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Chantilly, Va, Us

Leesburg, Virginia, United States

● AI/ML Services: Address automation management challenges by supporting senior technicians. Designed and implemented IBM Watsonx Assistant with Orchestrate AI, automating complex workflows and boosting productivity by 80%.● Cloud Security: Collaborate with Oracle and Microsoft cloud tech support for federal clients. Conducted comprehensive security risk assessments, leading to a 30% cost reduction and enhanced data security.

● Gained hands-on experience in network security, ethical hacking, vulnerability assessment, and pen testing.● Developed proficiency in Python programming, data analytics and visualization, and SQL database design.● Utilized Splunk for data visualization and analysis.● Enhanced understanding of AWS (Amazon Web Services) and its application in cybersecurity.

Chantilly, Virginia, United States

● Recruited and Led Team: Assembled and managed a high-performing 3-member team for a start-up small business, driving successful project execution and team development.● Market Analysis & Strategy Development: Initiated and analyzed market data to gain insights into customer needs and sales opportunities. Collaborated with the marketing team to develop and implement a sustainable sales strategy.● Client Acquisition & Revenue Growth: Established over 200 new client relationships within 3 years. Spearheaded initiatives that increased total annual revenue to $250,000, surpassing sales targets by 50% in 2019 and 12% in 2020 despite the challenges of COVID-19.

Gaithersburg, Md

● Research and Innovation: Led projects developing advanced sensors for molecular damage detection using fluorescence. Integrated sensors into polymer composites for super-resolution imaging of material degradation.● Technical Reporting: Authored detailed technical reports and presented research findings at conferences, effectively communicating complex scientific concepts with diverse audiences.● Funding and Collaboration: Managed multiple research projects from NIST, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), and Army Research Office (ARO) to support pioneering materials research.Accomplishments I. Visualization of nanocomposite interface by super resolution fluorescence imaging• Prepared rhodamine spirolactam (RS) as a precursor to reduce dimerization and covalently incorporated RS into an epoxy matrix. • Employed Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) through confocal microscopy to probe the interface of a fluorescein labeled nanocellulose and RS functionalized epoxy nanocomposite. II. Super resolution imaging of RS functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) • Synthesized RS covalently functionalized CNTs with different lengths of an epoxy tether. • Characterized CNTs by NMR, Raman, XPS, SEM, TEM, AFM and confocal imaging. • Fluorescent imaged RS functionalized CNTs with both PALM and two photon fluorescent life-time microscopy. III. Multifunctional fluorescent sensors for imaging polymer nanocomposite interface • Designed new mechanically activated fluorescent probe (mechanophore) and UV/water activated fluorescent probe (aquaphore) for super resolution fluorescence imaging, PALM.• Use of aquaphore for sensing humidity diffusion in epoxy thin films at single molecule level

Houghton, Mi

The work has been funded by US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Science Foundation (NSF) and General Motors (GM) and focused on synthesizing, processing, and characterizing polymers and composites or nanoparticles for drug delivery and low-leaching wood preservation; utilizing in situ TEM to study lithium dendrite growth mechanism in nanobattery.1. Enhance Cancer Chemotherapy: Novel Gold/copolymer Nanoparticles 1.1 Prepared and characterized new block copolymers that target cancer cells and have tunable responses to various temperatures by RAFT copolymerization.1.2 Developed an affordable way to use block sequence and end group placement without compositional change of the nanoparticles to "tune" their temperature responses and to release specific doses of chemotherapy drugs while staying under the radar of the immune system. 1.3 Proposed a new concept of dual treatment by combining chemotherapy and hyperthermia-therapy for cancer patients: coated with the new polymers, gold nanoparticles can "cook" the cancer cells when absorbing visible lights, and deliver an extra punch to tumors.2. Battery Nanotechnology: Measurement of Lithium Dendrite Growth 2.1 Synthesized unique non-evaporating ionic liquids as the electrolyte inside TEM cells with high vacuum environments.2.2. Cooperated in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to discover lithium fiber formation during charge/discharge process on lithium-ion battery electrodes in real time.3. Nanoparticles in Wood: A Novel Approach to Cut Biocide Leaching 3.1 Prepared and characterized novel gelatin based nanoparticles and incorporated biocide within the nanoparticle for controlled release, which reduces biocide leaching to only 10% of that by the conventional method, while maintain the protection again decays.3.2 Proposed a “green approach” to make nanoparticles more cost effective and pollution free: one step, in water and with high as 15% solid loading.

Houghton, Mi

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant (top 10%) at Michigan Tech, 2012Graduate Teaching Assistant — Department of Chemistry, Michigan Tech• University Chemistry II, First−year Chemistry Lab, Physical Chemistry Lab I [2007 — 2012]Guest Lecturer — Department of Chemistry, Michigan Tech• Polymer Chemistry, Current Topics in Polymer Chemistry [2009 — 2011]Research Lab Supervisor — Department of Chemistry, Michigan Tech [2009 — 2012]

Phd, Chemistry (Polymer Chemistry)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemistry (Polymer Chemistry)