Associate Director, Process Technology, Winchester, KY• Led scale-up of two commercial grades of PHA from pilot through commercialization• Technical lead on fermentation area upgrades within $25+M retrofit of KY plant• Technical lead on $100+M expansion of KY plant to triple its PHA production capacity• Technical lead on fermentation area of $700M greenfield PHA production facility in GA• Lead on $4+M of automation upgrades, including DeltaV Batch and OSI PI implementation• Collaborated with environmental engineering firm to apply for and receive environmental air permits for KY plant • Led initial set-up of analytical methods, instrumentation, and training for compliance with TTB permits for shipping and receiving specially denatured alcohol• Trained team of engineers to manage upstream pilot and commercial facilities• Company expert on fermentation process and recipes; supervise major process changes to ensure quality and cost metrics are achievedAssociate Director, Process Technology, Bainbridge, GA• Managed scale-up of fermentation process from 150 L to 147,000 L• Co-directed research program to screen and develop a portfolio of PHA producing strains• Directed optimization of media and process conditions to achieve commercial cost and process metrics

Manager, Global Operations Support Team• Manage team of technicians and scientists to support global network of manufacturing plants• Develop projects for continuous improvement of safety, cost, and reliability• Support plants by providing technical resources and analytical support• Co-inventor of a trade secret process for improving texture of soluble corn fiberArea Manager – BioVentures Pilot Plant• Direct activities of maintenance and operations personnel to execute client’s R&D objectives• Write service proposals for external clients; assist in contract development• Oversee tech transfer and experimental development of fermentation and downstream recovery• Manage annual budget of >$2M; develop pilot plant team to expand technical competenciesProcess Engineer - FermentationPilot Scale Manufacturing and Development of Danimer (Meredian) PHA Process• Designed and tested media formulations which increased titer >200% and productivity >300%• Created DOEs for fermentation lab to elucidate the media components which control polymer properties and process conditions which impact yieldProduction Engineer - FermentationAs part of a $2.8M pilot plant re-commissioning project to commercialize the Bio-BDO process:• Coordinated re-commissioning of fermentation pilot plant• Designed, installed, and successfully commissioned a new stirred tank fermenter• Managed early stage personnel scheduling; trained four shifts of new operations personnel As fermentation engineer for demo scale Bio-BDO and key member of commercial development team:• Planned and successfully executed first bubble column fermentations of Bio-BDO process• Key member of team which successfully executed a commercial scale Bio-BDO fermentation test• Led the fermentation tech transfer and start-up for first Bio-BDO commercial campaign • Improved process reliability by redeveloping and optimizing process controls of Bio-BDO fermentation and distillation operations

Responsible for writing and evaluating fermentation control protocols on lab scale fermentationsContribute to experimental design and write fermentation work ordersManage small projects related to the relocation of the pilot plant

Research Projects in the laboratory of Dr. Theodore Randolph: Proteins in High Concentration Liquid FormulationsNucleation-Dependent Aggregation of Protein In Pharmaceutical FormulationsTeaching Experience:Chemistry for Engineers, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Maintained 50 L bioreactor and experimental gasifierCollected and processed routine biological samples

Research Project in the laboratory of Dr. John A. MorganGrew recombinant yeast cultures and maintained yeast strains for experimental trialsInjected substrates into cell culture and extracted novel products using liquid-liquid extraction and HPLC

Baytown Chemical Plant, Olefins & Aromatics – Improvement/Support (Summer 2004)• Performed process engineering duties for three operating units including technical support, optimization, and small improvements • Directed steam project that a led to a $250,000 energy cost reductionBaytown Refinery, Operations Support Department (Fall 2003)Baytown Chemical Plant, Olefins & Aromatics – Improvement/Support (Spring 2003)Beaumont Olefins Aromatics Plant, Process Engineering (Summer 2002)Beaumont Refinery, Process Engineering – Lights Oils (Fall 2001)