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Boston, MA, US

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Led the development of roll-to-roll coating processes (slot-die, micro-roller/gravure, and foulard) for proton exchange membranes (PEM), anode and cathode electrodes, and carbon microporous layers, meticulously.
• Formulated catalyst inks for different technical assessment programs, developing tailored mixing, electrode coating, and drying processes to achieve superior quality and performance.
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• Contributed to the design and setup of the new coating and analytical labs, overseeing the installation of all equipment, optimizing process flow, and ensuring readiness for production.
• Managed a multidisciplinary team of engineers, technicians, and interns, mentoring them in coating science and industrial mixing while ensuring adherence to best practices and safety.
• Researched and optimized anodes and cathodes by evaluating and formulating inks with different carbon supports, catalysts, and alloys, studying particle size distribution, porosity, hydrophobicity, polymer-to-catalyst.

White City, Oregon, United States

• Developed mixing and coating processes for various roll-to-roll coated materials, including nanowire conductive transparent films, optically clear adhesive, polyurethane, acrylic topcoat, barriers film, LED phosphor.
• Oversaw mixing process for a diverse range of polymeric solutions and particle slurries, designing the process, optimizing dispersion/mixing, and studying the effect of additives, concentration, and rheological changes.
• Oversaw mixing process for a diverse range of polymeric solutions and particle slurries, designing the process, optimizing dispersion/mixing, and studying the effect of additives, concentration, and rheological changes.
• Formulated lithium-ion battery (LIB) electrode slurries, and primer solutions tailored for slot-die and slide coating methods to optimize multi-layer coating processes.
• Successfully managed multiple projects and customers engagements concurrently as a lead project manager, ensuring consistent execution and the delivery of high-quality results.
• Optimized the nanowire synthesis and purification processes by qualifying new processes, scaling up the ink mixing and increasing production yield by over 50%.

Sunnyvale, California, United States

• Characterization of nanowire Light Emitting Diodes (nLEDs) epitaxial layers using PL, 4PP, SIMS, XRD, Hall, AFM, SEM, TEM, EDAX, etc.
• Processing of nLED devices (film deposition, photolithography, dry/wet etching, contacts).
• Thin films, oxides, nitrides, metals and transparent conductive films (TCO) deposition (ALD, PVD and CVD).
• Reduction of devices leakage using dielectrics deposition, spin-on-glass and sputtering techniques.
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• Structural, electrical, chemical and optical characterization of nLEDs devices and GaN substrates.

Copenhagen, Capital Region Of Denmark, Denmark

Master'S Degree, Chemistry

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemistry