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Bismarck, Ar, Us

Bismarck, Ar, Us

Hayward, California, Us

Manager and player-coach for an agile team of 4 analystsResponsible for the operation, care and feeding for a fleet of 8x HPLC systems, 2x UPLC, GC-FID, GC-MSD, KF titrators, moisture analyzers, colorimeters, balances, vacuum systems.Established high-throughput screening workflows by UPLC for ~2,000 samples per week analyzed, subsequently trained and mentored junior staff to operate and own the workflow on daily basis.Evaluated and deployed assets for more effective use of resources while deprecating unused equipment to optimize lab spaceCapital and resource planning to meet demand forecasting from customer groupsMember of Lygos Safety Committee with oversight for hazardous waste programsUpdated work processes such as; automating data uploads to LIMS systemimplementing system suitability and QC control criteria into routine methods andestablished digital logs for instrument maintenance actionsCultivate and maintain relationships with vendors and service partners

Rochester, New York, Us

Independent operation and lab management for analysis of finished wines, grapes, process waters and extracts including:Pesticide analysis by GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS in finished winesMetals analysis by MP-AESWine fault analysis by GC-MS/MS (cork and smoke faults)Sensory compound method developmentSPME, LLE, QuECheRSOnline data pipelining and information workflows using O365 Power PlatformSafety and hazardous waste management

San Mateo, California, Us

Project and operation lead for lab and office relocation effort.-Site selection, asset reduction, facility decommissioning, logistics, new lab setup/commissioning

San Mateo, California, Us

Small molecule & metabolite analysis by GC-MS, LC-MS supporting Strain Engineering & Fermentation teams; organic acids, amino acids, fatty acids, micro-nutrients, off-gases.Complete equipment and instrumentation support; maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, calibration, retrofitting.Full-stack operational workflows from experimental apparatus design, sample preparation, quantitative analysis, data handling and reporting.Lab design, space & resource allocation, growth planning/forecasting.

Fort Myers, Fl, Us

Total R&D analytical support of algae-based biofuel platform development. Specializing in GC and GC-MS method development, application engineering, sample preparation protocols and quantitative analysis supporting algal biochemistry, physiology and aquaculture. Successfully deployed custom GC and GC-MS solutions for various online measurements and real-time process monitoring.Flow injection fluorescence analysis and robotically assisted colorimetric assays for algae micronutrients and metabolites. Total carbon measurement and dissolved carbon characterization by SPE-TOC. Ion chromatography, UV-VIS, FT-IR, HPLC-MS.Established workflow and data management logistics using MS Sharepoint to support more than 10,000 sample analyses per month for more than 30 internal customers representing 5 core workgroups.Proven success implementing novel analytical methods towards achievement of company goals.MS Office, MS Sharepoint, Chemstation (OpenLab CDS), Chromeleon, Compass CDS, Acrobat PRO.Agilent, Varian, Bruker, Shimadzu, Biomek FX, Dionex, FIALab, Hiden, Waters.

Co-founded production, bottling, wholesale and retail marketing of novel wine and beer brands in Flagstaff, Arizona; spearheaded incorporation, state & federal licensure, and regulatory compliance activities.Personally raised startup capital and developed two products from concept-stage to reality in just over 6 months.Oversaw and guided the creation of brand identities and novel packaging concepts for Kind Vines wine and Kind Brew beer; product labels, artwork, copy, web and social media content.

Design, construct, operate carbon neutral CO2 reactor systems for production of methanol.Application engineering and method development (GC, GC-MS) to characterize and monitor alternative, carbon-neutral fuels synthesis processes.

Flagstaff, Arizona, Us

Specializing in operation, training, method development, application engineering, maintenance, and IT support of GC-MS/MS, LC-MS/MS, ICP-MS, UV-VIS, FL, techniques. Expert level operation of Agilent GC-MS and LC-MS platforms.

Master Of Science (Ms), Physical Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemistry