RESEARCH SCIENTIST/PROFESSOR

Adept and driven scientist with PhD in Chemistry and business experience in phar
maceutical and industrial chemistry. Skilled in various instrumentation and tech
nical research. Superior ability to multitask and manage complicated projects to
improve products, reduce costs or create innovative new applications.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Knowledge: Conversion coatings (Black oxide, chromates and phosphates), metal pl
ating (Zinc plating, electroless nickel), anodizing (Aluminum anodizing) and str
ong practical experience in the metal pretreatment industry.
Instrumentation Skills: GC/MS, NMR, FT-IR, Liquid Chromatography, Gel Permeation
Chromatography (GPC), Voltammetry, SEM, AFM, X-Ray Powder Diffraction, Atomic A
bsorption (Flame, Graphite, Induced Couple Plasma), X-Ray Photoelectron Spectros
copy (XPS), Energy Dispersion Analysis X-Ray (EDA)
Scientific Leadership: Analytical Data Management, Technical Solutions, Project
Management, Procedure Guidelines
Languages: English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), Portuguese & Italian (reading)

PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS
HEATBATH CORPORATION, Indian Orchard, Massachusetts * 2008-Present
Chief Research Scientist
Lead new and existing product research for metal finishing and heat treating pro
ducts.
* Improved quality and decreased cost of production through modifications of exi
sting formulation.
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst, Massachusetts * 1998-2009
Research Assistant (2003-2009)
Developed and executed research in synthesis of organic ligands, organimetallic
compounds and polymers, and synthesis of binary semiconductors through electroch
emistry.
Teaching Assistant/Instructor (1998-2003)
Taught students in organic chemistry and general chemistry. Lectured, oversaw la
boratories and mentored students throughout classes.
ORTHO PHARMACEUTICALS, Manati, Puerto Rico * 2002
Scientist
Performed chemical/physical tests for bulk products including tests for viscosit
y, pH, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), thin-layer chromatography
(TLC) and gas chromatography (GC).
PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS, Barceloneta, Puerto Rico * 2002
Lab Technician
Provided physical and chemical testing for finished products (TLC, HPLC and GC t
esting).
EDUCATION
Certified Electro Finisher (CEF) 2009
American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry 2009
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
Master of Science in Chemistry 2001
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry 1998
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

PUBLICATIONS
T.L. Benanti, N. Chevere-Trinidad, S. Yurt, S. Gurbuz, A. Kalaydjian, I. Swenson
, D. Venkataraman, "Plastic Solar Cells: An Overview of Thin-Film Technologies f
or Harvesting Sunlight": A contribution to Applied Physics in the 21st Century (
March 2007).
PRESENTATIONS
ORAL
N.L. Chevere-Trinidad. Nanotechnology: The Future for Metal Finishing
Presented: 09/2009 - NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SURFACE FINISHING (The Internationa
l Technical/Educational Society for Surface Finishing, CONNECTICUT BRANCH, Sputh
ington, CT
N.L. Chevere-Trinidad, D.Van Allen, and D. Venkataraman. Mechanism of Copper-Cat
alyzed Cross Coupling Reactions. Presented: 08/2004 - 230th ACS National Meeting
, Philadelphia, PA.
POSTERS
N.L. Chevere-Trinidad, S. Gurbuz, and D. Venkataraman. Electrochemical Synthesis
of Semiconducting Material. Presented: 10/2008 - SACNAS National Meeting, Salt
Lake City, UT.
N.L. Chevere-Trinidad, S. Gurbuz, and D. Venkataraman. Electrochemical Synthesis
of Semiconducting Material. Presented: 8/2008 - 236th ACS National Meeting, Ph
iladelphia, PA.
S. Gurbuz, N.L. Chevere-Trinidad, and D. Venkataraman.Room temperature electrode
position of hexagonal selenium semiconductor nanorods. Presented: 8/2008 - 236th
ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
N.L. Chevere-Trinidad, S. Gurbuz, S. Yurt, and D. Venkataraman. Semiconducting N
anorods for Photovoltaics Applications. Presented: 8/2007 - 234th ACS National M
eeting, Boston, MA.
N.L. Chevere-Trinidad, and D. Venkataraman. Mechanism of Copper-Catalyzed Cross
Coupling Reactions. Presented: 02/2006 - NEA Partner Day, University of Puerto R
ico-Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR.
N.L. Chevere-Trinidad, and D. Venkataraman. Mechanism of Copper-Catalyzed Cross
Coupling Reactions. Presented: 10/2005 - SACNAS National Meeting, Denver, CO.
N.L. Chevere-Trinidad and D. Venkataraman. Confronting the Mechanisms of Copper-
Catalysis. Presented: 11/2004 - Boston Regional Inorganic Conference. Brandeis U
niversity, Waltham, MA.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
"Electrochemical Synthesis of Chalcogenics Semiconductors for PV applications"
AND "Mechanism of Copper-Catalyzed Cross Coupling Reactions" - Under Principal
Investigator Dr. D. Venkataraman at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massac
husetts.
"Electrochemical Studies of the Interaction of Oxidazed- Carboplatin with DNA-ba
ses" AND "Electrochemical Studies of the Interaction of Carboplatin with Gluta
thion" - Under Principal Investigator Dr. Carmen A. Vega-Olivencia at Universit
y of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
"Synthesis of 2-allylciclohexanone" - Under Principal Investigator Dr. Rene Viet
a at University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.