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Redmond, Washington, United States

- Founded and ran a trademarked plant shopping and design business in IL and WA. Successfully sold the business in IL in 2022.- Established a comprehensive sales strategy that expanded beyond retail to include consultations, workshops, design services, and maintenance contracts for B2B clients.- Built enduring client relationships, exceeded a 50% customer retention rate, and consistently earned 5-star reviews on Google and Yelp by prioritizing personalized consultations, exceptional service, and exceeding client expectations.- Led customer acquisition efforts by crafting compelling social media content and executing targeted advertising campaigns on Facebook, Instagram, and Google, boosting brand visibility and lead generation.- Established a strong competitive advantage by strategically sourcing high-quality products and building a network of over 50 trusted suppliers worldwide.

Champaign, Illinois

- As a first employee, brought the start-up business from vision to practice by setting up and managing an organic chemistry lab. Handled the procurement of chemicals, laboratory equipment, and glassware to support operations.- Collaborated with external biologists to evaluate the effectiveness of anticancer drugs. Provided guidance and oversight to associate scientists in synthesizing diverse drug molecules.- Established a more efficient biotechnology to deliver anticancer drugs to specific cancer cells by designing and synthesizing various DBCO-drug conjugates, resulting in a breakthrough 2023 PNAS article.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

- Led the development of Amphotericin B derivatives by conceptualizing and executing 20-step organic synthesis. Scaled production from milligrams to kilograms through process optimization.- Maintained exceptional customer satisfaction by providing weekly reports on development progress and advising clients on alternative structures with improved drug-like properties.- Managed and maintained the 400 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance for molecular characterization purposes.

The Zimmerman Group

- Discovered over 5 drug candidates for the treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy types 1 and 2 using structure-based drug design, and drug optimization techniques as shown in 8 peer-reviewed articles. These drugs demonstrated the ability to rectify numerous disease phenotypes in animal models, leading to the acquisition of an international patent in 2016. - Established two new therapeutic strategies to treat myotonic dystrophy diseases in particular and other DNA repeat expansion diseases.- Established a fast and efficient method to discover clickable, small molecules that are bioavailable and can assemble on target DNA/RNA to form more potent drugs.- Attained a comprehensive skill set in organic chemistry and chemical biology, encompassing drug design, multi-step organic synthesis, compound purification utilizing techniques such as LC-MS and HPLC, molecular characterization employing NMR, MS, and IR spectroscopy, as well as bio-assay development including ITC and gel shift assays.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

- General Chemistry: Created online quizzes and homework using LON-CAPA.- Organic Chemistry Lab I (CHEM 233): Led 4 lab sections of 25-28 students.

Prof. Dau Nguyen'S Group

Studied the chemical constituents of Heliciopsis Lobata (Merr.) Sleum. plant using column chromatography and spectroscopy

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemistry

Bachelor’S Degree, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: K51 Advanced Program in Chemistry (Monitor), Student Association of K51 Advanced Program in Chemistry (Head)