* Program Leadership: Lead CDOT’s (Chicago Department of Transportation) Bike Chicago program, the nation’s largest municipally run bicycle initiative, managing a $1M budget and scaling annual distribution by 150% to 1,200+ bikes for underserved communities.* Policy Advisement: Advise CDOT on long-term transportation equity strategies, including transforming Bike Chicago post-2026 and restructuring program as a vocher-based transporation access program* Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with CDOT, nonprofits, and vendors to align with citywide sustainability goals, organizing 6+ strategic meetings annually to enhance operations.* International Logistics: Oversee shipments of 9,000+ bicycles annually to 20+ global partners, increasing efficiency by 20–30% and supporting underserved communities worldwide.* Volunteer & Training Development: Boosted volunteer participation by 50%, training 30+ annually to support the efficient distribution of 1,300+ bikes locally.

* Community Outreach: Strengthened partnerships with schools, nonprofits, and community groups, engaging 60+ participants annually in environmental stewardship and transportation justice programs.* Youth Engagement: Developed post-COVID STEM and sustainability programs, reaching 20+ youth annually with hands-on activities focused on environmental justice and life skills.* Budget Oversight: Managed a $300K–$400K annual budget, maximizing resources for community impact.

* Program Development: Co-developed bicycle mechanics and environmental sustainability workshops, increasing participation by 33% (from 90 to 120 youth annually) and enhancing the pipeline to college connections programs. * Community Outreach: Established partnerships with 12 local schools and hosted 3 annual events to provide free transportation resources, serving 250+ individuals annually, including youth, veterans, and underserved community members. * Mentorship & Volunteer Engagement: Coordinated a team of 20+ volunteers to mentor youth in sustainability, mechanical skills, and environmental stewardship.

• Worked on multiple projects concurrently, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across time zones to optimize chemical processes and reduce waste, contributing to over 20 successful research projects.• Synthesized complex data into actionable insights, showcasing critical thinking and problem-solving skills, while communicating technical information effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.• Applied diverse analytical techniques (NMR, LCMS, HPLC, UV-VIS) to both theoretical and empirical studies, providing tailored analyses that supported advocacy and action-driven research outcomes.• Delivered presentations and authored reports that translated scientific concepts into practical solutions for private sector audiences, ensuring that research findings could drive environmental action.• Built strategic relationships with colleagues from diverse disciplines, emphasizing cultural competency, inclusivity, and collaboration to advance environmental research.• Managed hazardous chemical waste, including PCBs, ensuring compliance with RCRA and TSCA standards while mentoring students on proper disposal practices.• Intellectual contribution to collaborative research projects resulting in 4 academic publications and 1 patent

• Developed a novel synthetic approach for diimine ligands in olefin catalysis, enhancing process efficiency and reducing environmental impact through green chemistry principles.• Conducted research in environmental chemistry and engineering, focusing on minimizing hazardous by-products and improving chemical reactions.

• Developed a novel route to the natural product Bacillithiol, leading to a 90% decrease in production cost• Contributed to the development of highly selective small-molecule M1 antagonists• Intellectual contributions resulting in 2 academic publications

Worked under a graduate student towards the development of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). My duties focused on the optimization of Buchwald-Hartwig couplings of various aromatic amines with aromatic boronic acids, and the subsequent purification of the results compounds.