Chem321:Acme Lab Manager

• Education: PhD in organic chemistry from UC-Davis, MS in geochemistry from U-Wisconsin at Madison, BS in geology from SUNY Potsdam
• Joined Acme: 1993

NAME has been with the company since 1993, having worked at the original plant (now closed). She is responsible for developing the TAC process, which now provides a large portion of the company’s income. NAME hates having to go to meetings, as she would rather be working in the lab. However, having been manager for six years, she has begun to accept that sometimes she needs to be involved, and she grudgingly accepts that the safety improvements and ISO 9001 have brought some benefits. She is also becoming interested in “green chemistry,” as the challenge of designing processes that are safer appeals to her inquisitive nature. She is a good friend of NAME2 (production manager) who is another one of the “old guard” of long-time employees. She can be rather intolerant of the newer staff, particularly those in sales.