Challenge:

Optimize the test conditions for a quadrupole mass analyzer in a liquid chromatography  system.      Selection & Application:   To do so, I first conducted a DOE to determine the top factors that impact the accuracy of test  results, with a minimum amount of noise in the test result. This tool was selected because it is essential  to narrow down the variables to alter in this optimization challenge. Without DOE, I would have been  wasting time and materials on conditions that don’t have much of an impact on the results.      Insight & Approach:

This experiment was very effective, but also tricky because it took an understanding of the  system and fundamentals to narrow down to the top 1/3 factors (or variables).If given the  opportunity to repeat this test, I would try multiple levels within each factor to help with  optimizing the results.

