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North Chicago, Illinois, United States

-Served as a subject matter expert in lyophilization and vacuum drying process design and for pharmaceutical formulation design.-Applied design of experiments (DOE) and product characterization techniques to analyzing process-induced product stability issue with the goal of improving and optimizing the manufacturing process of AbbVie’s drug products.-Supported the development and scale-up of lyophilized and vacuum dried drug products from the lab to commercial scales.-Collaborated with manufacturing team on the continuous improvement of on-market drug products and enhancement of pipeline products using advanced vacuum drying and freeze-drying process technology.

-Supported the pharmaceutical formulation development and manufacturing process optimization to ensure homogeneity of product.-Collaborated with researchers from Purdue LyoHUB to ensure alignment of project objectives and timeline.-Delivered project outcomes to stakeholders from AbbVie and Pfizer, providing the solution to improve drug product long-term stability.

Tainan City, Taiwan

-Led a team of 4 to develop process flowsheet for transforming surplus acetone to high value product using Aspen Plus.-Incorporated kinetic parameters and thermodynamic models into the Aspen Plus model to optimize the process design.-Applied sensitivity analysis techniques to increase purity by 25%, resulting in an honorable award among 30+ teams

Kowloon, Hong Kong Sar

-Investigated the main characteristics of PCMEs using viscometer and conductivity meter-Determined thermal conductivity and viscosity of PCME within heating and cooling process-Identified how different concentration of paraffin can impact the stability of emulsion

Master'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering