Alberto Palacios Email & Phone Number

San Diego, California, United States

Lead test engineer in development of lithium-ion battery safety architecture. -Determining cell's thermal characteristics, capacity test -Testing cell's voltage & capacity performance utilizing MACCOR system. -Characterize commercial and prototype cells' heat capacity, & thermal stability with an accelerated heat calorimeter (ARC). -Developed ultrasonic wire-bonding parameters for battery pack to be used in military arial vehicles utilizing HESSE Bondjet BJ931-Adopted standard DVS-2811 for validating & qualifying wire-bonds by pull force quantification -Responsible for maintaining & troubleshooting electrical test equipmentAdditive Manufacturing with 2-photon polymerization (2PP) -characterized starting materials for viabilty

San Diego, California, United States

Conducting operations of a petroleum test lab

Greater San Diego Area

•Performed experimental test of fluidized bed. •Develop LabView software program to integrate control actuators and digital measuring instrumentation. •Operate high precision microscopes to capture measurements and assemble micro components.•Prepare samples for metallography analysis and electroplating materials.

Sorrento Valley , Ca

• Working in a high pace chemistry manufacturing laboratory while delivering high quality.• Prioritizing job tasks and processing final material to ensure timely delivery of customers’ orders.• Keeping accurate documentation and recording clear hand-written notes. • Interpreting analytical data from NMR, HPLC, spectrophotometers, and performing stoichiometric calculations.• Operating HPLC instrumentation, rotary distillation, high speed centrifuges, pipettes, and common lab equipment. • Performing chemical reactions, concentration adjustments and making buffers. • Standardizing, troubleshooting, and maintaining laboratory equipment.• Implementing 5s organization methodology and updating FIFO chemical inventory. • Safely handling/disposing hazardous chemicals, following SOP’s and QA protocol. Writing and reviewing SOPs.

Department Of Pharmacological Science

Collaborated in experiments aimed to study the cell’s repair mechanism against DNAcross-links. My contribution included:• Assisted in the modification, amplification and verification of plasmid DNA using restriction enzymes, PCR and SDS-PAGE.• Introduced modified plasmid into E. coli cell by electroporation, cell colony propagation in agar plates, and E.Coli growth in sterile medium.• Cleaned glassware, sterilized lab equipment by autoclave and maintained a clean, organized, stocked lab.•Recorded detail experimental procedures and observations while assisting in the development of an assay aim to detect of oral squamous cell carcinoma.•Prepared human saliva at various buffer pH concentration.•Performed enzyme activity test utilizing colorimeter and analyzing data with MS Excel statistical tools.

Dr. Percy J. Russell Laboratory

•Participated in kinetic studies on the activity of glycolytic enzymes--phosphofructokinase (PFK-1) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)--in the presence of Vitamin C derivatives via spectrophotometer.•Performed chemical synthesis of Ascorbic Acid-6-Butyrate (AAB) from raw materials using organic lab techniques such as: acid base reaction, extraction, distillation.• Characterized chemical compounds via IR, NMR, & liquid chromatography.

Greater San Diego Area

• Installed water, waste, venting, and gas systems in wood and concrete structures per blue print specifications. • Utilized hand and power tools such as: acetylene torch, jackhammer, drill press, and band saws. • Working safely and following governmental and OSHA regulation.

Bachelor’S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Aa Chemistry, Aa Physics

Math, Physics, and Chemistry Volunteer