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M.S. in Chemical Engineering with the thesis topic: Metabolite Exchange in Synthetic Syntrophic Communities of E. coli.Primary experience in: microbial cell culture from flask-scale to 5 liter reactor scale, operation of 1-5 Liter bioreactors (Sartorius & BioFlo systems), recombinant protein production in E. coli expression systems, and plasmid construction & transformation; lambda-red recombination, and adaptive laboratory evolution. Experience in research and industrial laboratory settings up to BSL2, and familiar with standard microbiological lab techniques and equipment operation. Additional experience researching and presenting on technical information to a variety of audience types; training employees; and development of SOPs.