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Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

-Battery scientist working on electrode development with clients-Develop and produce electrode slurry mixing and coating for different chemistries-Validate coated electrodes by building and testing coin cells and pouch cells-Develop R&D projects for different battery chemistries and electrochemical characterization

Oregon, United States

-Tested hybrid iron redox flow battery modules as part of R&D, analyzed results, and recommended system operation specifications to improve full-scale system efficiency and reliability -Analyzed and reported results of battery tests as internal engineering memos to further company understanding of iron redox flow battery modules and systems-Used design of experiment (DOE) to organize or propose battery tests or for failure analysis troubleshooting-Developed and improved battery performance testing approaches-Designed, constructed, or managed construction of test setups or other chemical equipment used for testing system-scale redox flow batteries or for other R&D chemical systems

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

-Characterized, measured, and documented surface treatments which improve chemical longevity of bipolar plates used in redox flow batteries and fuel cells to improve battery cycle life, battery efficiency, battery longevity-Design and build manufacturing equipment for production-Create manufacturing standard operating procedures and bill of materials for new equipment-Design and build testing equipment for characterizing bipolar plates and treatments-Designed, constructed, and tested laboratory-scale vanadium redox flow battery module and flow battery setup as an additional tool for performance testing of treated bipolar plates-Determined failure modes of bipolar plate treatments to assess treatments and improve product

Forest Grove, Oregon, United States

-Run chemical processes in an operator centered ultra-pure hydrogen peroxide purification plant, becoming proficient enough to operate entire chemical plant alone-Create standard operating procedures for machinery and chemical processes for use in a new facility-Designed and implemented mechanical safety innovation reducing risk of production loss, improving operator safety, and saving company potentially millions in production loss and client relations-Identify risks and hazards around plant and ensure the continued efficient and safe operation of facility-Control room operation and monitoring of chemical process-Identify risks, hazards, and potential improvements to chemical process and facility and implement changes from an engineering perspective

Masters Degree, Electrochemistry

University of Oregon Chemistry - Electrochemistry Master of Science

Bachelors Degree, Chemical Engineering

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