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Reno, Nevada, United States

July 2022 - Team lead of Applications and Technical support groups for Americas and APAC regionsJanuary 2024 - Expanded role as team lead of Field Applications and Services for Americas and APAC regions

Reno, Nevada, United States

• Expanded role of previous Applications Specialist II - Process Analytics Role
• Applications Team lead responsible for 100+ industry partner projects implementing PAT methods and technologies
• Project lead for in-field assessments of pre-release technologies and disseminating product improvements to PM
• Involved in MarCom material generation, effective audience targeting, and go-to-market strategies

Reno, Nevada, United States

• Executed statistically driven experiments for in-line CPP and KPI measurements for proof-of-concept studies
• Developed end user-specified predictive models and created automated analytical tools for project translatability
• Presented case studies to key partner stakeholders and disseminated results via summary reports
• Hamilton automation expert for in-culture control strategies and methodologies for US territories
• SME for in-line biomass sensors and champion for adoption of technology in both core and off-label applications

Reno, Nevada, United States

• Field support for product installation, IQ/OQ qualification, and customer best practice training
• Developed in-house automation tools for sensor calibration and functional testing protocols via Modbus
• Extensive technical troubleshooting and root cause analysis for both product and application-derived issues

• Ph.D. research focuses on understanding genetic and phenotypic characteristics of plant cell walls that are responsible for cell wall recalcitrance. Overall context of biochemical conversion of renewable feedstocks to.
• Empirical and statistical modeling approaches to characterize within-plant heterogeneity for biofuel applications
• Employed fundamental chemical engineering principles to investigate biomass processing and properties
• Analyzed cell wall mechanical, chemical, physical, and phenotypic responses to genetic modification
• Project manager for multiple collaborative projects: Developed, tested, and reported to meet design objectivesAdditional Project Work
• Design of Experiments and scaledown process experience

East Lansing, Michigan

• Teaching assistant experience covers multiple coursesIntroduction to Engineering (EGR 100 & 102)
• Responsible for bi-weekly recitations, small-class lectures and after-hours project supervision
• Interacted in a one-on-one environment and assisted with cooperative learning and public speaking skills for multiple 40 student classesChemical Engineering Design and Optimization I (CHE 433)
• Responsible for solving multiple design projects covering a wide range of chemical engineering topics
• Devised grading schemes and evaluated design reports for a class of 120 studentsModeling and Analysis of Transport Phenomenon (CHE 210)
• Assist professor in teaching numerical methods, hosting recitation and grading assignments for a class of 90 students

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

• Tasked with improving current liquid chromatography separation techniques to improve turnaround in the analytics departments. Identified, validated, and implemented improved separation protocols.Summary Accomplishments
• 40% reduction in a time-to-analyze and product cost through value engineering of original process.
• Developed and validated improved protocols for fermentation hydrolysate quantification
• Institutionalized process improvements across bioethanol plants through updated SOPs following USP guidelines.

Atlanta, Georgia

• Summary Accomplishments
• Mapped plausible reaction pathways of low temperature alkaline aqueous chemistry in ChemDraw
• Identified intermediate products of reactive pathways in low temperature aqueous chemistry using 2D and quantitative 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)

Fort Worth, Texas

• Summary Accomplishments
• 30% reduction in plant downtime during equipment turnaround by improving sanitization process
• Maintained cGMP compliance during batch processing of solid dose pharmaceuticals
• Process bottlenecks identified using DMAIC approach (Six Sigma)
• Project management experience gained using Critical Path Method methodology
• Cleanroom experience with CIP, SIP, and changover protocols

Atlanta, Georgia

• Utilized design of experiments to optimize reaction conditions of solid catalyst in biphasic smart solvent reactions
• Simulated reaction pathway and product production to industrial scale in ASPEN

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering

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