Work within the Ultrasound Transducer Center of Excellence to implement process, yield, and cost improvements to the manufacture of ultrasound transducers by integrating novel technologies, tooling, and methodology to enhance existing processes Site subject matter expert for sputter coating systems

Facilitated operation and design of R&D plasma coating facilities and equipment; including vertical coaters, drum coaters, annular/linear ion sources, deposition/etching processesStandardized operating protocols for plasma coater and facility equipment including hazardous gas cabinets/manifolds, nitrogen generator, acid gas scrubber, clean room, environmental test chamber, and closed loop water cooling tower system for R&D buildingImproved performance of PECVD coatings on plastics by improving optical characteristics, uniformity, and durability Familiarity with thin film metrology equipment including spectrometry, ellipsometry, microscopy, and contact angle goniometers Developed process for deposition and durability enhancement of anti-fingerprint coating on glass

o Worked in a cohesive team to formulate CMP slurries (colloidal mixtures of 3-13 chemicals) for research and development purposes accurately and efficientlyo Proficiency with laboratory equipment including ion selective electrodes, disc centrifuge, zeta probe, catalysis reactor, pressure/temperature/flow transducers, mini-polisher, RESmapper, Acusizer, Mettler Toledo calorimeter, and other common equipment/toolso Received training and multiple awards for chemical/laboratory safety practices o Designed and conducted CMP experiments related to tungsten polishing using mini-polishero Independently designed, modified, and developed a system for high sensitivity measurement of peroxide decomposition in the presence of catalyst

Tutoring student athletes as part of the UA's CATS program and tutoring students with learning disabilities as part of UA's SALT program in general science courses including chemistry, astronomy, geosciences, physics, and atmospheric sciences

Worked with a team of undergraduate interns, graduate students, and doctoral researchers studying cell-signaling pathways in Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) where I successfully designed protocols for studying the kinase AKT in GBM by means of immunofluorescence and captured high quality images of sub-cellular localization of unique AKT isoforms