Assisted head engineers in equipment selection and sizing, communicated with equipment vendors, updated P&IDs and other project documentation

o Engineer at DARPA Phase-II pre-pilot scale plant in Kauai, HI, August 2010 – March 2012o Worked on DARPA-funded Algae Biofuel Project, June 2009 – May 2010, August 2010 – March 2012. Job scale has ranged from lab-scale research in San Diego, CA, to algae production and harvest at satellite worksites in Imperial Valley, CA, and Kauai, HIo Knowledgeable in algae harvesting techniques, particularly the implementation of wastewater coagulants and flocculantso Performed post-algae production functions (harvest, dryer, and absorber operations), media preparation and addition, analytical assays using Varian spectrometers, Agilent gas chromatography technologies, and YSI instruments, and evaluations of aforementioned assays using macros, Access, and Excelo Actions beyond scientific scope included equipment purchase and technician/day laborer managemento Engaged in fermentor operations and oil extractions as engineer on Heterotrophic Algae Project, June 2010 – August 2010