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• Quality lead responsible for ensuring compliance across regulations and standards for allservices and projects at the Ultrasound & Underwater (UUA) group at NPL. Seniorprofessional with strong analytical and.
• Lead scientist on the development, validation, and implementation of the mostaccurate technology for acoustic pressure in the medical ultrasound field.
• Coordinated healthcare projects and developed together with the NHS a nontoxicmaterial and a test-object for medical equipment safety assessment.
• Commissioned a new facility for calibration service (> 200 certificates/year) securingits ISO 17025 accreditation five months ahead of schedule.
• Delivered a European project (with value higher than £200k) including testing, CEmarking and commissioning a secondary standard system.
• Mentored junior scientists including providing guidance for a clear career path andcontinuous improvement.

• Coordinated a project that researched the applicability of kinetics evaluation by low powerultrasound in biofuels production process. Member of a project that researched biodieselproduction through a cavitation process.
• Publications in peer reviewed journals (Fuel, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry).
• Assisted a PhD student to get a one-year scholarship abroad to develop part of herthesis.
• Engaged with a company for licensing the patent filed in 2017 for biodieselproduction monitoring process.
• Funding from FAPERJ (a Brazilian research foundation) ~ £5k for project consumablematerials.

• Researcher responsible for projects investigating the development and application of low power ultrasound in the inline/online monitoring of transesterification reactions.Key accomplishments:
• Publications in peer reviewed journal (Fuel) and book chapters (IntechOpen).
• Secured a Patent as a product of PhD thesis being the first Inventor.
• Doctorate degree in Sciences - Biotechnology.
• Method development and validation for biofuel analysis (GC, 1H NMR and low powerultrasound).

Doctor Of Science, Biotechnology

Development of a technique for biodiesel production and quality monitoring using low power ultrasound. Validation of a low-cost.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering

Use of low-power, high-frequency ultrasound for liquids' properties assessment. Development of a pulse-echo technique for monitoring the.

Master Of Science - Ms, Chemical Engineering

Organic synthesis with phosphorus derivatives. Synthesis of phosphorus-derived corrosion inhibitors unpublished in the literature. Study.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Industrial Chemistry

Organic synthesis of phosphorus derivatives. Synthesis and evaluation of phosphorus-derived antifouling for use in industry. Preparation.