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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

San Jose, CA

• Manage SJSU’s chemical & laboratory safety and laser safety programs, including publishing a new Chemical Hygiene Plan and Laser Safety Manual, and developing the laser safety program from scratch.
• Forged close working relationships with research-active Colleges, facilitating roll-out of new lab safety initiatives and chemical inventory reduction program.
• Service on multiple SJSU safety committees, including the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and as a founding… Show more
• Service on multiple SJSU safety committees, including the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and as a founding member of the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC). Show less

Davis, CA

• Launched Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) workshops to enhance collaboration between EH&S and researchers. Led 9 workshops, trained over 140 people during tenure.
• Orchestrated a task force of STEM graduate students and safety professionals charged with developing SOP templates for the University. Five new templates and a guidance document published since September 2017.
• Leveraged pharmaceutical and chemical data to provide risk assessments for over 80 animal research… Show more
• Leveraged pharmaceutical and chemical data to provide risk assessments for over 80 animal research protocols.
• Collaborated with researchers throughout incident investigations to identify cause and implement change. Show less

Storrs, CT

• Partnered with researchers to achieve safety and environmental compliance via laboratory inspections.
• Created a database to track laboratory inspections, ensuring on-time follow-up.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Fused storytelling and enthusiasm to aid thousands of visitors explore the wonderful, microscopic world of cells.

Chemical And Laboratory Safety Committee

• Collaborated with a community of scientists to develop SOP templates for use in all labs at UC Davis.
• Retooled SOP templates reduce average length by 30% (from 10 to 7 pages).
• Translated complex regulations into plain language for laboratory researchers.

Department Of Chemistry

• Developed novel nucleoside analogs to improve therapeutic properties of short-interfering RNAs (siRNAs). Research combined chemical synthesis, RNA characterization, and in vitro biological testing.
• Facilitated collaborations with Scripps Research Institute and Sirna (Merck), resulting in two publications.
• Mentored graduate and undergraduate students and trained new staff.
• Modernized hazardous waste management system and implemented process and chemical hazard SOPs.
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• Presented research at six national and local conferences and published five peer-reviewed publications. Show less

Department Of Chemistry

• Conveyed complex concepts in general, organic, and pharmaceutical chemistry to undergraduate students in lectures (20-330 students) and office hours.
• Sought quarterly feedback from students and received high marks for teaching, preparation, and answering questions clearly and effectively (> 4.5/5 for every course instructed).

Department Of Chemistry And Biochemistry

• Elucidated the chemical identities of bioactive natural products identified via high throughput screening.
• Mentored an undergraduate and a high school student in independent research projects.
• Presented research at three local conferences and published one peer-reviewed publication.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Organic Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Chemical and Laboratory Safety Committee (CLSC) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Taskforce

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemistry With An Emphasis In Biochemistry

Activities and Societies: UCSC Scuba Club