Terésa Urwin

Summary

Academic history

Certificate in Technical Communications, Open Polytechnic, 2010

New Zealand Certificate in Science (NZCS) in Chemistry, Auckland Institute of Technology, 1992

 

Employment History

Full-time Parent, at home, Waitakere

Proofreading and copy checking, DNA designed communications, Auckland
(casual contract)

Part-time student, distance learning at home, Waitakere (1.5 years)

Air Quality Technician, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Auckland (6 years)

Laboratory Technician, Rohm & Haas (NZ) Ltd, Auckland (1.5 years)

Assistant Chemist, A C Hatrick (NZ) Ltd, Auckland (4 years)

Laboratory Technician, Synthetic Dyeworks, Auckland (1 year)

Work experience

Home (2003 – present) Full-time Parent

• Proofreading and preprint copy checking of consumer facing insurance policy documents brochures for DNA designed communications.

• Part-time student with The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand.

• Completed a Certificate in Technical Communications (Level 5) with The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand.

• Achieved top equal marks for results in Professional and Technical Communication, Semester 2, 2009 with The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand.

• Member of the school committee at Glen Eden Primary School (GEPS).

• Member of board and committee at Sunnyvale Kindergarten, Auckland KindergartenAssociation (AKA).

• Member and Health and Safety Officer at Waiatarua Playcentre, Te Akoranga PlaycentreAssociation.

• Completed Course 1 and began Course 2 of NZ Playcentre Federation education programme.

 

NIWA Auckland (1997 - 2003) Specialist Air Quality Technician

• Project Leader on majority of continuous ambient air monitoring projects, mainly within Auckland, but also nationally for territorial authorities and commercial clients. These include installation and the running of sites on Sky Tower, Musick Pt and Shakespear Regional Park in Auckland, on Mt Taranaki, and in Napier, Hastings, Hamilton, Wellington, Nelson and Christchurch.

• Laboratory Manager for the Air Quality Laboratory in Auckland. Responsible for therunning of, purchasing for and upkeep of the laboratory.

• Co-ordinator of all ambient air monitoring projects providing procedures, documentation and training.

• Initiate and maintain documentation for the operation and calibration procedures of all air quality equipment.

• Initiate and maintain calibration and maintenance schedules for all air quality equipment.

• Performing on-site routine checking, calibration and servicing of ambient air analysers and support equipment and provide training to staff and clients.

• Performing annual service and maintenance and post-service calibration of ambient airanalysers and support equipment to the manufactures’ schedules and specifications.

• Providing clients technical support and liaison for their existing monitoring networks, and new monitoring campaigns.

• Providing expert advice on monitoring campaigns, siting and equipment.

• Experience in the operating and maintenance of continuous ambient air monitoringinstrumentation, in particular, oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide, 
non-methane hydrocarbons, poly-cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, ozone and particulate matter.

• Experience in the operating and maintenance of support equipment. In particular, mass flow controllers, dilution calibrators, gas generators and flow meters.

• Site Safety Advisor at NIWA Auckland. Continuing to give ongoing assistance to the Health and Safety Committee with laboratory practices and dangerous goods. 
Representing NIWA Auckland on a NIWA nation wide level.

 

Rohm & Haas (NZ) Ltd, Auckland (1995 - 1997) Laboratory Technician

• Carry out routine quality assurance on incoming and outgoing goods in the laboratory for the water based synthetic resins industry.

• Adjust plant batches of products to specification and performed product simulations in the laboratory.

• Co-ordinate and perform Employee Exposure Monitoring Systems – industrial hygienesampling program for laboratory and plant staff.

• Co-ordinate and perform monthly Scrubber Vapour Analysis from plant stack.

• Co-ordinate and perform cooling tower water, steam generator and D.I. plant testing and adjustment from site plant.

• Co-ordinate the writing, updating and reviewing of laboratory manual procedures.

• Active member of the Health and Safety Committee, facilitating in the writing andimplementation of the Personal Protective Equipment procedure, Respiratory ProtectionProgram and Ergonomic Program.

• Employed in laboratory team to provide 24hour support to the plant on 12 hour rotating shifts.

 

A C Hatrick (NZ) Ltd, Auckland (1991 - 1995) Assistant Chemist

• Continuing role of Q.C. laboratory technician for the water and petrochemical basedsynthetic resins industry.

• Creating and maintaining a system for incoming and outgoing Certificates of Analysis.

• Assisting in creating and maintaining a database system for quality control records.

• Assisting in creating and maintaining a database system for quality control records.

• Setting up and validating methods for use of Gas Liquid Chromatography.

• Having sole charge responsibility and stepping in for Chief Chemist, Q.C. when absent.

Laboratory Technician

• Routine Quality Control on incoming and outgoing goods in the laboratory for the water and petrochemical based synthetic resins industry.

• General laboratory work, calibrations, records and cleanliness.

 

Synthetic Dyeworks, Auckland (1990 - 1991) Laboratory Technician

• Formulating shades for the dying of natural and synthetic fibre knitted fabrics.

• General laboratory work including the making up of dye solutions, formulation cards,computer work and customer liaison.

Acedemic qulaifications

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• Certificate in Technical Communications, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, 2010

• NZCS (Chemistry), Auckland Institute of Technology, 1992

 

Specialist courses completed

• Advanced Pollution Instrumentation, Inc. (API) Operating and Maintenance Training Level 2 for ambient air analysers, (San Diego) December 2001.

• Fallright NZ Ltd, Safe Work at Heights Course and The Introduction to Confined Space Awareness, in association with NZ Safety Limited, (Auckland) June 2001.

• 4WD NZ Ltd Off-Road Driving tuition, (Auckland) May 2001.

• Advanced Pollution Instrumentation, Inc. (API) Operating and Maintenance Training Level 1 Course for ambient air analysers, (Sydney) November 2000.

• Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Basic Electronics Course, (Auckland) November 2000.

• NIWA/MFE Dust, Odour and Visibility Workshop (Auckland) May 2000.

• Wormald Fire Equipment Handling, (Auckland) November 1999.

• NIWA internal Report Writing Course (Auckland) June 1999.

• Advanced Pollution Instrumentation, Inc. (API) Operating and Maintenance TrainingIntroduction Course for ambient air analysers, (Sydney) August 1998.

• Holden Advanced Driving, (Auckland) March 1998.

• Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand (CASANZ) Air Pollution Measurement and Control Course, (Rotorua) March 1997.

• New Zealand Quality College Introduction to Internal Auditing, (Auckland) October 1996.

• The Auckland Anxiety and Sleep management Centre A Positive Approach To ShiftworkSeminar (Auckland) July 1995.

• New Zealand Institute of Chemistry (NZIC) Instrument Training Group, GasChromatography Workshop at Auckland Institute of Technology (AIT), (Auckland)September 1994.

• Carrington Polytechnic Windows Operating System course, (Auckland) June 1994.

• A.C. Hatrick Team Member, that achieved ISO 9002 Certification, (Auckland) February 1993.

• St John Ambulance Workplace First Aid Certificate holder since 1993 (lapsed)

Professional and community involvement

 

Member of the school committee at Glen Eden Primary School (GEPS).

• Member of board and committee at Sunnyvale Kindergarten, Auckland KindergartenAssociation (AKA).

• Member and Health and Safety Officer at Waiatarua Playcentre, Te Akoranga 

Playcentre Association.

• Member, Clean Air Society of Australia & NZ (CASANZ) 1997 - 2003

• Judge, Auckland City Science & Technology Fair 2000 & 2001

• Attended CASANZ Conference (Sydney) November 2000

• Attended Association for Women in the Sciences (AWIS) Living Science Conference(Dunedin) 1999

References

Dr Polly Kobeleva

Lecturer Communication

Social Sciences, School of Information & Social Sciences

Open Polytechnic

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