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Burnaby, Bc, Ca

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

- Currently leading a team of five scientists in developing and carrying out analyses of a range of battery materials, while providing guidance and support to develop their professional growth.- Improving efficiency and workflow through automation of routine data analysis and processing tasks using Python scripts, which saves several hours of team members’ time per day and ensures consistent and accurate data processing.- Contributing to better data-driven decisions by preparing reports on team metrics to higher management through custom database queries.- Leading efforts to improve data quality by establishing good documentation practices and method validation. Improving access and sharing of scientific data through implementation and leveraging of a centralized characterization database, which strengthens cross-departmental collaboration.- Working collaboratively with other research teams to fulfill their analytical needs by developing novel analytical methods, and communicating results through technical reports and presentations.

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

- Lead scale-up projects for cathode materials synthesis and calcination, and assisted other teams with their scale-up projects.- Lead efforts to improve analytical characterization quality and efficiency, through method development and process optimizations.- Effectively maintained lab instrumentation such as ICP-OES, TGA-DSC, and PSD through regular maintenance and troubleshooting in case of unexpected behavior.- Supervised and mentored a direct report, providing guidance and support to develop their professional growth.- Active member of the JHSC, collaborated with other members to implement and improve safety programs in the company.

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

- Worked as part of a team to efficiently carry out physical, chemical, and electrochemical characterization of battery cathode materials.- Lead small independent projects on optimizing synthesis parameters for cathode materials, and assisted in the transition of the technology to pilot scales.- Commissioned new laboratory equipment by setting up, writing standard operating procedures, and training other team members.- Analyzed data collected and presented it in technical reports and/or presentations.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

- Studied chiral molecules and photoreactions in situ in solid parahydrogen using high resolution matrix-isolation FTIR. - Prepared experiments by making pure parahydrogen gas using a catalytic converter and depositing onto a liquid helium cooled window at 4K to form the matrix crystal. Photolysis experiments were done in situ by shining a laser onto the crystal with the sample and analyzing the FTIR spectra. - Analysed data to identify photoproducts, including carrying out theoretical calculations in WebMO and comparing spectral peaks to previously published literature. - Completed a full report and video presentation of research findings and assisted in writing a manuscript to submit for publishing.

Coquitlam, Bc

- Efficiently carried out chemical and physical testing of raw materials and finished products according to USP or in-house methods. Worked independently and in a team to ensure samples were processed in a timely manner. - Analysed high volumes of samples through FTIR, UV-Vis, titrations, and a variety of quick tests such as pH and melting point. - Assisted senior analysts in operating the HPLC, ICP-MS, and ICP-OES.

Burnaby, Bc

- Assisted in characterizing fuel cell materials to determine mode of failure.- Effectively carried out projects and work requests independently or with minimal supervision, by leading scope meetings with customers, performing the work, and reporting data.- Independently operated a variety of analytical laboratory equipment such as SEM, EDS, TGA, FTIR, BET N2 desorption, and DVS hydrosorb. Responsibilities also included some equipment maintenance such as filament exchange in the SEM and liquid nitrogen filling of EDS detectors.- Worked efficiently to solve problems and communicate results with other team members and customers through data summaries or full reports.- Lead two independent projects, one to develop a working procedure for the ATRMax II attachment in the FTIR unit, and one to develop a TGA method for characterizing fuel cell materials.

Edmonton, Ab

- Efficiently performed preparation, weighing and extraction of hundreds of pollen and bee samples for determination of pesticide residues through analysis by LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS.- Performed extractions based on the QuEChERS method and various sample extract cleanup techniques such as solid phase extraction, liquid-liquid partitioning, and filtration.- Operated general laboratory equipment such as balances, centrifuges, and nitrogen gas evaporator unit.

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