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Draper, Utah, United States

• Direct research of next-gen gel elastomer technology using a stage gate process to prioritize the highest impact projects by evaluating the business case and scientific feasibility. Conduct benchtop formulation.
• Mentored junior team members on various technical and professional skill development, including new instrument techniques, tailoring communication to specific audiences, and dealing with failure.
• Established cross-team relationships intra-department and across the company to create more innovative solutions, facilitate their implementation, and improve outcomes.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

• Technical lead for a team of three materials scientists working to develop a fully biodegradable pressure sensitive adhesive under the NSF SBIR program. To do so, I facilitated the standardization of sample preparation.
• Created novel screening method for evaluating biodegradation to reduce costs and maintain timelines, where following international standards required prohibitively expensive third-party labs and specialized equipment.
• Conducted 27 customer discovery interviews across multiple industries to identify critical to quality attributes of current products, areas of dissatisfaction, and market trends: leading to a change in targeted.
• Established and maintained relationships with a global adhesives manufacturer, the site of the pilot manufacturing trial, and several interested customers.

Bloominton, MN

• Customers need to feel heard and expect the products they invest in to meet their need. To that end, I reinforce speed and delivery of outcomes for product development by leading an 8-member team to create innovative.
• Enhanced product development by performing component failure and competitor product analysis to correlate data and provide reliable direction to outperform the competition.
• Determined component life span to be 2-5x manufacturer recommendation by using time-temperature evaluation and a complex equation to project accurate product lifecycle.
• Filled mission critical role as lab manager during COVID-19 pandemic by prioritizing and balancing the workload of 3 people and keep the business moving forward.
• Documented new nano fiber behavior and filled other knowledge gaps by developing new technologies to study materials properties across the operating envelop using modeling to save present and future R&D costs.
• Reduced measurement time from 7 days to 1 hour by providing proprietary seal performance evaluation at manufacturing site, enabling in-line measurements and process changes to meet specs and reduce waste.

Eden Prairie, MN

• Having demonstrated competencies in process improvement and driving quality outcomes, I combined success with experience, fueled with an inquisitive mindset, to lead a lean team of nano-mechanical testing specialists.
• Maintained tight turnaround times for a range of jobs by leveraging instrument knowledge and scientific theory, developing efficient processes that led to new efficiencies and appointment to lab manager.
• Raised service levels and drove ISO compliance by establishing a customer-feedback and CAPA process that led to new test methods and improved reporting details to meet and exceed expectations.
• Managed relocation operations with 0 lost time by planning and directing movement of 28 analytical instruments to a new facility, re-installing, and validating to ensure accurate, reliable performance.

Eden Prairie, MN

• In this breakout role, I was instrumental in transforming the company by leading a range of initiatives to become the first lab in the industry to receive ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation, which served to capture new.
• Underwrote ISO certification for the department by building a quality management system from the ground up including a 48-page document that detailed how all requirements were being met. ○ Authored SOPs for all.
• Built client relationships by managing QC contracts and audits to enable clients to focus on core business.
• Expanded capabilities into new markets by achieving ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation in mechanical, chemical, and thermal disciplines across 50+ measurement techniques.
• Safeguarded compliance by initiating a new quality control program to monitor instrument performance using control charts to prepare for ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation.
• Accelerated adoption of new processes and capabilities by designing and incorporating IQ OQ PQ for instrument and test method validations to meet specific customer needs and all regulatory requirements.

Eden Praire, MN

• This is where it began. In my inaugural role I established foundations for instrument testing and nano/ micro-scale analysis expertise by perfecting report compilation, processes, equipment operation and mastering the.
• Operated advanced nano/micro-scale analytical and scientific instruments.
• Performed analysis of experimental results and drafted reports to support clients from a range of industries.
• Interfaced with customers for contract lab services and instrument demonstrations.

Minneapolis, MN

• Organize and lead an executive board of six other members to arrange guest speakers, industry tours, and manage a $10,000 budget.
• Coordinate joint events with the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, industry representatives, and academic faculty.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Master'S Degree, Materials Engineering

Thesis Title: Measuring the Mechanical Properties of Individual Polymer Nanofibers

Bachelor'S Of Materials Science And Engineering, Materials Science And Engineering

Activities and Societies: Material's Advantage, Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, Welcome Week LeaderSenior Design (Cardiovascular Systems.

Chemistry-Minor

Organic Chemistry & Lab, Materials Chemistry, and Green Chemistry