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- Collaborate with project managers and engineers of multiple disciplines on developing deliverables to utilities throughout the DC Metro area

- Researched the optimization and full-scale implementation of partial denitrification-anammox (PdNA) for mainstream nitrogen removal from wastewater secondary effluent as part of WRF Project (#5027)- Operated a pilot which studies the challenges of using fermentate based carbon for driving PdNA- Optimized online control for aeration and both feedforward and feedback external carbon dosing- Maintained instrumentation used for online control and pilot operation- Analyzed raw data using statistical analysis tools within Microsoft Excel- Improved pilot design to achieve high PdN efficiency and anammox activity by manipulating substrate delivery, nitrate removal rates, DO concentrations, and SRT- Delivered summaries of results to a technical audience of other research groups through Microsoft PowerPoint- Collaborated with other utilities and consultants in order to improve pilot results

- Prepared reagents such as mobile phases for HPLC system, instrument calibrators, and acid dilutions for sample preparation- Analyzed patient samples through LC-MS/MS methodology in a high-volume clinical laboratory- Performed maintenance of HPLC and mass spectrometers