Technical Associate in the Langer and Traverso Laboratory at MIT. Primary projects involved working with pharmaceutical clients to improve, develop, or research new products and drug-release devices. Notable responsibilities included:• Designed and characterized the performance of 400+ drug formulations on behalf of international pharmaceutical clients for improved product performance and reduced production costs.• Fast-paced custom device prototyping for experimental analysis of drug release formulations.• Conducted statistical data analysis, professional figure preparation, and presentation for corporate clients.• Responsible for writing standard operating procedures and highly detailed laboratory notebook organization for pharmaceutical clients.• Wrote manuscripts, prepared figures, organized and analyzed data for empirical studies and review articles including a submission to Nature Reviews Bioengineering.• Involved in operating and troubleshooting analytical instruments for experimental analysis.• Conducted ex vivo tissue work for high-throughput experimental analysis of drug release formulations and devices.• In vivo animal experiments to quantify drug performance before advancing to human clinical trials.

Undergraduate student researcher in the Beltramo Lab aimed at quantifying the impact of cholesterol on the mechanical properties of the lipid bilayer. Notable achievements included:• Designed a fabrication process for microfluidic devices for the characterization of the mechanical properties oflipid bilayers.• Use of cleanroom wafer photolithography, hydrofluoric acid wet etching and surface profilometry forthe development and characterization of microfluidic research devices to study lipid bilayers.• Quantified the impact of cholesterol on the bending rigidity and compressibility of lipid bilayers.

Teaching assistance for a fluid mechanics course in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Responsible for instruction of fluid simulation concepts in MATLAB to chemical engineering students. Graded MATLAB-related homework and projects aimed to teach fluid mechanics principles and graphical fluid modeling in MATLAB.

Engineering intern tasked with streamlining areas of the production process of F.D.A.-regulated diagnostic test kits for more efficient tracking of raw materials and finished goods throughout the manufacturing process. Notable achievements included: • Implemented modifications to 200+ manufacturing procedures of FDA-regulated immunodiagnostic test kits.• Conducted interdepartmental risk and benefit analysis resulting from modifications to manufacturing procedures.• Assigned material numbers to 400+ raw materials and finished goods to allow for more effective tracking and inventory monitoring throughout the manufacturing process of diagnostic test kits.

Chemical engineering intern involved in R&D, manufacturing, quality assurance, and customer assistance at a specialty paint manufacturer. Key responsibilities included:• Oversaw research and development of 200-gallon specialty paint batches with custom properties and color, assisted in manufacturing and quality assurance of 1200+ gallon production paint batches.• Assisted in on-site customer assistance for product use and application, written standard operating procedures for customers and clients to ensure safe and effective product use.• Responsible for batch testing of color, viscosity, adhesion, and other properties as part of quality assurance.