Co-Founder of an industrial automation firm that provides custom OEM automated equipment to manufacturing customers in the pharmaceutical, automotive and consumer goods industries.Lead Controls Programmer:- Start-to-finish programming of industrial automation machines as well as maitenance, upgrades, and troubleshooting on existing equipment- Programming and support of PLC and HMI controls for various automated systems with such components as Allen Bradley, Omron, Pro-face, Schneider Electric, Unitronics, EZ Automation, Parker, Yaskawa, and others- Embedded system and C programming for initialization, screen optimization, image display, and font libraries for custom LCD applicationsBusiness Development and Management:- Established and maintained client relationships across a range of industries and sizes, from micro-businesses to Fortune 500 firms- Identified and pursued opportunities which were tangential to Descher Automation’s initial core business model, such as engineering and maintenance support contracts- Project management for design, fabrication and installation of custom equipment, including: * Budgeting and resource allocation* Communicated project requirements and technical specifications with team members, customers and other stakeholders* Install and debug machines on-site under strict factory time constraints- Train operators and production supervisors- Management of a flexible staff of engineers, fabricators, and sub-contractors

Instruction of general chemistry laboratory classes. Responsible for supervising chemistry experiments, providing direction as needed, and preparation of quizzes and exams.

Responsibilities were fluid and often determined by yearly project grants.- Systematic documentation of ornithology collections- Coordination of efforts to create an Access database to organize bird banding and observation data of different formats spanning nine years- Program coordinator for the Painted Bunting Research Project- Communication with over 250 citizen science volunteers

Instruction of high school physical science, biology, honors biology, computer elective, and NC environmental science elective. Creation of all lectures, lesson plans, quizzes and tests suitable for students with learning disabilities and/or ADD/ADHD.

Routine characterization of protein samples by LC/MS, utilizing ion trap mass spectrometers. MSn analysis of peptide mixtures and identification of post translational modification sites. General maintenance of CapLC and ion trap instruments, including instrument troubleshooting, minor repairs, cleaning, tuning and calibration.

Application of common biological analytical techniques including mass spectrometry, HPLC, gel electrophoresis and autoradiography, DNA synthesis and purification, and UV-vis spectrophotometry. Optimization of parameters for the analysis of DNA/small molecule cross-linking reactions by LC/MS/MS, utilizing both Q-TOF and ion trap instruments