Celia Hilton, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Albany, NY, US

- Lead a robust data collection and analysis process to support the University of Delaware Career Center in the tracking of career outcomes measures, analysis of employer and alumni data, office metrics, and programs. - Conduct and analyze job market and industry trends to guide employer outreach, and conduct benchmarking and best practice research to.

• Analyzed data from >18,000 active users using Excel and summarized trends year over year in an annual report; presented data points and provided insights to leadership resulting in targeted action items to investigate.
• Converted 4 PowerBI dashboards in Google Data Studio to increase ease of sharing with external stakeholders
• Supported student enrollment data feed change with registrar office into department recruitment platform, limiting errors of the 24,000+ student import

Newark, DE

• Analyze engagement data using Excel and PowerBI to construct insights and elucidate trends to be shared with the Employer and Alumni Engagement team in order to support and lead their work.
• Developed data dashboards to summarize student and employer attendance to Career Fairs and On-Campus Interviewing and to provide a snapshot of employer engagement with the Career Center.
• Created, distributed, and analyzed surveys in Qualtrics and Google Forms following career programming such as a Resume Review Day, leading to the adoption of new time lengths and a shift in target outreach planning
• Constructed a PowerBI dashboard to summarize student participation in 6 Career Center activities; presented to department faculty and staff in the College of Engineering and provided recommendations for their student.
• Programmed employer activity dashboard to serve as a research tool, enabling staff to better develop target lists and yearly engagement priorities by easily locating trends and gaps
• Streamlined student-employer matching process of Job Shadow program using advanced formulas in Excel and Alteryx, decreasing time needed to match 200-500 hosts by 75%

Newark, DE

• Developed sensitive protein disulfide isomerase activity assay compatible with physiologically relevant levels of reduced thiols that utilizes a commercially available BODIPYTM disulfide substrate.
• Reevaluated published inhibitors of protein disulfide isomerase showcasing pitfalls of classical activity assays in assessment of in vivo efficacy.
• Constructed protein mutants/truncations employing molecular biology techniques to use in screen for antibody inhibitors via phage display.
• Collaborated with an organic synthesis lab to develop novel arsenic drugs applying bioorthogonal tetrazine-transcyclooctene coupling.
• Executed proteomic and HPLC methods to elucidate identities of small molecule and protein thiols secreted by mammalian cell lines (ongoing).
• Managed laboratory purchasing, and implemented use of an online inventory and ordering platform.

CHEM 321 (Organic Chemistry) Fall 2012Course for science majors that focuses on introductory organic chemistry. Responsible for laboratory instruction, assisting students in synthesis and purification. CHEM i103 (Integrated General Chemistry) Fall 2013Lab instructor for course integrating both chemistry and biology for incoming science majors. Labs.

• Evaluated novel lubricous coatings for medical device application using contact angle analysis and pinch testing.
• Developed an HPLC standard operating procedure for evaluation of coating solutions to be integrated into quality control and analysis practices.
• Performed verification protocols for products throughout the production line to ensure quality and continuity among batches.

• Head tutor for the Organic Chemistry class
• Held regular hours for students to receive assistance with their classwork and study groups before exams
• Assisted with study skills I felt were essential while taking the course myself

Graduate Certificate, Business Analytics

Courses: Fundamentals of Analytics, Database Design, Decision Analytics and Visualization, Optimization and Spreadsheet Modeling

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemistry

Study Abroad, Chemistry

Junior year

Study Abroad, Chemistry

First semester of my college academic career was spent at the University of Stirling.