Promoted from Junior Chemist to Assistant Chemist after 6 months of working for the City of San Diego.I am currently responsible for developing several chemical analyses methods for the City of San Diego's upcoming Pure Water department. I have developed our Nitrosamines Analysis using Isotope Dilution method and GC/MS/MS (QQQ) instrument and 1,4-Dioxane Analysis using Solid Phase Extraction and GC/MS/MS (QQQ) instrument. I am currently working on developing our method for Semivolatile Organic Chemicals Analysis using Solid Phase Extraction and GC/MS/MS (QQQ) instrument.I also currently serve as backup analyst as well for multiple wet chemistry analyses including BOD, solids, pH, Turbidity, and Conductivity. I also assist the Data Management group by setting up new analyses, sample sources and routines on LIMs. I am also trained in Macros development for a more efficient data entry for new analyses added onto LIMs. I am also trained as a sampler and sample receiver for our department.I was responsible for unassisted performance of chemical analyses of potable and drinking water using the Standard Method 3111B Metals by Flame Atomic Absorption procedure ensuring that the quality of San Diego’s water complies with the City, State and Federal standards. I was also responsible for troubleshooting and maintaining the Flame AA instrument, revising, and updating SOPs, and training others in laboratory procedures and instrument operation.

Under the mentoring of the Assistant Chemist, I was mainly responsible for performing chemical analyses of potable and drinking water using the Standard Method 3111B Metals by Flame Atomic Absorption procedure ensuring that the quality of San Diego’s water complies with the City, State and Federal standards.

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I was responsible for the environmental chemical analysis of food and drink products with primary functions in reagent preparation, wet chemistry instrument use, wet chemistry extractions and procedures, data entry using LIMS, training of new employees, SOP revision, and PT study analyses to ensure that our SOPs are efficient and accurate.

Determination of Partition Coefficient Using H NMR Spectroscopy and CompleteReduction to Amplitude-Frequency Table (CRAFT) Analysis (February 2017)https://analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/mrc.4582We have developed a simple, direct and novel method for the determination of partition coefficients and partitioning behavior using 1H NMR spectroscopy combined with time domain complete reduction to amplitude-frequency tables (CRAFT). After partitioning into water and 1-octanol using standard methods, aliquots from each layer are directly analyzed using either proton or selective excitation NMR experiments. Signal amplitudes for each compound from each layer are then extracted directly from the time domain data in an automated fashion and analyzed using the CRAFT software. From these amplitudes, log P and log D7.4 values can be calculated directly. Phase, baseline and internal standard issues, which can be problematic when Fourier transformed data are used, are unimportant when using time domain data. Furthermore, analytes can contain impurities because only a single resonance is examined and need not be UV active. Using this approach, we examined a variety of pharmaceutically relevant compounds and determined partition coefficients that are in excellent agreement with literature values. To demonstrate the utility of this approach, we also examined salicylic acid in more detail demonstrating an aggregation effect as a function of sample loading and partition coefficient behavior as a function of pH value. This method provides a valuable addition to the medicinal chemist toolbox for determining these important constants.

100 hours of volunteer work at Mountain View Pharmaceuticals for Loma Linda University HealthAssisted receptionist with patients and prepared patient charts for review by the pharmacist in charge