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Science teacher and Department Chairperson at a private boarding school focusing on the development of academic and life skills in students on the Autistic Spectrum.•Developed and communicated high school science curriculum targeting academic skills development in students with Non-verbal Learning Differences and on the Autistic Spectrum.•Mentored Junior faculty members •Collaborated in the implementation of a boarding school residential curriculum focused on the development of emotional awareness and social skills.•Organized and supervised students during off campus field trips.

Medicinal Chemist that explored Structure Activity Relationships and optimized physical properties of active drug compounds through analogue synthesis. • Increased lab productivity by approximately 50% by implementing microwave technology in the synthesis of compounds.• Synthesized compound libraries using parallel medicinal chemistry techniques identifying 10 new lead compounds.• Utilized Insilco modeling to predict ADME properties of virtual compounds, increasing the percentage of active compounds synthesized.• Awarded the Pfizer Chemistry Department Employee Recognition Award for work that was done to deliver a key chemical intermediate. • Awarded an Individual Performance Award for contributions to the development of a departmental hazardous waste program.

Process chemist responsible for the introduction of chemical process into a pilot plant operated under cGMP.•Prepared batch instructions following cGMP guidelines. •Coordinated the activities of Material Management, QA, QC and Production Departments to insure successful batch runs. •Maintained documentation required for final lot approvals and releases. •Supervised 2 to 3 pilot plant technicians during the processing of batch instructions. •Demonstrated problem solving skills by successfully isolating and identifying an impurity that appeared with the scale up of a process and modified reaction conditions to eliminate it in subsequent runs.

Process Chemist responsible for providing technical support to the production department during the manufacture of pharmaceutical API's under cGMP.•Performed process optimizations working within the confines of a Drug Master file.•Carried out and documented the performance verification and qualification of HPLC systems and other lab equipment. •Conducted lab work as part of process deviation investigations.•Synthesized analytical standards for QC Department.•Developed a rework procedure that allowed the recovery of 8 lots of rejected final product.•Part of a team that increased the yield of a process by 15% by optimizing a manufacturing scale crystallization. •Developed an HPLC analytical method that reduced analysis times by 60%