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Account Manager for Chemtec Chemical Co, an Innospec Company. Supplying customers throughout the West Coast with ingredients for skincare, cosmetics, haircare, & more!

Lead a committee of 5 peers to design events and functional tools to bolster our 300+ member organization and improve the functionality of our entire executive board. Developed an event feedback forum to evaluate attendee experiences and collect suggestions for future events. After implementing this forum I increased student participation by 30% with participation incentives. Curated events for our executive team that focused on team bonding, stress relief, and cultivating creativity. My flagship events included yoga and meditation socials, artist lead paint nights, and workshops on how to pursue work-life balance.

An ambassador for the engineering department at UCLA I give tours to prospective students and parents as well as provide assistance of departmental events.

Developed a preventative maintenance plan to optimize steam retention throughout the facility and further reduce energy output. Presented a detail cost analysis to the PepsiCo executive team and received CapEx budget approval to invest in an advanced heat detention tool projected to reduce overall steam leakage from 30% to 5% over 10 years resulting in production cost savings. Lead an onsite training for Frito-Lay employees on how to use my program to internally report steam leaks and update repair status.

My research is focused on the development of novel, point of care technologies for diagnosing major diseases. I am currently working on a new cost-effective biosensor for cancer detection using body fluids such as blood, cerebrospinal fluid, etc. Working in the wet-lab I developed skills such as surface treatment of glass substrates to specifically capture the biomarkers of interest, while also minimizing non-specific binding. Additionally, I gained comprehensive experience working with bright field and fluorescence microscopy, along with image analysis techniques.

Interviewed, selected, and lead a team of 6 fellow engineering students each year of my tenure to delegate responsibilities of designing large-scale outreach events for elementary, middle-school, and high school youth.Pitched and presented our events to UCLA Faculty and Engineering Department to successfully secure over $20,000 in funding and grants for our organization. Event highlights include: an Engineering Day for over 250 Girl Scouts, a stayover program for over 120 prospective UCLA students, and other events that gave the local Los Angeles youth community opportunities to explore STEM subjects.

I Interned in the Electrical Failure Analysis Laboratory where I helped analyze failed electrical components as well as lead tours of the laboratory. This experience contributed to my ability to communicate with a team, as well as build an efficient work ethic.