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King Of Prussia, PA, US

Newark, Delaware, United States

Mullica Hill, New Jersey, United States

• Lead cross-functional teams to conduct mechanical testing and optical clarity assessments on gel formulations with pharmaceutical agents to verify medical device suitability, aligning with FDA Regulatory Compliance.
• Manage a laboratory equipment program for 30 assets including troubleshooting, maintenance and repair.
• Code MATLAB programs to identify burst releases and plateaus in drug release data to evaluate product drug delivery.

• Fostered relationships with Rowan University students and local high school students to provide mentoring and academic support.
• Organized and coordinated daily tutoring sessions at off-site campus locations.

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

• NSF REU Site: Integration of Biology and Materials, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PAPI: Dr. Esther Gomez, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering
• Presented findings with supervisor at weekly meetings to develop new research protocols for breast cancer investigation.
• Prepared and validated media, buffers, and solutions to support Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and lab operations.
• Analyzed cell metrology with ImageJ and processed data through Prism and Microsoft Excel.
• Established a new experimental design to refine cell culturing techniques, resulting in a 20% increase in cell viability.

Glassboro, New Jersey, United States

• Organize workshops focused on Arduinos and circuit building basics to foster hands-on skills inclusive to all majors
• Providing consistent support to the organization by creating weekly agendas to stimulate and lead members.
• Designing inclusive technical engineering workshops to foster hands-on skills available to all student majors.

Glassboro, New Jersey, United States

• Department of Science and Mathematics, Rowan UniversityPI/Mentor: Dr. Gustavo Moura-Letts, Associate Professor, Chemistry & BiochemistrySynthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratories
• Independently analyzed compounds with chromatography and NMR analysis and translated data to technical reports.
• Established an efficient chemical inventory management system, overseeing 150+ compounds with CAS numbers andembedded images in Excel, ensuring GDP compliance and reducing contamination and expiry issues by 16%.
• Led over 50 trials in drug scaffolding by developing an optimal standard operating protocol adopted by peers.

Glassboro, New Jersey, United States

• Interfaced with the department and prospective students to provide information and work done by the department.
• Coordinated in-person and remote prospective student visits and connected them with appropriate resources.

Glassboro, New Jersey, United States

• Hosted and coordinated over 5 seasonal blood drives serving over 100 students at a time.
• Provided students with trauma and disaster training with certifications from several speakers.