New to role

Lead chemist and project manager for project that spans several departments. Extensive communication across disciplines and levels to ensure key objectives achieved within timelines given. Ran main project update meeting and various workflows within. Developed novel methodology to generate diverse chemical matter enabling team implementation.Manage CRO resources to increase chemical matter output.Continuous evaluation and improvement of departmental software suite: championed… Show more Lead chemist and project manager for project that spans several departments. Extensive communication across disciplines and levels to ensure key objectives achieved within timelines given. Ran main project update meeting and various workflows within. Developed novel methodology to generate diverse chemical matter enabling team implementation.Manage CRO resources to increase chemical matter output.Continuous evaluation and improvement of departmental software suite: championed and worked with IT to implement various software packages to improve scientist's productivity. Show less

Lead Project Chemist. Strategic planning and execution of complex syntheses ranging from 10 mg for initial screening assays to 1 kg for development use. Highly flexible team member comfortable operating in a matrix management structure. Duties in support of this role included complex compound characterization, SAR development, regular updates to team and senior management in various formats, and patent writing.Other opportunities included:*Vetting various software packages… Show more Lead Project Chemist. Strategic planning and execution of complex syntheses ranging from 10 mg for initial screening assays to 1 kg for development use. Highly flexible team member comfortable operating in a matrix management structure. Duties in support of this role included complex compound characterization, SAR development, regular updates to team and senior management in various formats, and patent writing.Other opportunities included:*Vetting various software packages related to record keeping, data analysis, and scientific communication and teaching team members how to effectively operate aforementioned software.*Creating and running a forum to stay on top of recent chemical literature*Leading a multi-year initiative to improve organizational knowledge retention Show less

Designed and synthesized of lipids and modified nucleotides for mRNA delivery via lipid nanoparticles in fast-paced and highly collaborative environment. Consistently delivered on challenging syntheses for highly sought after targets to develop complete SAR picture. and helped colleagues succeed in their work as well.

Efficient and motivated synthetic chemist:Worked within a team to retrosynthetically plan, synthesize, purify, and characterize small molecules for client on scales ranging from 1 mg – 50 g. Daily operations were conducted independently, with updates provided to supervisor as needed. I summarized my progress in regular written reports and client meetings. Performed regular inspections of labs to ensure safety protocols were followed. Promoted to Research Scientist II in Feb 2018.

Work performed in the laboratory of T. Brent Gunnoe:-Explored the potential of Pt-chelating bidentate ligands in the context of olefin hydroarylation-Synthesized and characterized precatalyst complexes-Utilized glove box manipulation and NMR reaction monitoring along with other standard lab techniques-Wrote research reports at the end of each semester

Ensured smooth overall operation of the organic chemistry lab course with other TAs-Supervised students during wet experiments to maintain a lab environment-Graded lab reports-Wrote and administered lab quizzes-Addressed student concerns and questions for lab technique and theory

Work performed in the lab of Timothy L. Macdonald:-Focused on synthesis and characterization of therapeutics for treatment of multiple sclerosis-Employed a variety of methods such as Schlenk technique, NMR, TLC, and flash chromatography-Presenting a poster summarizing research during a Southeastern Regional ACS meeting-Awarded summer research scholarship in 2013-Wrote research reports at the end of each semester

Strove to improve global food security by working on promising fungicide analogs-Synthesized and characterized small molecules using a variety of techniques such as LC-MS, NMR, GCMS, and Schlenk technique-Created and delivered poster presentation to summarize research at end of internship-Developed better understanding of plant therapeutic research during group meetings-Utilized software such as MestReNova, MassLynx, E-Notebook, and SciFinder