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Boston, MA, US

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

• 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.
• 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.

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

• 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.

Walpole, Massachusetts, United States

• 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..
• 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.

Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

• 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.

Medway, Massachusetts, United States

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering With A Concentration In Biochemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Integrated Concentration in Science program (ICONS), Brother of Pi Kappa Phi Theta Mu ChapterGPA: 3.89

High School Diploma