I am a grant writer helping companies in climate and sustainability secure non-dilutive capital to support their development and help them scale. My responsibilities include interfacing with clients to understand the technology and scope of their requirements, distilling technical material into compelling and succinct proposal narratives, and preparing the written materials in a timely manner to meet submission deadlines.

I am supporting and guiding biotech startups in capacities including:- Creating and documenting realistic R&D plan to demonstrate proof-of-concept of spatial-omics technology to enable the founder to take next steps to build their company.- Analyzing the techno-economics of biomanufacturing platform at a 23 person startup and uncovering market fit for their technology in alternative sectors.- Summarizing findings for the CEO, CSO, and other senior staff in written… Show more I am supporting and guiding biotech startups in capacities including:- Creating and documenting realistic R&D plan to demonstrate proof-of-concept of spatial-omics technology to enable the founder to take next steps to build their company.- Analyzing the techno-economics of biomanufacturing platform at a 23 person startup and uncovering market fit for their technology in alternative sectors.- Summarizing findings for the CEO, CSO, and other senior staff in written reports and meetings to provide actionable steps for the 23 person startup to pivot the technology into new markets. Show less

I am engaging in a one-year program with other talented scientists, engineers, and innovators to explore emerging opportunities to apply synthetic biology and nanotechnology in climate and sustainability.

Speculative Technologies is a nonprofit that funds coordinated DARPA-inspired research programs to unlock materials and manufacturing technologies that do not have a home in other institutions. I was the first full-time hire at the organization and accomplished the following:- Initiating relationships with dozens of academic and industry leaders in protein engineering, bionanotechnology, chemistry, and biopharma.- Identifying a bottleneck in protein manufacturing in the… Show more Speculative Technologies is a nonprofit that funds coordinated DARPA-inspired research programs to unlock materials and manufacturing technologies that do not have a home in other institutions. I was the first full-time hire at the organization and accomplished the following:- Initiating relationships with dozens of academic and industry leaders in protein engineering, bionanotechnology, chemistry, and biopharma.- Identifying a bottleneck in protein manufacturing in the biopharma industry around which to build a program for our organization to fund. - Facilitating an intensive 3 day workshop with ~20 leaders in biotech and engineering to determine how cutting-edge tools could be applied.- Writing a strategic road map detailing a $5MM focused research program which the organization will fund to eliminate the bottleneck in protein manufacturing. - Recruiting and cultivating relationships with 8 academic and startup to be hired as future contractors to fulfill the focused research program's milestones.- Beta testing structure of the program manager role at the organization, with my first hand experience providing a template for future hires. Show less

Some accomplishments as a research scientist in my PhD studies include:- Writing and securing a $350k naval defense grant for automated liquid handling equipment. I organized an interdisciplinary team to build an institutional-wide use case for the equipment, as well as developing high-throughput methods, training, and maintenance protocols so others could learn and use the equipment. The new tool increased the institute's workflow capacity by 100 times.- Leading a team of 6… Show more Some accomplishments as a research scientist in my PhD studies include:- Writing and securing a $350k naval defense grant for automated liquid handling equipment. I organized an interdisciplinary team to build an institutional-wide use case for the equipment, as well as developing high-throughput methods, training, and maintenance protocols so others could learn and use the equipment. The new tool increased the institute's workflow capacity by 100 times.- Leading a team of 6 scientists and managing several projects resulting in a significant breakthrough in self-assembly and DNA nanotechnology. We created the most complex DNA origami nanostructure demonstrated in the field, representing a ~16 times increase in synthetic capabilities. - Communicating and explaining complex scientific ideas in 19 presentations to external audiences, and writing two first-author Nature group publications and one patent.- Co-developing a methodology to make DNA-based vaccine delivery vehicles at an up to 80% lesser unit cost, which in turn enabled the therapeutic development team to do more preclinical testing from a finite budget.- Training and assisting several junior researchers to develop projects with realistic timelines and milestones. My involvement included helping them to scope out appropriate research questions, introducing them to unfamiliar techniques, troubleshooting experimental problems, and guiding them in writing and editing of publications. - Managing inventory, purchasing of reagents, and samples for a laboratory of 15 personnel. This required me to maintain and optimize system to monitor and order consumables as needed, as well as negotiating lower prices on products from suppliers. - Co-leading training and SOPs for transmission electron microscope equipment for staff at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. - Serving as the Lab Safety Officer, including handling preparation of radioactive reagents to maintain high facility safety standard. Show less

Advised a team of 5 college students to build an iGEM project in which they programmed bacteria to adhere specifically to different materials. - Required me to train them on molecular- and micro-biology techniques, troubleshoot problems in their experiments, and mentor them to choose goals with achievable and realistic milestones. - Project was nominated for a Best Foundational Advance award in the iGEM competition.

FREDsense is a synthetic biology startup in Calgary using microorganisms and electrochemistry to measure toxic waste contamination of water resources. I was hired as first employee at the start-up and achieved the following:- Established standard operating procedures, so that the company's electrochemical technology to measure toxins in drinking water returned repeatable results among staff at the growing startup.- Guided transition from university into independent business by… Show more FREDsense is a synthetic biology startup in Calgary using microorganisms and electrochemistry to measure toxic waste contamination of water resources. I was hired as first employee at the start-up and achieved the following:- Established standard operating procedures, so that the company's electrochemical technology to measure toxins in drinking water returned repeatable results among staff at the growing startup.- Guided transition from university into independent business by building laboratory infrastructure and improvising equipment on a limited budget. This required me to seek out lower cost equipment- Performed molecular cloning and amplification procedures (e.g. Gibson assembly, restriction digests, transformations, PCR, etc.) and testing the electrochemical response of microbial designs to arsenic. Show less

I studied DNA repair and chromatin remodelling processes in Dr. Aaron Goodarzi's laboratory. Some of my duties and accomplishments included:- Implementing protein purification processes with higher-throughput by reviving a derelict ÄKTA FPLC in a cancer biology laboratory, requiring me to self-train and develop standard operating procedures, train personnel on these techniques, and coordinate external technicians to maintain the equipment.- Purifying proteins from mammalian and… Show more I studied DNA repair and chromatin remodelling processes in Dr. Aaron Goodarzi's laboratory. Some of my duties and accomplishments included:- Implementing protein purification processes with higher-throughput by reviving a derelict ÄKTA FPLC in a cancer biology laboratory, requiring me to self-train and develop standard operating procedures, train personnel on these techniques, and coordinate external technicians to maintain the equipment.- Purifying proteins from mammalian and bacterial expression systems to reconstitute human nucleosomes to test DNA damage repair responses in an in vitro system.- Building an improvised device from an old optical microscope to irradiate cell cultures with precise doses of alpha particles, allowing a team of three summer students to test implement new protocols to study DNA damage repair. Show less

I helped validate a model of the heterochromatic DNA double-strand break response, as part of my one year capstone honours thesis project in Prof. Aaron Goodarzi's cancer research laboratory. Some of my accomplishments and duties included:- Gaining proficiency in cell culturing, fluorescence microscopy, protein purification, and experimental design. - Writing a proposal for the aim and scope of my thesis project and communicating progress to my peers in regular… Show more I helped validate a model of the heterochromatic DNA double-strand break response, as part of my one year capstone honours thesis project in Prof. Aaron Goodarzi's cancer research laboratory. Some of my accomplishments and duties included:- Gaining proficiency in cell culturing, fluorescence microscopy, protein purification, and experimental design. - Writing a proposal for the aim and scope of my thesis project and communicating progress to my peers in regular presentations.- Documenting my results in a capstone thesis and defending my thesis to a committee of three professors. Show less

I installed, diagnosed, and repaired malfunctioning heating, ventilation, and refrigeration equipment. I was responsible for working with clients to understand their problems and find appropriate solutions.