1. Dr. Susan (Yingxiang) Tao
Email: yxtao@yahoo.com
Summary of Qualifications
I have a positive, outgoing personality and willingness to contribute to a company that
values hard work and integrity.
Technical Research Area:
Familiar with ICP-Mass Spectrometer, UV-Vis spectrophotometer, FTIR, ICP-OES, GFAA,
HPLC, IC, GC/GCMS, GPC, Flame AA, TOC, Cryosas LTFTIR, SEM, TEM, Surface
Tension Meter, Laser Particle Counter, Autotitrator, Raman Microscopy, TGA and other
analytical instruments. I specialize on product performance and analytical method related
problem solving, trouble shooting and method development. I directed the development of
Preventative Maintenance (PM) plans for most of the above instruments. Lead polymer
synthesis research group for developing organic synthesis process.
Hands on skill with analytical instrument maintenance and fixing small problems before
bring the service rep. on site.
Management Area:
Involved in the design and construction of five Analytical Laboratories for previous
employers in USA as well as in China. These laboratories ranged in size from a single floor
1,000 sf lab to a 3-story, 32,000 sf. laboratory. Four of the labs were equipped with Class
1000 clean rooms.
Deep understanding of contamination control, cleanroom practices and Good Lab Practice
(GLP). Directed the development of design and budget plans for a multi-million dollar
analytical laboratory, including instrument selection and purchasing. Developed and
coordinated the laboratory’s MSDS system, company HES system and Quality Management
system.
Over 19 years experience as environmental and chemical industry QC lab manager. This
included tracking and reviewing project deliverables including maintenance of task
schedules and budget, preparing internal reports and analysis for management, and
conducting internal and external auditing. Directed the development of lab documentation
and quality control system for ISO-9001 certification and ISO-17025 accreditations. Strong
interpersonal, team building and verbal communication skills, and actively involved in
training and quality assurance activities.
Ph.D. in Environmental Management, MS and BS degrees in Organic Chemistry and
General Chemistry, with over 15 years working experience within chemical manufacturing
facilities. Working knowledge of EPA and OSHA regulations and guides.
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
June 2012 – Present: Environmental & Occupational Health Laboratory, School of Public
Health, University of Washington.
Laboratory supervisor & QA coordinator
• Management of daily lab working flow.

2. • Analytical method development and trouble shooting.
• Management of laboratory quality control, CoA, SPC charting.
• Supervise lab technicians on troubleshooting and provide guidance when needed.
• Communicate with customers on product quality issues and answer all of the related
technical questions.
• Establish lab personal training system and provide continuous training to lab
technicians.
• Wrote Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) to standardize all of the analytical
methods to meet ISO-17025 requirements.
• Maintain and update lab SOPs when needed.
• Act as a analytical chemist for daily sample analysis.
June 2010 – April 6, 2012: R&D Laboratory, GCL Technology Research Center, GCL Solar
Energy Technology Holdings Limited, Richland, WA 99352
• Provide technical support and consulting to GCL Polysilion plant QC lab and wafer
plant QC lab including analytical method development, existing analytical process
troubleshooting, lab personnel training, SPC training and implementation, lab
documentation system set up.
• Involved in Trichlorosilane refinery process design, provided strategic sampling plan
for cost and quality control purpose.
• Involved in polysilicon production process optimization to reduce cost and improve
product quality.
• Set up R&D Lab in Richland to support China production facility on analytical
method development, production process problem solving and existing QC Lab
analytical data validation.
• Wrote Chemical Management Procedure, Emergency Response Procedure, Hazardous
Waste Management Procedure and Lab Quality Plan. Wrote many technical operation
procedures as well.
Sept. 2009 – June 2010: Senior Chemist and Advanced Chemistry Division Manager, ATL
International Laboratory, Richland, WA99354. (ATL is a sub-contractor for DOE Hanford
Project)
• Set up a research lab for ATL Advanced Chemistry Division.
• Data review for Hanford Nuclear waste clean up project.
Nov. 2000 – Sept. 2009: Laboratory Manager, Moses Lake Industries, Moses Lake, WA
• Management of daily lab working flow.
• Management of R & D for future market development and upon customer request.
• Management of laboratory quality control, CoA, SPC charting.
• Supervise lab technicians on troubleshooting and provide guidance when needed.
• Provide guidelines to the production department.
• Communicate with customers on product quality issues and answer all of the related
technical questions.
• Establish lab personal training system and provide continuous training to lab
technicians.
• Wrote over 40 Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) to standardize all of the
analytical methods to meet ISO-9001(2000) requirements.
• Maintain and update lab SOPs when needed.

3. • Provide profit and cost analysis to the company president and provide suggestions on
products price.
May 99 – Nov. 2000: Chemist, Environmental Lab. Manager. Kuo Testing Labs, Othello,
WA.
• Using standardized procedures, perform trace metal analysis by ICP, GFAA, Flame
AA.
• Conduct wet chemical analysis of drinking water, wastewater, plant and soil.
• Prepare reagents, standard solutions, laboratory equipment and environmental
samples for all types of analyses.
• Perform associated QA/QC procedures; perform and document corrective actions to
produce accurate data.
• Perform routine maintenance on laboratory equipment.
• Utilize standardized laboratory computer software to perform calculations and
transfer data to database.
• Prepare and update written standard operating procedures, correction action
documentation and case narrative reports.
• Determine inventory needs, order routine laboratory supplies.
• Receive supplies and complete associated documentation.
• Review calculations and data interpretations performed by other lab personnel.
• Training coworkers on analytical methods, including sample preparation and
instrument operation, maintenance and troubleshooting techniques.
• Perform statistical analysis of data; modify existing methods.
Aug. 91 – Dec. 95: Environmental Engineer, Guangzhou Environmental Science Institute,
Guangzhou, China.
• Water quality monitoring and chemical analysis.
• Industrial wastewater treatment on both pilot and plant scales.
• Research on chemical synthesis of new types of chemical flocculants specially used
for different kinds of industrial wastewater treatment.
July 89 – July 91: Chemical Engineer, Wingtai Adhesive Products Industrial Co. Ltd.,
Xiaolan, Guangdong Province, China.
• Research on chemical synthesis of new types of pressure sensitive adhesives.
• Quality monitoring and control on adhesive production process.
• Production process modification.
• Business representative of products in exporting and marketing.
Feb. 82 – Aug. 86: Assistant Lecturer, Xi’an Medical University, Xi’an, China.
• Gave lectures and taught experimental methods in organic chemistry, inorganic
chemistry and analytical chemistry; maintained instruments and prepared chemicals in
lab.
EDUCATION
Jan. 96 – Feb. 99: Ph.D. in Environmental Management, Center of Urban Planning &
Environmental Management, The University of Hong Kong. Dissertation: “An Assessment of
Alternative Wastewater Treatment Approaches in Guangzhou, China.”

4. Sept. 86 – June 89: MS. in Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Northwest
University, Xi’an, China. Thesis topic: “Study on the Chemical Bond of the Photo-sensitive
Dyes to the Monocrystalline Silicon Surface.”
Feb. 78 – Jan. 82: BS in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Northwest University, Xi’an,
China.
PUBLICATIONS:
Yingxiang Tao & Peter Hills (1999) “Assessment of Alternative Wastewater Treatment
Approaches in Guangzhou, China”, Water Science & Technology, Volume/issue: 39/5, p227-
234.
Yingxiang Tao & Guanying Qian (1998) “Sustainable Development & Municipal Water
Pollution Control in Guangzhou, China”, Conference Anthology of the Eighth Asian Area
Urban Development & Environmental Management Symposium, Taiwan, ROC, January.
Yingxiang Tao, Zuxun Zhang, et.al (1991) “Study on the Chemical Bond of the
Photosensitive Dyes to the Monocrystalline Silicon Surface”, Chinese Science Bulletin, Vol.
36 No.22, p1874-1877.
References are available upon request.
Salary: Negotiable