Daniel Prete Email & Phone Number

Vaughan, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

New Flavor Development: - Independently created many unique formulas for fruity, candy, sweet, and confectionary flavors- Under guidance, formulated flavors for spray drying and plating- Recently begun the foray into savory and reaction flavorsFlavor Matching:- Used GC-MS to qualitatively identify chemicals in a flavor that needs to be matched- Honed my sensory evaluation skills to recreate flavors from clients and competitors- Able to identify hundreds of raw materials by taste or smell

Toronto, Canada Area

- Led participants through clinical trials and collected time-sensitive biological samples and metabolic data- Took a lead role in learning software on a new instrument, drew up preliminary SOP, and cascaded info to colleagues- Trained volunteers in diet preparation and delegated tasks to graduate students and volunteers- Diligently conducted routine lab safety checks, equipment audits and updated and maintained SOP’s- Responsibly kept possession of a lab credit card with access to a cost center account (5k limit)- Effectively coordinated with the Clinical Research Center to book space and schedule participants for studies

- Developed and codified SOP’s for an atomic fluorescence instrument and analytical procedures pertaining to the measurement of atmospheric mercury- Measured trace elemental Hg0 in air and heavy metals in dust according to Environment Canada and USEPA methods- Completed a risk assessment for materials, equipment and operations associated with the Hg monitoring project- Expanded upon a data filtering protocol for cleaning atmospheric data and automated the process using a script- Routinely made weekly calibrations and semiannual audits on a pair of mercury vapour analyzers and repairs were made when either were out of specification

Toronto

- Presented information through lectures, discussions, demonstrations and active-learning techniques- Participated in the development and evaluation of a set of experiments for an Environmental Chemistry course- Led groups of ~20 students through experiments involving separating, identifying and quantifying elements and compounds- Devised and implemented metrics for success such as rubrics for safe lab practices and lab notebook evaluations- Kept detailed administrative record of student attendance, performance, and grades- Reported to the course instructor and lab technician when problems arose with equipment, procedures or students

My responsibilities included scheduling sessions with students on a weekly basis, reflecting and reporting on a students progress following each session

- Conducted sensitive academic research with honesty and integrity - Humbly implemented feedback from peers and supervisors to improve my hypothesis and experimental design- Submitted monthly work reports to summarize work completed during the month- Kept up-to-date on the latest literature and developments in my field- Willingly taught myself new skills that I deemed useful or necessary to optimize workflow, save time- Adhered to safe work practices in the lab and in the field

Master Of Science - Msc, Environmental And Analytical Chemistry

Thesis: Effect of sources and meteorological conditions on the concentraiton and distribution of gaseous elemental mercury in the urban.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Chemistry

Undergraduate Thesis: Determination of ammonium and nitrate in soils before and after inoculation of Zea mays (corn) with G.diazotrophicus