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Elgin, Illinois, United States

R&D Scientist developing novel 3D printable photopolymers for SLA, DLP, & LCD printing technologies.

United States

R&D scientist developing novel 3D printable photopolymer resins for use in additive manufacturing applications

Greater Chicago Area

Research and Development of unique UV curable resins for Stereolithography/3D printing applications.

Saint Paul, Mn

• Developed formulation to increase the efficiency of the transparent conductive layer by 25%, patent awarded• Developed experimental procedure and trained technicians freeing up 500 hours per year for higher level projects and saving $35,000 per year• Created a statistical analysis report of factory coated film defects to ensure target metrics were met to a 95% confidence• Successfully scaled up laboratory formulations by 250x for factory coating needs• Performed rheological analysis of coating formulations using Anton Paar rheometer and Brookfield viscometer• Coated experimental lab formulations using K Printing Proofer, Auto-Draw, and Meyer Rod techniques

San Diego, Ca

• Tasked to research and synthesize nano bowls and other unique nano morphologies for use in drug delivery vehicles.• Utilized colloidal chemistry (silica, gold, polystyrene etc…) to create templates for bowl morphologies• Functionalized colloids with carboxyl and amine groups• Deposited silica onto colloids and other surfaces using the Stober method and TEOS• Used layer by layer deposition of polyelectrolytes to help achieve desired morphologies• Synthesized colloidal gold of specific diameters using gold chloride and sodium citrate• Used SEM and EDX to characterize synthesized morphologiesGPA: 3.822Completed Nanoengineering courses include: Molecular Modeling & Simulations of Nanoscale Systems, Nanoscale Synthesis & Characterization, Nanoscale Physics & Modeling, Polymer Science & Engineering, Intermolecular & Surface Forces.• Trained in clean-room microfabrication including substrate cleaning, photolithography (resist spin coating, exposure, development) and lift-off processing (descum, metal deposition and lift-off)

• Lead projects and small team regarding the dissemination of important information to newly acquired company branches in the Morgan Stanley/Smith Barney merger• Complied and relayed progress reports on lead projects for weekly departmental meetings• Suggested and implemented solutions to problems that arose in the lead projects • Analyzed and audited retirement plan records in order to ensure conformation of data with recent ERISA guideline changes and updated firm procedures

Department Of Homeland Security

• Contracted to the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) National Programs and Protection Directorate (NPPD) for FOIA analysis and database creation and management• Programmed and maintained the Microsoft Excel Database tracking information and metrics on over 3000 projects. Continually adapted the database to address the ever evolving and increasingly complex requirements for information from the Chief of IMBC for NPPD DHS• Created an automatically updating FOIA Metrics Report linked to the Excel Database. • • • Presented the report to the Chief of IMBC and addressed any questions or comments that may have arisen concerning the data

• Completed intensive 16 week training course regarding nuclear weapons info while being required to maintain a 90% grade; Finished second overall in the class• Reviewed nuclear weapons data and schematics from the Dept. of Energy and other Agencies to determine whether or not the documents contain classified Restricted Data, Formerly Restricted Data, or Unclassified Controlled Nuclear Information• Made decisions to maintain a document's classification, classify a previously unclassified document, or release a document to the public based on classification guides, technical research, and personal judgment

Graduate Degree Program: M.S, Nanoengineering, 3.82

Completed Nanoengineering courses include: Molecular Modeling & Simulations of Nanoscale Systems, Nanoscale Synthesis & Characterization.

Bs, Engineering Physics, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Pygmy Mammoth Ultimate Frisbee TeamHad a team research paper published: “Quasi-adiabatic Evaporation of Volatile.