Mark Becker

Scientist at Danone Nutricia Research

Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

About

Experienced chemical analyst who performed various types of analyses with liquid and/or gas chromatography in combination with mass spectroscopy or other detection techniques at various employers. Skilled in gas sampling, ISO17025, GMP, desalting production process, aroma analyses and R&D.

Experience

  • Scientist at Danone Research & Innovation
    Jan 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 7 mos

    Quantify different kind of sugars using HPAE-PAD system. Quantify lactate, ammonia and acetic acid using enzyme assay. Quantify or quatify PUFA in plasma, red blood cels, brain homogenates, liver homogenates, oils and products with GC-FID.

  • Chemical analyst at Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu
    Nov 2017 - Dec 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Performing different type of analysis with HPLC conform European Pharmacopoeia and ISO17025. Performing different type of tobacco analyses, for instance nicotine and humectants in different type of tobacco products.

  • Senior chemical analyst at UMC Utrecht
    Oct 2016 - Sep 2017 · 1 yr

    Department Metabolic diagnostics; Qualifying and quantifying of organic acids in urine using GC-FID-MS system. Quantification of (acyl) carnitines, homovanillic acid (HVA), vanillylmandelic acid (VMA), alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde (α-AASA) in urine, plasma or blood spots using various LC-MS/MS systems. Supervising and assisting analysts in their work within the diagnostic laboratory.

  • Technologist Contamination Control at Philips Innovation Labs
    Feb 2016 - Sep 2016 · 8 mos

    Department Materials Analysis; Perfoming outgassing analysis of different kinds of organic materials with thermodesorption GC/MS. Analyzing different kind of samples with headspace or thermodesorption GC/MS systems. Determining off flavors of various products with GC/MS analysis.

  • Philips Innovation Services ()
    • Technologist contamination control
      Dec 2013 - Jan 2016 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      Department Materials Analysis; Perfoming outgassing analysis of different kinds of organic materials with thermodesorption GC/MS. Analyzing different kind of samples with headspace or thermodesorption GC/MS systems. Determining off flavors of various products with GC/MS analysis.

    • Chemical analyst
      Oct 2011 - Nov 2013 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      Department Materials Analysis; Perfoming outgassing analysis of different kinds of organic materials with thermodesorption GC/MS. Analyzing different kind of samples with headspace or thermodesorption GC/MS systems. Developing analysis method for liquid injection on tenax tube for mix of volatile and non-volatile organic compounds. Developing a quantification method of Perfluorooctanebromide with static headspace GC/MS. Developing a quantification method of coffee aroma compound with headspace GC/MS.