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Broomfield, Colorado, Us

Boulder, Colorado, Us

I led development of the sterile manufacturing process for VitriVax's Atomic Layering Thermo-stable Antigen and Adjuvant (ALTA) technology.- Definition of end-to-end aseptic process and unit operation integration.- Design/development of custom aseptic process equipment.- CapEx & OpEx models for clinical and commercial scale manufacturing.- COGS estimation.- Business development.

System engineer developing next-generation trapped-ion quantum computing platforms, critical sub-systems, and technologies: cryogenic XHV systems, vibration management, electronics and electrical interfaces, on-chip photonics, laser systems, etc.

Team lead for development of a fully automated Scanning SQUID Microscope (SSM) to study the magnetic flux trapping in superconducting circuits using magnetometry and susceptometry at 4-20K sample temperatures.

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

API process development and improvementNumerical modeling of API production processes using mechanistic and machine learning modelsData ETL from various data sources via REST API's and SQLComplex data visualization and dashboard designProgramming tools and languages: Python, Pandas/Dask, Julia, KNIME

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

Process, equipment, facility, and control system engineering in aseptic filling and freeze drying.Lead engineer for freeze dryers and automated load/unload system. Led critical emergency repairs and designed and implemented several equipment improvements.Preventative maintenance program optimization.Process analysis in OSI-PI. Engineering and maintenance system improvement in SAP.

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

Process, equipment, and control system engineering in aseptic filling and freeze drying.

Led formulation of materials and technology R&D programs to bridge current technology gaps to realize continuous high-altitude unmanned flight. I participated in conceptual engineering and development of unmanned aerial vehicles for medium and high-altitude long endurance flight. I also assisted with manufacturing infrastructure development, business development, and investor relations. Unfortunately, the situation at the company degenerated quickly after joining.

Morrisville, North Carolina, Us

HZO provides a turn-key factory-in-factory operation for coating electronic device with a parylene coating to render the electronics waterproof and highly resistant to other corrosive species. I filled numerous roles at HZO including thin film materials development for corrosion protection, thin film materials analysis, equipment design and fabrication, control system design and wiring, PLC programming, intellectual property generation, and general sales, marketing, and business development support.

Pasadena, Ca, Us

Contributing member on several research and development teams at JPL: photon detectors, extreme environment electronics, and thermal energy systems. Subject matter expert for atomic layer deposition (ALD) processes and applications at JPL. • Passivation of III-V compound semiconductor surfaces in support of novel infrared detector device development. • Development of titanium nitride/carbide ALD processes for tunable superconducting transition-edge sensors.• Development of tunable, linearly graded, dielectric thin film material stack for anti-reflective coating applications.• Provide subject matter expertise and technical services in the areas of thin film deposition and surface/interface science to numerous engineering projects.• Perform device fabrication using lithography, wet and dry chemical etching, and thin film deposition.• Responsible engineer and maintainer for ALD process equipment at JPL.• Lead material/device analysis efforts to successfully understand and solve several important materials-related problems using SIMS, XPS, TEM, SEM, XRR, ellipsometry.• Present technology development findings to program communities.• Perform electrical and optical characterization of experimental IR photodiodes using custom-built cryogenic test stations. Dicing, mounting and wire-bonding of photodiode test samples.• Perform statistical analysis and simulation of IR focal plane performance: noise equivalent irradiance and temperature difference, quantum efficiency, frequency and spatial noise patterns, effects of optics-train• Primary developer of MATLAB and Python software for (a) radiometric simulation, analysis, and visualization of infrared focal plane performance, (b) data processing, analysis and visualization of IR photodiode performance data, (c) image rendering scripts for ImageJ. • Custom numerical algorithms developed using Numpy and Scipy Python packages.

Vantaa, Finland, Fi

Acted as the sole sales and applications engineer for atomic layer and aerosol deposition technology in North America.• Generated numerous business relationships which led to capital equipment sales.• Consulted on 20+ different thin film applications in optics, catalysis, sensors, and microelectronics.• Originated and cultivated significant business partnerships between Beneq and US companies.

Boulder, Colorado, Us

Developed atomic layer deposition (ALD) process and equipment technology as a post-doctoral scientist in Professor Steven George’s laboratory in the chemistry department. • Led successful development effort to deposit ultra-thin (sub 2nm), conformal platinum metal on metal oxide substrates for fuel cell applications (research funded by General Motors and DARPA). • Broad patent awarded for ALD process technology to deposit ultrathin metal films on metal oxide surface based upon research described above. • Developed ALD process to produce free-standing ~30nm alumina-tungsten composite films for a micro-bolometer application. Thickness of tungsten and alumina film was tuned to deliver an ultra-thin 20-micron square sheet of free-standing, stress-balanced, and ‘alumina-encapsulated’ tungsten metal. A first achievement of its kind.• Participated in development of ALD water vapor diffusion barriers for OLED applications and DARPA-funded flexible thermal ground-plane technology.• Analyzed thin films using X-ray reflectivity (XRR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray Photoemission spectroscopy (XPS), spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE), and in-situ quartz crystal microbalance (QCM).• Participated in characterization of thin films using electron microscopy (TEM/SEM), and cyclic voltammetry (CV).• Led design and construction of a fully automated plasma atomic layer deposition system. Designed the overall system assembly including mechanical design of custom components using Solidworks. Designed custom hermetically-sealed heated sample stage. Designed and installed the control system including LabView programming. Designed custom inductively couple plasma source and integrated source with COTS RF power supply and match network.• Designed ALD process equipment concept for industrial-scale ALD of passivating coating on Li-ion battery electrodes.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Studied with Professor Andrew Gellman in the chemical engineering department.• Studied the atomic and electronic structure of chiral and achiral platinum and copper single crystal surfaces using ultra-high vacuum (UHV) mass spectroscopy, temperature programmable desorption and reaction spectroscopy, ultra-violet photoemission of adsorbed xenon, and low-energy electron diffraction.• Studied metal surface cleaning and annealing processes using ion-beam irradiation and auger electron spectroscopy.• Performed density functional theory studies using VASP and WEIN2K.• Graduate coursework in surface science, solid-state physics, fluid mechanics, reaction kinetics and quantum chemistry, molecular thermodynamics, bioengineering, applied mathematics, and linear / nonlinear optimization.

Foster City, Ca, Us

Validation and Engineering at Gilead's manufacturing facility in San Dimas, CA.• Led numerous quality assurance and validation efforts: aseptic filling, freeze drying, sterilization, sterile filtering, equipment and cleanroom cleaning, and formulation.• Managed all process and equipment change control procedures in the facility for several months in an interim capacity.• Authored large sections of several US and European regulatory filings.• Designed and managed control system network upgrade for plant-wide ‘clean-in-place’ system. Performed most of the electrical wiring work.

Phd, Chemical Engineering

Bs, Chemical And Materials Engineering