ALVIN MANUEL M. TRAJE
11085 Mayondon, Los Banos, Laguna
E-mail: [email protected]
Cell Phone: 09175845376
Male, 44 years old, Filipino, Married

•EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
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Master of Science in Chemistry – Ongoing
University of the Philippines Los Banos

Research Student – February 3 -June 17, 2005
College of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Hiroshima International University – Hiroshima, Japan

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Chemistry – October 1997
University of the Philippines Los Baños
•Thesis: “Isolation and Partial Characterization of Chitin Deacetylase from Micrococcus sp.”

Elementary and High School – March 1988/March 1992
Saint Joseph School – Panganiban Drive, Naga City

•JOB EXPERIENCE
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Shimadzu Philippines Corporation – July 9,2007 to present
11th Floor 88 SunLife Centre, 5th Avenue cor. Rizal Drive,
Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City
Position: Technical Sales Chemist
Job Description:
· Prepare bidding documents and attend pre-bid and public bidding for Philippine Government Procurement Processes
· Conducts Sales, Marketing and Promotion of Analytical and Scientific Equipments such as GC, HPLC, GC/MS, UV-Vis, AAS and other scientific equipments
· Attends to customer’s inquiry, after sales services and other related activities
· Prepare quotations, proforma invoices, and other pertinent documents
· Conducts seminars and product presentations, attends seminars, exhibits and conventions

Use-Techno Corporation Phils. – August 07, 2002- May 31, 2006
11-30 Mekong St. Riverside Subd. Angeles City, Pampanga
Position: Shift Supervisor, Research Chemist, Pollution Control Officer, Document Controller (ISO 9001 & 14001)
Job Description:
• Performs analytical/preparative HPLC for Isolation and purification of pure compounds from plant samples
• Performs duties and responsibilities of Pollution Control Officer of the company
• Acts as document controller for the Integrated Quality and Environmental Management System of the company
• Acts as Shift Supervisor/ Handles Production chemists and laboratory assistants/ Handles and monitors entire production shift
• Recovers solvents for re-use
• Inventory of glasswares, apparatus and other equipments
• Purchases materials needed in the laboratory
• Prepares report on weekly accomplishments
• Maintains cleanliness and organization in the laboratory
• Prepares report on sample preparations and analysis
• Assist in the conduct of research on natural products and
• analytical methods

Department of Agriculture – October 3, 2001-July 31,2002
Regional Soils Laboratory- RFU 5
Concepcion , Naga City, Camarines Sur
Position: Laboratory Analyst
• Perform analysis of macronutrients and micronutrients of soil, water and fertilizer using wet analysis and AAS
• Assigned in the analysis of physical and chemical and characteristics of soils
• Perform soil fertility evaluation and conduct fertilizer recommendation and validation to areas with problem soils
• Research methods to improve soil characteristics in Bicol areas with problem soil to improve crop productivity

Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc.. – August 16, 2000 – January 31, 2001
STA. ROSA PLANT 2, Pulo, Sta. Rosa, Laguna
Position: Quality Control Technician
Job Description:
• Canning Line/NRPET Line monitoring of gas volume, brix, assay, taste, odor, appearance, start-up of batch production.
• Acceptance and Analysis of Carbon Dioxide, concentrates, sugar and other raw materials and packaging materials.
• Double seam and can seamer evaluation, torque test and secure seal test, net content and date code monitoring.
• Water treatment monitoring and analysis.
• Statistical process control monitoring, filing of monitoring forms and shelf life evaluation.
• Simple syrup clarification and monitoring and flavored syrup preparation monitoring

Department of Soil Science – December 1, 1997 – December 31, 1998
UPLB, College, Laguna
Position: University Research Associate I
Job Description:
• Analyze micronutrients and heavy metal contents of soil and rice tissue sample using atomic absorption/flame emission spectrophotometer
• field monitoring of rice growth using different treatments/concentration levels of micronutrients and heavy metals on soil samples,
• technical paper and report preparation,
• research on phytotoxicity and critical levels of heavy metals on plants and soil.

•GOVERNMENT EXAMINATIONS PASSED
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Exam Date Place

Chemistry Board Exam. Sept. 11-12, 2001 MLQU, Quiapo, Manila
Civil Service Exam. May 11, 2001 Legaspi, Albay

•ADDITIONAL SKILLS
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ISO 9001 and 14001 (Integrated Quality and Environmental Management System)

•DENR-Accredited Pollution Control Officer of Use-Techno Corporation
•Document Controller for ISO 9001:2000 and 14001:1996
•Responsible for the DENR-accreditation of Use-Techno Corporation as Hazardous Waste Generator, Chemical Control Order Certified, and Certificate of Non-Coverage
•Follow-up legal requirements of the company pertaining to registration of regulated chemicals in the DENR, Fire and Explosives- PNP and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency

Laboratory Skills

•Able to operate High Performance Liquid Chromatography (Analytical and Preparative), gas chromatogram, atomic absorption/flame emission spectrophotometer and UV-VIS Spectrophotometer

•Knowledge and techniques in Natural Products extraction, isolation and purification using solvent-solvent extraction, various types of column chromatography and Preparative HPLC

•Media preparation, sterilization as well as cultivation, maintenance and preparation of bacterial isolate.

•Isolate, purify and characterize enzyme/proteins using gel chromatography, UV-VIS spectrophotometer and SDS-PAGE.

•Can read and interpret graphs of Infra-Red Spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, UV-VIS and Mass Spectroscopy
• Trainings and Seminars

June 16-20, 2002 Pollution Control Offficers Basic Training Course
Cityland Pioneer, Mandaluyong City, Manila

Aug. 21-22, 2003 Internal Quality and Environmental Management System Audit Course (ISO 9001 and ISO 14001)
Use-Techno Corporation Phils. Angeles City, Pampanga

Dec. 5-6, 2003 8th Annual Convention of the Natural Products Society of the Philippines
Hotel Veniz, Baguio City

Nov. 17-18, 2004 Orientation Seminar on Environmental Laws and Management for PCO’s
Holiday Inn, Clark field, Angeles City, Pampanga

Mar. 29-31, 2005 Annual Convention of the Pharmaceutical Sciences Society of Japan
Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan

July 28-August 1, 2014 Advance Training for Shimadzu System Gas Chromatography
Shimadzu Factory, Suzhou, China
November 2-8, 2014 Advance Sales Training
Shimadzu Factory, Kyoto, Japan

August 13-18, 2018 Advance Sales Training
Shimadzu Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
Singapore
August 22-27, 2018 Distributors Meeting/Training
Shimadzu Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
Singapore