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Technical project management, simultaneously managing and prioritizing multiple projects, from initial design to commercial.

San Francisco, California, Us

• Developing innovative plant-based products to quickly bring to market with a diverse and talented team to create food that mimics texture, taste and color in raw seafood.• Research and product development of plant-based seafood products that led to successful commercial product launches, management, program management, project execution, budgeting, scaling- Building and managing a diverse and talented team of 14 people both in the US and EU.- Created/developed/launched 3 products in 3 different channels in the US and 2 products in 2 channels in the EU.- Decreased ingredient costs, improved quality, extended the shelf-life from ~5 days to 21+days.- Built relationships/collaborations with vendors and universities, including 3 partnerships and 1 successful grant.

• Project management, leading a diverse group to a rapid success− Progressed a series of devices from first concept to submission readiness including 4 catheter products and 4 novel clot removal devices. Including managing and leading 3 manufacturers and 20+ vendors.

Campbell, California, Us

• Project management, new line transfer, establishing new production lines, quickly turned around current production− Started in-house coating production including room buildout, procurement of equipment/materials, and validations.− Handled emergent situations such as down grade of material and discontinuation of material.− Established a production yields team and increased yields 15.9% within the first 6 months.− Managed several production teams on to tackle and achieve production goals.

Campbell, California, Us

• Research and Development of neurovascular medical device technologies designed to help clinicians expedite and improve the effectiveness of stroke treatment, giving patients a chance for optimal recovery.- Created and maintained project plans, timelines, budgets, resourcing, built several wet laboratories, procured equipment. - Progressed catheter devices: biological, sterilization, simulated use testing for the submission of several devices.- Led 6 animal studies (both acute/chronic) as the principal investigator for 510k and PMA submissions.- Developed coil assist device: conception to device verification/validation testing.- Established and innovated in-house coating expertise for applying several polymers.- Developed in-vitro human, porcine and bovine flow loop testing, real time imaging of platelets- Led ex-vivo porcine and primate flow loop testing.- Created synthetic clots- Managed engineer and technician. Mentored interns.

Newark, De, Us

• Synthesis of bioinspired monomers and polymers with the understanding of self-assembly and formation of supramolecular nanostructures and nanoparticles. These structures are created using stimuli-responsive triggers which control the nanomaterial shape. The shape-changing nanoparticles are target for drug delivery/diagnostics.-Various small molecule chemistries, anionic polymerization and atom-transfer radical-polymerization (ATRP) techniques.-Imaging techniques of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and cryoTEM-Grant writing

• Research and product development, project management, risk analysis, testing for FDA submission of (3) cardiovascular devices.-(1) Developed novel nitinol permanent implant device for mitral valve regurgitation: concept to late stage device verification/validation testing.-(2) Progressed 510k device for Atrial Fibrillation (AF) from conception to early stage testing-(3) Engineered device for left atrial appendage into working prototypesExperience leading several animal studies (both acute/chronic) and cadaver studies as the principal investigator. Working with regulatory, quality and clinical teams to develop products.Managed engineers and technicians

Lawrence, Ks, Us

• Creating and characterized novel hydrogels (1) with improved mechanical properties using a free radical polymerization technique. The hydrogels have double-network and interpenetrating network structures and have potential in biomedical applications. (2) for replacement of commonly used gel, polyacrylamide, with poly(N-vinyl formamide) (PNVF). PNVF hydrolyzes as a simple route to poly(vinyl amine). (3) which were imaged with atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to visualize the structures. • Mentoring: Advised eight undergraduates, one high school teacher, one 7th grade teacher and one 4th grade teacher.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

• Imaging to visualize polymer network structures of hydrogels • Synthesized self-assembled macromolecular structured particles utilizing the reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization technique. Analyzed using 1H NMR and dynamic light scattering (DLS). • Mentoring: Advised one undergraduate student.

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Jp

• Created tough bio-based double-network hydrogels with improved mechanical properties. Mechanical tests such as tensile and tearing test were performed on the hydrogels.

Fort Collins, Co, Us

• Exploring the use and production of amphiphilic polymer-based hydrogels in biomedical and biological applications, specifically creating a matrix that could model the changes in a blood vessels to determine how atherosclerosis forms. The hydrogels designed are a blend of spherical forming AB diblock and ABA triblock copolymers. Synthesis of hydrogels by RAFT polymerization. Characterized via gel permeation chromatography, 1H NMR and small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS)• Mentoring: Advised one high school student.

Fort Collins, Co, Us

• Examined the effect of various experimental parameters on fiber diameter of electrospun chitosan/poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) solution blends. Parameters of interest we studied included: total polymer concentration, flow rate, and ratio of chitosan to PVA. Constructed an electrospinning apparatus and measured nanofibers using SEM.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Chemical And Petroleum Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemical Engineering