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Profile of Founder and
Principal Consultant
Robert
Thomas is the founder and principal consultant of SCIENTIFIC
WRITING SOLUTIONS - a
company specializing in technical and scientific writing.
He has a background as an analytical
chemist who is exceptionally strong in the application of atomic and mass
spectrometric analytical techniques for carrying out trace element
determinations. His expertise is founded on 14 year’s experience as a
metallurgical chemist in the iron and steel industry, together with 20 years
experience in the Inorganic Product Group of the Perkin-Elmer Corporation (now
PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences) - a leader in analytical laboratory
equipment. He has a detailed knowledge of how analytical instrumentation is used
to solve complex trace element problems and specifically a wealth of experience
in the application, training, product development and marketing of atomic
spectroscopic (AS) instrumental techniques. He is particularly proficient at
writing about the applicability of AS instrumentation to solve real world
problems found in the environmental, biomedical, geological and industrial
application areas. For the past 10 years he has worked as a freelance science
writer, with over 60 journal publications and two chemistry textbooks
credited to his name. His major strengths include:
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An expert in trace element analysis
and how the scientific community utilizes trace element techniques to solve
their analytical problems
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Thirty five
years experience in the application of atomic spectroscopic techniques,
including X-ray fluorescence, (XRF), atomic absorption (AA), atomic emission
(ICP-OES) and inorganic mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)
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Vast knowledge about creating and
writing scientific literature, including journal papers, magazine articles,
application notes, product specifications, newsletters pieces, instrument
brochures and presentation material
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Particularly skilled at writing about
complex scientific material and making it easy to understand for a
non-technical audience
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A detailed understanding of the
scientific publishing process, including articles, papers and textbooks
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Experienced in the implementation and
design of technical websites.
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Intimate knowledge of introducing new
analytical instrumentation into the marketplace and training a sales
organization on how to sell these new products.
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Excellent communication skills, based
on 30 years dealing with customers/users of scientific equipment and making
presentations to large audiences
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Thomas
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