Larry Wakefield

Wauna, WA 98395
(253) 222-2906
wakefield7904@gmail.com

Professional Objective
I am passionate about protecting our environment and workers safety. Clean soil, water
and air are vital components for survival. I continue to research new ways to analyze
environmental analytes and use that knowledge to develop better methodologies to
ensure that the world survives.
Summary of Accomplishments

20 years of environmental sample analysis

4 years of QA/QC reviewing environmental analysis data and writing reports
3 years performing the duties of Chemical Hygiene/Safety Officer

Work Experience
City of Tacoma Environmental Laboratory
Tacoma, WA
Environmental Chemist II
Performed all facets of environmental duties from sampling, analysis, data
review and report writing
Prepared Lab Accreditation renewal documents for Tacomas North End
Treatment Plant Operations Laboratory
Ensured SOP compliance by performing a variety of lab procedure audits
Performed maintenance and repair of scientific instruments and equipment.
Sampled collection of ground water, surface water, soils, sludge, sediments and
industrial waste streams in accordance to SAPPs and different EPA and NPDES
permitting.
Performed duties of Chemical Hygiene and Safety Officer; including writing the
Chemical Hygiene and Safety Plans and performing safety training
Performed environmental analysis according to EPA 600, SW 846, NPDES,
SWPPP, and SOPs on every compound that the city of Tacomas Laboratory is
accredited for by the Washington State Department of Ecology except for flow
injection analysis (FIA)
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Performed analysis of Volatile analytes using Gas Chromatograph with Mass

spectrometer (GC-MS), Analysis of semi-Volatiles by GC-MS, Analysis of
Pest/PCBs with GC with Electron Capture Detector (GC-ECD), Metals analysis
by inductively Coupled Plasma with Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES),
Total Organic Carbon (TOC), and many types of conventional chemistry
analyses using Titrimetric, Gravimetric, Photometric and wet chemistry on very
diverse environmental and industrial samples

Philips Environmental Laboratory

Sedro-Wolley, WA
Chemist
Performed analysis of various industrial and laboratory wastes using physical,
chemical, microbiology and instrumental analysis to determine chemical
contents
Efficiently managed instruments used in analysis include the following: Gas
Chromatograph with Mass spectrometer (GC-MS), Gas Chromatograph with
Flame Ion Detector (GC-FID), Gas Chromatograph with Electron Capture
Detector (GC-ECD), Spectrophotometers, Bomb Calorimeter, Flame AA, Auto
Titrator, and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and HighPressure Ion Chromatography (HP-IC)

City of Tacomas Environmental Laboratory

Tacoma, WA
Laboratory Assistant
Performed QA/QC data review of outside Laboratory PCB data, surface water
sampling and extraction of environmental samples from soils, waters, sediments,
industrial discharges and sludge

Washington State Department of Ecology Laboratory

Manchester, WA
Laboratory Assistant
Reviewed environmental sample extraction for organic analysis including: soils,
waters, sediments, tissue and sludge
Prepared extracts using various cleanup procedures to clean them up for
analysis
Created and implemented a tracking form to ensure proper preparation of
sample extracts
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Received certificate for Mega-Extraction due to completing extraction of

extremely high sample load during my tenure

ICF Kaiser Engineers

Manchester WA
Chemist II (EPA Contractor at EPA Laboratory)
Performed research project for EPA on a new Derivatization method for organic
compounds, Analysis of environmental samples by Gas Chromatograph with Ion
Trap (GC-MS), Gas Chromatograph with Flame Ion Detector (GC-FID), Gas
Chromatograph with Electron Capture Detector (GC-ECD), and High Pressure
Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Extracted various environmental samples for organic analysis as directed by
EPA, report writing, sample preparation for X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis,
and environmental sampling of soils, waters, ground water and soil gas using
Geoprobe

Education
Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA
Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry

1994

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