grantmatthews48@gmail.com
Education
University of Denver - Denver, CO
Specialized Graduate Certificate in Environmental Health and Safety
September 2024
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology - Rapid City, SD
Bachelors of Science in Chemistry
May 2018
Employment
Clean Harbors Deer Trail, LLC - Last Chance, CO
Laboratory Manager / RCRA Subtile C Landfill Specialist
Overseeing Analytical/Radioanalytical Laboratory & Groundwater Monitoring Program. Developing and revising Standard Operating Procedures for efficency and ease of use. Acting as on-site compliance specialist for RCRA Subtile C landfill including knowledge of the RCRA Subtitle B Permit. Analyzing and approving profiled waste inbound to facility based on Waste Analysis Plan and Radioactive Materials License. Interacting with third-party auditors.
January 2025 to Present
University of Denver - Denver, CO
Chemical and Biological Safety Officer
Acting as the Chemical Hygiene Officer for the University of Denver. Main roles include management of hazardous waste, implementing automation, providing regulatory expertise, consulting with internal engineering staff to address campus safety issues, conducting training, chemical inventory management, conducting laboratory audits and inspections, developing waste minimization programs, training laboratory personnel on applicable regulatory standards, being an internal voting member for the Institutional Biosafety Committee, being an internal voting member for the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.
September 2022 to September 2024
AET Environmental - Denver, CO
Project Manager / Environmental Field Chemist
Identifying and segregating hazardous chemicals for disposal; adhering to lab pack regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations for the EPA and Department of Transportation; identifying unknown wastes using field tests; providing on-site services for government bodies and universities; leading clean out projects for decommissioned laboratories; hazardous waste transportation; hazardous materials inventory statement (HMIS).
September 2021 to September 2022
Clean Harbors - Denver, CO
Environmental Field Chemist
Identifying and segregating hazardous chemicals for disposal; adhering to lab pack regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations for the EPA and Department of Transportation; working directly with customers; providing InSite services for hospitals and large corporations; actively using SDS’s and PubChem to identify safety risks of chemicals; traveling; leading lab packs for Fortune 500 companies.
August 2019 to April 2020
Newmont - Centennial, CO
Analytical Laboratory Technician
Instrument maintenance and repairs; sample preparation for analytical analysis, measuring gold via a microgram balance MT-UMX2, following SOP’s for ten different analytical tests, instrument analysis: FIMS 400, DMA-80, LECOSC832DR; working with hazardous chemicals: HF, CN, Hg, Pb; preforming method validation and improvements for CVAAS.
June 2020 to October 2020 & June 2018 to February 2019
TTM Technologies - Littleton, CO
Quality Control Chemist
Electrochemistry: Various different titrations. pH analysis and calibration. ICP-OES analysis and calibration. UV/Vis analysis. CVS analysis. Ordering chemicals, lab equipment, and lab supplies. Standardizations and regulations: ISO-9001; AS9001; MIL-PRF-31032. ICP-OES method development. Updating laboratory procedures. Pipettes maintenance and calibrating to ISO-8655 standards.
March 2019 to August 2019
Honors
Leadership Award - Palmer Terrors Football
Employee Recognition Award - Clean Harbors
Credentials
Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
Class B Commercial Drivers License with Hazardous & Tanker Endorsements
National Institute of Standards and Technology Site Access
Forty-Hour Radiation Safety Training
Forty-Hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Training
Eight-Hour Biosafety in the Laboratory Training
Software
TrueChem
Laboratory Information Management Software (LIMS)
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
Endnote
Microsoft Suite
Visio
ASPEN Plus v8.8
HTML & CSS
Instrumentation
High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Gas Chromatography
Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectroscopy
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
Florescense Spectroscopy
Ultra-Violet / Visible Light Spectroscopy
Cyclic Voltammetry
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Infrared Spectroscopy
Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emmission Spectroscopy
Cold Vapor Atomic Absoption Sectroscopy
Carbon / Sulfur Solid Analyzation
Microgram Mass Measurements
Mercury Solid Anlyzation
Laws, Regulations, & Codes
21 CFR: §1308, 1317
29 CFR: §1910.109/119/120/134/1025/1030/1200/1201/1450
40 CFR: §260-268, 273, 279
49 CFR: §171-173, 177, 178, 180
International Fire Code (IFC)
Denver Municipal Fire Code
United States Code
Code of Colorado Regulations
Colorado Revised Statues