Student co-supervised by Dr. Alex Adronov (Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering) and Dr. Mark Larché (Health Sciences, Biomedical Engineering), working on the development of oral thin films as a novel drug delivery vehicle1st Place in Departmental Chemical Engineering 3MT Competition for my presentation, "My One and Cone-ly: How Ice Cream can Improve your Allergy Medication" of 14 competitors

- Facilitated end-to-end 8-person team development from goal- and culture-setting to problem identification and solution-building, using design thinking and systems mapping approach

- Communicated news and action items between senior staff and 5 university chapters via biweekly Slack messages and semesterly meetings- Co-designed and co-solicited content from 30 chapters to produce a 2-minute teaser video about EWB - Collaborated within 4-person distributed team to perform root cause analysis on existing relationships within EWB community (ex: chapter-senior staff, chapter-chapter, chapter-community)- Pitched details (communication, activities) for a revamp of… Show more - Communicated news and action items between senior staff and 5 university chapters via biweekly Slack messages and semesterly meetings- Co-designed and co-solicited content from 30 chapters to produce a 2-minute teaser video about EWB - Collaborated within 4-person distributed team to perform root cause analysis on existing relationships within EWB community (ex: chapter-senior staff, chapter-chapter, chapter-community)- Pitched details (communication, activities) for a revamp of an existing EWB fundraising campaign to senior fundraising staff- Brainstormed name and content for annual theme Show less

-Co-reviewed 15 interdisciplinary applicants and interviewed 10candidates (1-hour interviews) for an African summer fellowship witha partner social enterprise-Leading team-planning logistics and programming to host an AfricanKumvana fellow to spend 1 week in Hamilton in March

-Interviewed and assessed 13 qualified, cross-disciplinaryapplicants for 9 roles within organizational committee-Liaised with interdisciplinary contacts to strategically secure$5000 in conference funding-Networked with local Hamilton and GTA engineers and NGO's tosecure 11 presenters for the 75-delegate event-Facilitated personal development of team members by providingnecessary resources and encouraging creativity andcommunication

- Led weekly cross-functional Agile Scrum meetings for 2 teams to align on 100+ deliverables supporting milestones and project high level plan (e.g. tech transfer, material release, GMP readiness, clinical supply, risk management)-Prepared 6 Quality by Design assessments for 4 different antigens (cause and effects analysis, failure mode effects analysis) and facilitated 6-member cross-functional discussions on critical quality attributes and process parameters (unit operations include:… Show more - Led weekly cross-functional Agile Scrum meetings for 2 teams to align on 100+ deliverables supporting milestones and project high level plan (e.g. tech transfer, material release, GMP readiness, clinical supply, risk management)-Prepared 6 Quality by Design assessments for 4 different antigens (cause and effects analysis, failure mode effects analysis) and facilitated 6-member cross-functional discussions on critical quality attributes and process parameters (unit operations include: chromatography columns, TFF, heat inactivation, detergent treatments)- Project managed the development and execution of 2 5-day end-to-end CMC training with external partner and sponsorship from upper management Show less

NUMERICAL METHODS- Authored and refined content and formatting for 220 page, 5-chapter course manual - Created new glossary and solutions key to supplement students' comprehension of course material- Programmed numerical method examples in Matlab THERMODYNAMICS- Managed post-production (splicing content, intros, outros) of 68 20-min lecture recordings - Refined 68 audio transcripts to achieve greater than 97% accuracy

- streamlined manufacturing process by eliminating mixing step and demonstrating corresponding product stability via characterization tests- led and secured for 8-person R&D team the purchase of a $6000 viscometer- presented and interpreted data for monthly, 8-person senior R&D team meetings-authored product specifications and method transfer protocols for regulatory submissions

-developed silicone formulations for application in opthamology-collaborated with industrial partners (Eyegate) to develop proprietary treatments-characterized samples using NMR spectroscopy -analyzed and presented data monthly to 20-member lab group

• Developed surfactant-based nanocapsules for agrochemical delivery• Summarized summer progress in 21-page technical report for future referencing • Tabulated and analyzed in-vitro/in-vivo experiments and characterizations in Excel• Presented weekly data orally and written to supervisor and industry professionals

• Demonstrated effective communication skills by greeting and serving customers• Assisted in running opening shifts with other team members• Worked part-time (4 hours/week) during school year, increased hours (20 hours/week) during summer