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Ligaya Patrice West
Present Address               Permanent Address
3 Cardinal Lane Apt C
Athens, Ohio 45701
740-593-7040 		4986 Karen Isle Drive
Richmond Heights, Ohio 44143
216-797-0162
ligaya_west@hotmail.com
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position where I will be challenged and am able to utilize my talents and skills, as well as the opportunity to deveop and grow
 
EDUCATION
Ohio University ~ Athens, Ohio
Master of Business Administration - Management Information Systems, August 2001
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering, June 2000
 

Extracurricular Activities:

National Society of Black Engineers, Vice President-‘96-’97, ‘97-’98,‘98-’99; Communications Chair-’99-’00, ’00-‘01

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Epsilon Iota Chapter, Vice President- ‘99-’00

Volunteer at Iowa-Maple Elementary School-math tutor, teacher’s aid- ’95-present

Faces Modeling Club, Advertising Executive-‘96-’97, ‘97-’98,Vice President- ‘98-’99, President- ‘99-’00

1340AM,WOUB, radio personality, disc jockey-’99-present

Awards and Honors:

Ohio University’s Dean’s List

American Chemical Society scholarship recipient, ’95-‘00

National Dean’s List, ‘95-’96, ‘96-’97

All-American Scholar, ‘95-’96

National Society of Black Engineers Torchbearer Award, ‘95-’96, ‘96-’97, ‘97-’98

National Society of Black Engineers Fellow (scholarship), ’98

EXPERIENCE
OMNOVA SOLUTIONS,formerly GenCorp, Inc. Mogadore & Akron, Ohio
Chemical Engineer-intern, Summers ‘95-’99,Inroads, Northeast Ohio Affiliate

Responsibilities:

Updated product recipes, procedure sheets, and solution sheets

Provided plant research for an Ohio Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) plant project

Developed procedures for laboratory equipment

Operated plant production computer

Analyzed product characteristics

Scaled up latex batches

Trained technicians on new laboratory equipment

Converted laboratory procedures to ISO 9000 format

Conducted analytical tests on products

Researched new bacterial testing methods

Calibrated the flow of materials from storage tanks

College of Business and Administration-Ohio University Athens, Ohio
Graduate Assistant, 9/00 - present
 
Responsibilities:
 
Maintain and organize files for student and classroom information

Assist professor with student and classroom materials and assessments

Children First of Cleveland Cleveland,Ohio
Classroom Aide (2-3 year olds, 4-5 year olds), 11/99 - 12/99 (seasonal)

Responsibilities:

Assisted lead teacher with execution of prepared lesson plans

Supervised children in learning areas

Assisted children with self-help skills

College of Business and Administration-Ohio University Athens, Ohio
Computer Lab Assistant, 9/95-6/96

Responsibilities:

Assisted students with application and other computer related problems

Supervised student check-ins

SKILLS
Computer programs

Microsoft Office 2000 and NT, MatLab, Design II, CapCost and MiniTab

References available upon request
Interesting Links
The College of Business
Delta Sigma Theta Soroity, Inc. ~ Epsilon Iota Chapter
The National Society of Black Engineers
The Russ College of Engineering & Technology