Daniel Rieck Email & Phone Number

South San Francisco, CA, US

South San Francisco, CA

• Significantly increased the accuracy, comprehensiveness, currency, and effectiveness of 15 Undergraduate Education programmatic web sites by coordinating their design, development and maintenance
• Produced unprecedented front-end development of web sites and production of visual and textual content through independent work and collaborations with University Communications and Undergraduate Education staff.
• Designed new and redesigned existing key web sites including those for the Distinguished Scholarships Program, Office of Undergraduate Research, First-Year programs, Transfer Clearinghouse, UCORE, and Vice Provost for.
• Enhanced the user experience design, responsive design, and web standards compliance of Undergraduate Education web sites by capitalizing on programming/coding proficiencies in JavaScript, CSS3, and HTML5 and.
• Improved the adherence of web site designs to WSU web identity requirements by creating engaging and impactful graphics, creatively utilizing official colors, revising copy according to editorial tone, and designing.
• Introduced dynamic functionality into web sites by rapidly learning to utilize the jQuery JavaScript library to create new features such as accordions, CSS3 and JavaScript animations, enhanced photo galleries, textual.

Pullman, WA

• Made new discoveries about the molecular behavior of cardiac troponin by independently designing and executing a biochemistry study analyzing the functional effects of protein truncation on muscle tissue activation
• Expanded the experimental capabilities of lab by overseeing the procurement, modification and optimization of a >$100,000 experimental platform for simultaneously taking biomechanical and fluorescence measurements.
• Developed human capital of lab by training a newer chemical engineering graduate student to design, perform and interpret biomechanical and biophysical experiments conducted on rodent muscle tissue samples

Pullman, WA

• Served as Website Coordinator for the NIH Protein Biotechnology Training Program, and improvements made to website were considered critical for securing a five-year multimillion-dollar training grant renewal
• Wrote and published six peer-reviewed scientific journal articles and one invited book chapter
• Brought professional graphical design tools into the workflow of our laboratory team, including Adobe Photoshop, GIMP 2.8, ChemDraw, and PyMOL
• Enhanced the quality of written laboratory output by leading and supervising the writing and editing of scientific papers and grants
• Designed, administrated, and maintained a database of over 2000 scientific articles that was utilized by lab for writing papers and grants
• Supported the financial stability of laboratory by assisting Dr. Dong in the writing, preparation, and submission of several research grants

Foster City, CA

• Expanded secondary screening capabilities of team by developing a multiplexed, microtiter plate-based enzymatic assay that employed fluorescence spectroscopy for detection of protein functional activity
• Produced data utilized in generating lead compounds by conducting secondary screening and mechanism of action studies of drug candidates targeting a chronic viral infection
• Contributed to the process of compound prioritization by presenting findings at departmental meetings, quarterly meetings, and project meetings

Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area

• Employed atmospheric pollution dispersion models to perform computer simulations based on experimental and field-sampled data for ecotoxicological risk assessments
• Developed mathematical models and data analysis computer programs coded in C++
• Assisted with aerosolized pollution deposition experiments performed in the PNNL wind tunnel
• Performed field sampling measurements of particulate matter emissions

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering, 3.92

Activities and Societies: WSU NIH Protein Biotechnology Training Program, book discussion club, karate club, Chemical Engineering Graduate.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Chemical Engineering, 3.91

Activities and Societies: WSU NIH Protein Biotechnology Training Program, book discussion club, karate club

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering, 3.93

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi, book discussion club, karate club