Self motivated and goal oriented process research chemist with extensive experience in both lab and plant production in the area of pharmaceutical drug development. Excellent lab skills on both lab and kilo lab scale syntheses. Independent worker with strong technical, observation, analysis, and problem solving skills, presenting clear and accurate results in reports and presentations. Very competent at multi-tasking with good time management skills. Team oriented researcher with strong communication and interpersonal skills. Organic synthesis and process R & D experience in nucleosides / nucleotides / oligonucleotides (PMOs), natural products, macrocycles, and heterocycles.Technical Skills: • Reaxys, Sci-Finder, Excel, Microsoft Word, Power Point, Chemdraw, ISIS Draw, ELN, and D360.• NMR, IR, HPLC, GC, LC/MS, React IR, XRD, KF, H-Cube, Crystal 16, and Lasentech crystallization optimization.• Established robust synthetic processes translatable from lab scale to kilo-lab to plant scale.• Developed and performed recrystallization and trituration processes to isolate high quality intermediates and products.• Reduced manufacturing cost, time and waste stream by elimination of chromatography with crystallization-based manufacturing processes• Experienced with kilo-lab scale equipment (12 L to 50 L reaction size vessels) and proper lab safety.• Performed reverse-phase and normal-phase chromatography based on TLC results with automated and non-automated biotage systems (4 g to 5 kg silica cartridges).• Supervised pilot plant campaigns to produce GLP tox and GMP quality material.• Transferred technical packages to local (pilot plant) and global CMC partners.