• Manage a team of four analysts to complete analytical and identification testing by prioritizing weekly jobs and delegate tasks for a quick turnaround on deliverables• Provide technical and safety training to employees as well as perform semi-yearly employee reviews that discuss progress of long-term projects and goals• Coordinated and successfully passed yearly State Proficiency Testing two years in a row to maintain state of CT certification for environmental testing• Provide… Show more • Manage a team of four analysts to complete analytical and identification testing by prioritizing weekly jobs and delegate tasks for a quick turnaround on deliverables• Provide technical and safety training to employees as well as perform semi-yearly employee reviews that discuss progress of long-term projects and goals• Coordinated and successfully passed yearly State Proficiency Testing two years in a row to maintain state of CT certification for environmental testing• Provide consultancy and strategic solutions on customers’ inquiries, and generate an analysis plan to deliver results in a timely manner• Partnering with outside companies to meet needs and deadlines for customers• Lead and coordinate efforts on multiple aging studies ranging from a few months to three years• Devised process improvements for faster calculations of routine samples to improve consistency and completion time • Completed two Gage R&R studies with multiple tests to meet qualifications for a customer• Coordinated, installed, and calibrated new Ion Chromatograph and Gas Chromatograph instruments• Explain complex data in a simplified manner in customer reports Show less

• Performed microbiology research as well as protein analysis in a cross-functional position• Organized lab space for addition of new LC-MS and associated equipment• Operated and maintained LC-MS equipment applications and analysis of data• Analyzed kinetics of antibody affinity for COVID-19 using thin-film interference technology• Coordinated and maintained Biobanking of COVID-19 samples for research• Traveled to an investigators conference on bacteria identification and… Show more • Performed microbiology research as well as protein analysis in a cross-functional position• Organized lab space for addition of new LC-MS and associated equipment• Operated and maintained LC-MS equipment applications and analysis of data• Analyzed kinetics of antibody affinity for COVID-19 using thin-film interference technology• Coordinated and maintained Biobanking of COVID-19 samples for research• Traveled to an investigators conference on bacteria identification and AST in Tucson, AZ Show less

• Following cleanroom class 100 procedures, deposited nanoparticles on photomasks and silicon wafers, and certified documentation• Compiled years of data into a single worksheet and designed macros for faster future data processing • Developed new suspensions of nanoparticles

• Mixed formulations and performed hand spreads of adhesive coatings• Prepared and tested pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes (shear, peel, tensile, impact)• Organized lab equipment for optimization and addition of new equipment

• Categorized waste following DOT, EPA, MN, and 3M regulations• Overhauled processing methods of drums containing finished goods• Developed reference documents for heat generation calculations and XRF correction factors

• Synthesized and characterized transition metal complexes with Lewis acid supports • Managed day-to-day operations by maintaining and purchasing common chemicals and supplies, and spearheaded efforts to modernize chemical inventory system by switching to an online software

• Autonomously lead the department’s public education and outreach efforts as the primary contact for schools and libraries for demonstrations on various chemistry topics• Managed undergraduate lab sections including grading of assignments and giving weekly presentations

• Formulated new coatings for corrosion prevention of various substrate types and collaborated with other teams in analysis of new materials• Presented a capstone poster to the entire research facility

• Researched derivatives of polyaniline, then presented at two local and one national ACS meetings• As a Resident Assistant, organized community programs that educate residents on career options, and diversity and multiculturalism, while maintaining the community’s safety by performing rounds and being on-call• Served as the Community Service Chair in the Chemistry Fraternity, Alpha Chi Sigma