WILLIAM GRAY
Gurdon
Summary
Versatile Production Chemist with experience developing new products over twenty-year career. Observant and reliable with expertise in analytical skills and reporting. Trained in manufacturing safety protocols with goal-oriented mindset.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Night Auditor
Fairfield By Marriott
2023.07 - Current
- Completed night audit for guest ledgers to close bank and cash registers, reconciling issues quickly, and marking discrepancies.
- Oversaw night auditing of daily room occupancy and hotel revenue.
- Controlled cash and credit card payment transactions at front desk to successfully reduce errors.
- Kept accounts in balance and ran daily reports to verify totals.
Night Auditor
Parrot Key
2022.08 - 2022.11
- Completed night audit for guest ledgers to close bank and cash registers, reconciling issues quickly, and marking discrepancies.
- Kept accounts in balance and ran daily reports to verify totals.
Bartender/Server
Schooner Wharf
2021.09 - 2022.05
- Managed cash handling duties responsibly, ensuring accurate accounting at the end of each shift.
Bartender/Server
Sloppy Joe’s
2017.07 - 2021.09
- Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
- Managed cash handling duties responsibly, ensuring accurate accounting at the end of each shift.
Bartender/Barback/Server
Fogarty’s
2016.10 - 2017.07
- Efficiently opened or closed the bar according to established procedures, ensuring preparedness for each shift.
- Managed cash handling duties responsibly, ensuring accurate accounting at the end of each shift.
Bartender
Carne Chophouse
2016.06 - 2016.10
- Served food & cocktails ensuring Food Handler's Safety Compliances were met or exceeded.
Bartender
Hamburger Mary’s
2014.01 - 2016.10
- Managed cash handling duties responsibly, ensuring accurate accounting at the end of each shift.
- Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
Sales Manager
Faceplant Dreams
2014.08 - 2016.07
- Handled customer relations issues, enabling quick resolution, and client satisfaction.
- Attended industry shows, conventions, and other meetings with primary mission of expanding market opportunities.
Family Caregiver & Historian
Gray Household
2012.09 - 2013.12
- Ensured safety and comfort for patients through meticulous attention to detail in administering medications, hygiene assistance, and mobility support.
- Participated in collaborative efforts to preserve historically significant sites or artifacts, ensuring future generations can appreciate their importance.
Functional Chemistry Technical Assistant
Akzo Nobel
2012.01 - 2012.09
- Coordinated and performed analytical tests to comply with established standards and specifications.
- Provided technical support to production team, troubleshooting issues and ensuring a seamless transition from lab scale to full-scale manufacturing.
Quality & Sanitation Supervisor
Five Star Custom Foods
2010.10 - 2011.12
- Maintained high cleanliness standards with regular inspections, ensuring adherence to regulations.
- Upheld regulatory compliance by staying current with industry standards and maintaining accurate documentation of all sanitation activities performed in the facility.
- Improved overall facility hygiene by conducting thorough audits and addressing areas of concern promptly.
Developmental Chemist Asst
Akzo Nobel
2008.10 - 2010.10
- Responsible for R&D development including formulation, powder preparation, extruding, spraying, testing and of powder coatings to meet specific project requirements
- Skilled at color matching and rapid formulation within customer or market sector platforms.
Senior Quality Chemist
L’Oreal USA
2005.08 - 2008.10
- Color expert for new product development and improvement of current product lines
- Managed pilot lab
- Responsible for pilot to production scale-up and first batching
- Cross trained in numerous labs: Pilot, Powder, Sub-Contracting, Microbiology, Raw Material and Analytical.
Quality Microbiology Technologist
Bausch & Lomb
2004.01 - 2005.06
- Identified and reported microorganisms in pharmaceutical samples
- Released holds on raw materials and production batches.
Quality Assurance & Corporate Laboratory Assistant Manager
Vitality Beverages
2001.06 - 2004.01
- Ensured food safety and quality for retail and food service private label production; Analyzed and interpreted micro and chemistry results from product testing, equipment and/or environmental swabs; Maintained hold log and rendered dispositions; Inventoried and ordered lab supplies; Researched customer complaints; Coached lab staff of 15
- Audited internal and external productions, inspected processes, safety and GMP adherence, compliance with applicable FDA and USDA food laws and regulations, verified HACCP requirements, performed market withdrawals and recalls.
Database Administrator
Man-Power Professional / Riviera Finance Company
2000.08 - 2001.06
- Designed and maintained MS Access Reports.
Medical Technologist
Howard Memorial Hospital
1999.06 - 2000.08
- Collected and analyzed medical specimens in Hematology, Coagulation, Microbiology, Serology, Chemistry, Blood Bank and Urology in a medical laboratory.
Quality & Lab Supervisor
Tyson Foods
1997.06 - 1999.08
- Supervised micro/chemistry/wastewater lab for a live-kill to par-fry poultry production facility
- Reported all test results
- Specialized in formulation and sanitation
- Created a random generator for pre-op micro sampling
- Performed monthly GMP audits, weekly hand swabs and daily pre-op inspections
- Coached quality staff of 56.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, AR05.1997
Certificate - EMT
University of Arkansas Community College At Hope
Hope, AR05.1996
High Honor Diploma -
Gurdon High School
Gurdon, AR05.1993
Skills
- Color Match & Adjustment
- Product Development & Scale-Up
- Coatings Extrusions & Testing
- Database Design & Management
- Upbeat Personality
- Bilingual in Spanish
- Advanced Computer Skills
- Exceptionally Fast Learner
References
Exceptional references available upon request. Thank you for your consideration
Timeline
Night Auditor
Fairfield By Marriott
2023.07 - Current
Night Auditor
Parrot Key
2022.08 - 2022.11
Bartender/Server
Schooner Wharf
2021.09 - 2022.05
Bartender/Server
Sloppy Joe’s
2017.07 - 2021.09
Bartender/Barback/Server
Fogarty’s
2016.10 - 2017.07
Bartender
Carne Chophouse
2016.06 - 2016.10
Sales Manager
Faceplant Dreams
2014.08 - 2016.07
Bartender
Hamburger Mary’s
2014.01 - 2016.10
Family Caregiver & Historian
Gray Household
2012.09 - 2013.12
Functional Chemistry Technical Assistant
Akzo Nobel
2012.01 - 2012.09
Quality & Sanitation Supervisor
Five Star Custom Foods
2010.10 - 2011.12
Developmental Chemist Asst
Akzo Nobel
2008.10 - 2010.10
Senior Quality Chemist
L’Oreal USA
2005.08 - 2008.10
Quality Microbiology Technologist
Bausch & Lomb
2004.01 - 2005.06
Quality Assurance & Corporate Laboratory Assistant Manager
Vitality Beverages
2001.06 - 2004.01
Database Administrator
Man-Power Professional / Riviera Finance Company
2000.08 - 2001.06
Medical Technologist
Howard Memorial Hospital
1999.06 - 2000.08
Quality & Lab Supervisor
Tyson Foods
1997.06 - 1999.08
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Henderson State University
Certificate - EMT
University of Arkansas Community College At Hope
High Honor Diploma -
Gurdon High School