Trevor Sampson
4590 Hwy 101 S
Tillamook, Oregon, 97141, United States
Home: 503-354-2325 Cell: 503-801-6394 
tgsampson@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TILLAMOOK COUNTY CREAMERY ASSOCIATION, Tillamook, Oregon 
Quality Assurance Laboratory Supervisor/ Quality Control Assistant Laboratory Manager May 2010 – February 2013
•	Managed up to 8 lab technicians in testing milk, cheese, and whey products
•	Plant tours for visitors and Kosher audits, inspections of all incoming ingredients, monitoring of CIP systems and charts, QA inspections for plant cleanliness and pest control, environmental swabbing, lab inventory management, holding QA department meetings, mock recalls, and regulating agency audits including FDA, USDA, and in-house audits
•	Instrumental in achieving SQF level 2 certification at satellite plant facility through documentation efforts and as a HACCP team member.
•	Integral in achieving SQF level 2 certification at the main process plant in 2011
•	Integral in achieving SQF level 3 certification at the main process plant in 2012
•	Document control efforts including implementation of over 300 procedural documents 
•	Scheduling and payroll, generating reports on laboratory precision, employee discipline and training
•	FQ100, FQ200 food quantifier analysis, Kjeltec for Kjeldahl protein analysis, FT120, FoodScan, FT+, Fossomatic, Bactoscan Foss instruments
•	Bentley Somacount, Chloride analysis, Babcock and Mojonnier fat analysis, Petrifilm and agar plating for bacteria, autoclave systems, and CEM Smart Turbo setup and method creation

CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT OF THE NORTHWEST, Arlington, Oregon
Chemist May 2009 - May 2010
•	Performed routine laboratory functions to facilitate the receipt of industrial waste materials for treatment and final disposition at a chemical waste disposal facility
•	Analyzed organic and inorganic materials to determine chemical, environmental, and instability hazard properties utilizing chromatography, spectroscopy, and bench chemistry testing
•	Prepared chemical reagent standards for testing, prepared samples for heavy metal extraction, utilized wet chemistry and chromatographic analysis
•	Analyzed soils through TCLP and other methods for metals, cyanides, sulfides, and PCB’s
•	Compiled records, analyzed lab data, documentation, and resolved discrepancies utilizing knowledge of DOT, RCRA, TSCA, and Oregon State regulations
•	Data records filing and maintenance, daily lab instrument maintenance

CASCADE GRAIN PRODUCTS, Clatskanie, Oregon
Laboratory Technician March 2008 - January 2009
•	Responsible for set and startup of quality assurance lab for new Ethanol and Dried Distillers Grains production plant.
•	Organization and setup of multiple laboratory instruments, ongoing instrument calibration and maintenance
•	Complied and presented daily lab reports, charted production trends through spreadsheet analysis
•	Water chemistry, HPLC, GC, IC, fermentation, microbiology
•	Quality control and product certification
•	Training new hires and production employees on lab equipment

OREGON MEDICAL LABORATORIES, Springfield, Oregon
Laboratory Technician November 2005 - December 2007
•	Utilized in multiple departments throughout a 300,000 square foot facility dedicated to fast paced, high specimen turnout handling for medical evaluation
•	Collection, processing, sample preparation, testing, and resulting of specimens
•	Microbiology, hematology, both wet and dry chemistry, coagulation, bench testing, and use of laboratory equipment.
•	Suggested and implemented laboratory equipment organization which improved overall performance
•	Awarded the “GEM Award” by hospital management for exceptional customer care while working in the ER, and a clinical blood collection site

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER, Roseburg, Oregon
Laboratory Assistant June 2005 - November 2005
•	Microbiology aid position responsible for setup and performing routine serology while assisting the department Head Microbiologist
•	Excelled in phlebotomy, patient care, order entry, laboratory maintenance, and chemistry testing

CHARITY WORK, Chiclayo, Peru
Service Missionary October 1999 - November 2001
•	Two year self-funded mission service in impoverished areas of northern Peru
•	Headed group service projects, community education, youth and adult improvement organizations
•	Supervised leadership training
•	Group leader for up to eight other volunteer missionaries 
•	Proficient in speaking and writing the Spanish language
 
EDUCATION
Portland Community College, Portland, Oregon
•	Medical Laboratory Technology
•	Completed 21 credits through Portland Community Colleges distance learning program for Oregon Medical Laboratory employees.
Brigham Young University- Idaho, Rexburg, Idaho
•	Bachelor of Science Degree, Biology , May 2005
•	Minored in Chemistry
 
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
•	Bilingual Spanish/English
•	7+ Years professional laboratory experience 
•	HACCP Certified 
•	Quality Chekd “Train the Trainier” Management Training Certification, 2012
•	“Vigilant” Management Training Certification, 2011-2012
•	Proficient with MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and several laboratory and plant software programs
•	CPR/First Aid certified
•	Eagle Scout