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Tallahassee, Florida, United States

• Oversaw 3 NIH grants projects, including experiment formulation, preparation, and execution, ensuring compliance with grant requirements and deadlines.• Managed laboratory operations, overseeing equipment maintenance, supply management, and safety protocols to ensure a conducive research environment.• Mentored graduate and undergraduate students, providing guidance and support in their research projects and professional development

Indiana, United States

• Developed and implemented SOPs for manufacturing procedures, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.• Reviewed technical documents for clarity, accuracy, and consistency, maintaining adherence to industry standards.• Conducted production cost analysis to optimize manufacturing processes and improve profitability.• Resolved complex technical problems, demonstrating problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Led the National Science Foundation STTR Project (Award Number: 1720774) as the Primary Investigator and Project Leader from June 2017 to December 2018. This project focused on the commercialization of a Non-Chromatographic Technique for Synthetic Oligodeoxynucleotide Purification, involving collaboration with Michigan Technological University. Coordinated and completed the project on time, scaling up synthesis and optimizing purification processes, resulting in significant improvements in synthesis efficiency. Published results in Org. Process Res. Dev. 2018, 22, 1282−1288.• Successfully completed Phase One of the grant project, receiving matching funds from the Indiana State for the NSF grant project.• Conducted contract research, synthesizing specific compounds for Elanco, a global animal health company, and producing specific UV chemicals for water quality control in a New York state government project.• Managed multiple technical projects simultaneously, ensuring timely completion and meeting project goals.• Led custom synthesis projects, designing and synthesizing drug-like molecules and intermediates with multi-step reactions. Successfully synthesized over 100 compounds and designed synthesis routes for scalability, resulting in improved efficiency and cost-effectiveness.• Managed lab operations, ensuring adherence to industry standards and safety regulations. Oversaw security documents, MSDS, and supervised processing of organic/inorganic waste materials.• Mentored junior scientists and interns, providing guidance and support in their research projects and professional development

Greater Chicago Area

1. Custom synthesis: Custom synthesis of drug intermediate and deliver products to pharmaceutical, drug discovery and biotechnology companies such as Amgen, Neurocrine Bioscience, Scios, Sugen, Hawaii Biotech, Eli Lilly etc. 1).Synthesized drug molecules and intermediates by multi-step reaction with synthesis route of 7~15 steps 2).Research and design new synthesis route when initial procedure not worked out 3).Optimize synthesis route by shortening the overall synthesis steps 4).Optimize reaction conditions and improve synthesis route by lowering workload and increasing reaction yield 2. Develop new medicinal chemistry building blocks

Phd, Physical Chemistry

Master, Physical Chemistry

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering