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Ambler, PA, US

Royersford PA

Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States

• Coordinate multiple CCE projects and activities including interfacing with global teams in Pharma, Consumer and Medical Devices divisions, experimental planning, oversight, and authoring reports.
• Core team lead on global Intelligent Cleaning project and contributor to multiple global cleaning initiatives.
• Involved in numerous projects investigating Process Analytical Technology (PAT) tools for Cleaning Validation and in-process analytics.
• Conversant with numerous laboratory techniques including FT-IR, UV-Vis, Fluorescence, Raman, Microscopy, SEM, viscosity, thermal conductivity, DSC, surface tension, powder rheology.
• Oversee projects from laboratory bench through scale up.
• Team lead on safety and experience working with toxic chemicals.

Spring House, PA

• Improved efficiency of protocol for identification of foreign matter in cell therapy parenteral.
• Aided in design and implementation of powder blending studies for tech transfer, including using Raman and NIR process analytical technology (PAT) tools and basic chemo-metric modelling.
• Performed powder rheology, FTIR, SEM, light obscuration and microscopy studies.
• Assisted with advanced feed control strategy for increased titer in bioreactors.

Plymouth Meeting, PA

• Supervised all analytical activities, including analysis and evaluation of incoming materials, work in process, prototypes, outgoing samples and products (nonwoven supported polymer membranes) to customers – up to 30.
• Test methods included: Optical Microscopy, SEM, EDS, measurement of thickness, basis weight, specific gravity, void content, air permeability, puncture, penetration and tensile strength, bubble point, mean pore.
• Prepared samples and interpreted results of all external testing (GC-MS, KF, TPD-MS, XPS, TGA, DMA)
• Introduced and developed new tests and implemented existing SOPs according to established industry standard test methods (ASTM, UL etc.)
• Trained and mentored 6 laboratory and 3 battery technicians resulting in increased work efficiency.
• Reworked company database to ensure data integrity and traceability of results and samples.

• Initiated testing request/data record forms as well as database storage of all testing data and results.
• Researched, purchased and installed key analytical equipment.
• Performed analytical testing on polymer/nonwoven based separators and related products.
• Correlated physical data and commercially obtained results with cell performance.
• Hired as an individual contributor, but with excellent communication and people skills, evolved into a leader among the group during the startup phase, which was recognized by promotion to department manager.

Performed protein extraction and purification procedures and used self-assembly and Langmuir-Blodgett techniques to produce single monolayer films of proteins tethered to silicon based substrates via organic surfaces. Employed the characterization techniques of x-ray diffraction, optical linear dichroism, UV/visible spectroscopy, polarized x-ray absorption.

Investigated the atomic structure of semiconductor-metal interfaces using XAFS. Prepared samples by electron-beam evaporation and studied them in-situ by Auger electron spectroscopy and low energy electron diffraction. Further characterization was provided by transmission/scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. Planned and organized research.

Phd, Physics

PhD research involved the investigation of the atomic structure of sputtered thin films of amorphous semiconductor-metal alloys using XAFS.

Bsc, Chemical Physics

Degree work covered a wide range of subjects spanning the chemistry/physics borderline and beyond, including physical and inorganic.