daily analysis of drill core for levels of uranium, sizing, and amount of clay.

* re-connecting the core to analyze how well the drill is doing.

FSQR Lab Associate

Cargill
06.2023 - 12.2023
  • Every day duties include daily analysis of process plant samples and rail car samples
  • Analysis consisting of measurement for phosphate, magnesium, calcium on ICP
  • Fatty acid profiles and hexanes on GC
  • Moisture analysis by long method and Karl Fischer
  • Titrations for peroxide and FFA
  • Experienced and familiar with analytical instruments such as, GC, Bruker NRI, ICP and Lovibond and Karl Fischer
  • Experienced with Microsoft excel
  • Analysis of customer samples and inter Lab cross checks

Assayer

SSR Mining
06.2021 - 06.2023
  • Every day duties of an assayer, which includes daily preparation of mill process samples and drill core
  • This consists of weighing, mixing, fusing, and crupelling samples
  • Then digesting them gravimetrically to obtain the percentage of gold
  • Familiar and experienced with jaw crusher, pulverized, and atomic absorption
  • Creating work instructions to allow for more consistent training for new hires

Metallurgical Technician

Orano Canada
01.2015 - 05.2021
  • Company Overview: McClean Lake, Saskatchewan
  • Every day duties of a met tech, which includes daily sample preparation of mill process samples
  • This consists of pressure filtering slurry samples, washing slurry samples to obtain uranium content in the solid portion, moisture analysis, and particle size distribution analysis
  • Familiar and experienced with analytical instruments such as, Moisture Analyzer, Malvern 3000 Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer and Pycnometer
  • Created a training program for the Mill Operations group on proper techniques for sampling and proper use of bench meters within the mill (pH meters, turbidity meter, titrations, ORP meter)
  • Commissioned our Moisture Analyzer; built programs specific to different sample requirements (crystal, ore, and centrifuge solids)
  • Commissioned our Malvern 3000; built standard operating procedures specific for each type of sample, created a work instruction, determined baselines for each type of sample in order to better assist in seeing a change within the mill process and trained co-workers and other departments
  • Assist the Metallurgists with daily, weekly and monthly accounting
  • Performing test work to help improve conditions within the mill process
  • This included analysis such as settling tests, leach profiles and long term aging tests
  • Offering assistance to the Chemical Laboratory when short staffed
  • McClean Lake, Saskatchewan

Laboratory Technician

Orano Canada
01.2012 - 01.2015
  • Company Overview: McClean Lake, Saskatchewan (formerly known as Areva Resources)
  • Every day duties of a lab tech, which included analyzing samples from the water plants and mill process
  • This consisted of measuring the uranium content in both liquid and solid forms along with other impurities
  • Familiar and experienced with analytical instruments such as, XRF, ICP-MS, Microwave Digestion, Fluorometer, and Spectrophotometer
  • Analyzing inter-exchange samples from other mines and ore samples sent back from the refinery for uranium grade
  • Performing QA/QC analysis on potable water samples
  • Testing for coliform and E.coli bacteria
  • Worked different shifts including nights
  • McClean Lake, Saskatchewan (formerly known as Areva Resources)

Laboratory Technician

Cargill Limited Inc.
01.2011 - 01.2012
  • Company Overview: Clavet, Saskatchewan
  • Worked in both the SCO and GOSC labs with competency
  • Worked in the grading shack analyzing trucks of SCO canola seed by NMR analysis
  • This was to ensure that the moisture content in the product met the specific QA/QC guidelines
  • Constructed a master spreadsheet for our canola customers segregated by whether it was SCO canola seed or standard canola seed
  • This included customers name, their information and all of the results from their canola product
  • This greatly helped the purchasers with knowing how much to pay out to our customers
  • Familiar and experienced with analytical instruments such as, NMR and GC
  • Clavet, Saskatchewan

Education

Chemical Technician - Chemical Technology

SIAST Kelsey Campus
Saskatoon, SK
05.2010

Skills

  • Time Management
  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • Competent
  • Detail oriented
  • Good people skills with wide variety of people, behaviors and characteristics

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
French
Elementary

Professional Development Courses

  • Proficient with Microsoft Office Software
  • Aspen Tech Training
  • SQL Plus Training
  • Proficient with the LIMS database
  • Access Database Training
  • Technical Writing Course
  • OHS Standard First Aid, CPR-A and AED (Exp. 09/13/26)
  • TDG (Exp. 06/09/27)
  • WHMIS (Exp. 06/09/25)
  • Personal Fall Protection
  • Confined Space Entry
  • Lockout/Tagout
  • Fire Extinguisher

Personal Information

Title: Chemical Technician

Skills And Qualifications

I have excelled at the ability to perform multiple tasks while maintaining accuracy and precision. While working in a mill process environment where upsets can occur at any given moment, it is very useful to be able to prioritize work load and manage time accordingly. I know how to manage my time to ensure that my work load is completed with extra time to spare on project work or to take on something new to help out the team., With our Mill Operator Training program we engage with people from Northern communities and train them in different areas around the mill, in doing so we help them work towards a potential career within the company. Having many of these students each year has assisted me in strengthening my leadership skills, making sure to teach them on the importance of a good safety culture, especially within an industrial facility., Working in an industrial environment and in a facility that is secluded has assisted me in building great communication skills. Working in the Metallurgy department allowed me to interact with many other departments (Operations, Maintenance, Environment, Chem Lab, Power Engineers), which strengthened my ability to communicate with others. This was very useful as it helped build strong bonds from department to department, allowing us all to work towards the same goal., I am able to work well both independently and within a group environment. I am very efficient in the work that I do and am confident in the results that I obtain through analysis.

Timeline

Geotechnical Technician

Denison Mines
06.2024 - 08.2024

FSQR Lab Associate

Cargill
06.2023 - 12.2023

Assayer

SSR Mining
06.2021 - 06.2023

Metallurgical Technician

Orano Canada
01.2015 - 05.2021

Laboratory Technician

Orano Canada
01.2012 - 01.2015

Laboratory Technician

Cargill Limited Inc.
01.2011 - 01.2012

Chemical Technician - Chemical Technology

SIAST Kelsey Campus
Jennifer Duarte