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Switzerland

Bubendorf, Basel-Country, Switzerland

Blansko, South Moravia, Czechia

Bochum Area, Germany

• Project leadership and organizational skills in the management of 3 interdisciplinary team projects in the fields of oncology drug development and delivery, heterogeneous electrocatalysis, and peptide maritime coatings
• Designed and synthesized pH-sensitive gold(I) organometallic N-heterocyclic carbene oncology drugs specifically tuned for delivery using biocompatible carbon nanotubes, resulting in 1 publication preparation
• Designed and synthesized ultra-low biofouling resistant… Show more
• Designed and synthesized ultra-low biofouling resistant structured peptides modified with artificial amino acids and PEG-based or DDT-based linkers for maritime coatings, resulting in 1 publication and 1 under review
• Trained and mentored Post-Doc, Ph.D., Master, and Bachelor students in complex peptide synthesis and modifications for peptide drugs, air-free organometallic chemistry, peptide HPLC method development, data analysis.
• Proactive collaboration with an external catalysis team on various topics (carbon-carbon cross-coupling reactions, CO2 electrocatalysts, and Si-C bond cleavage), leading to 5 publications

Grenoble Area, France

• Project leader in an interdisciplinary team for the design and development of a 3D confocal Raman microscopy in situ electrochemical cell, leading to the presentation of research at ACS international and internal.
• Developed nanosurface functionalization and characterization skills by covalently and noncovalently modifying carbon nanotubes with small molecules and enzymesTechnical Skills: Synthetic:
• Organometallic/Organic synthesis
• Carbon Nanotube… Show more
• Carbon Nanotube Functionalization with Enzymes and Small moleculesAnalytical:
• Confocal Raman microscopy

Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area

• Interdisciplinary project management on the development of bioinspired "enyzme" like small molecule electrocatalysts, leading to 7 publications, 2 presentations at ACS, and 1 Gordon international conference
• Designed and synthesis optimization of nickel-phosphine complexes conjugated with amino esters or structured peptides using solution/solid phase techniques
• Showed the importance of requiring a peptide outer-coordination sphere for innovating catalysts that can match the… Show more
• Showed the importance of requiring a peptide outer-coordination sphere for innovating catalysts that can match the efficiency of enzymes by increasing the rate by up to 50% compared to the naked catalyst
• Developed and optimized RP-HPLC purification techniques for air-sensitive nickel complexes functionalized with peptides.Technical Skills: Synthetic:
• Air Free and Dry Organometallic / Organic Chemistry

Moscow, ID

• Dissertation title "Development of a Stopped-Flow Ultra-Rapid-Scanning FTIR Spectrometer and its Application for Studying Kinetics & Mechanisms of Inorganic Complexes"

Gillette Wyoming

Involved with the design and development of a pilot plant for the removal of sodium from coal-bed methane water discharge.

Laramie, WY

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Organometallic Chemistry And Infrared Spectroscopy

Activities and Societies: Applied Spectroscopy Student Affiliate Chapter, Moscow, Id

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Chemistry