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Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Receive training for Sustainable Materials Management.Work alongside local organizations implementing sustainable projects in local communities. With this Internship I fulfill my motivation of educating others in Natural Resources Conservation and Protection alongside helping the environment working with environmentalist professionals who aim to impact positively in our Island.

Uprm

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

Secretary of the association’s chapter at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez. Working with the team to provide our members with resources and tools needed to develop their careers as professional Chemical Engineers.

University Of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

Undersecretary of the association’s chapter at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez. Working with the team to provide our members with resources and tools needed to develop their careers as professional Chemical Engineers.

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

University Of Puerto Rico At Mayagüez

Perform as liaison for recruiters during their visit on campus; and build a network between students and companies. Supported and participated in the process and design team of the Career Development Day for second year in a row, being part of the first virtual event.

M.M. Creative Learning Center (10 hours/week): Focused on enriching High – School students in STEM skills through personal tutoring and attaining academic results. Impacted over 20 students resulting in better academic improvement.Stairs to Success (2 hours/week): Tutoring and mentoring students through a University organization, impacting school students.Personal: Prepare school students through tutoring for the Puerto Rico College Examination Board test for admission to their preferred university, as well as prepared students for PIENSE examinations, providing the tools required for successful performance to gain entry to prestigious specialized school.Currently tutor high school students in their STEM classes. (9 hours a week)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Climate change has affected different facets of our daily lives. One of these being a primary one such as food. The global population is expected to increase by 2.2 billion by 2050, which means the world's farmers will have to grow about 70% more food than what is now produced. Since our current agricultural methods will not be sustainable for much longer because more than 95% of micronutrients and 99.9% of pesticides do not reach their target, we are experimenting with different methods such as nanotechnology. My project analyzed the behavior of different nanoparticles in plant cells in order to understand their behavior to future develop nano carriers which aside from helping on crop growth, also reduce environmental impact of agrochemicals. We were able to identify patterns in different nanoparticle characteristics while exposed to protoplasts. The nanoparticles used were controlled engineered polymer and Layered Double Hydroxide nanoparticles. We used Arabidopsis thaliana protoplasts extracted by an enzyme solution following a previous protocol. We acquired the data using ICP-MS instrument and elaborating a t-test to analyze the statistical significance and difference. We proved that negatively charged polymer nanoparticles interact more with protoplasts in comparison to the positively charged nanoparticles. Comparing LDH nanoparticles surface chemistries we identified OH, Amine, and PEG were statistically different. For future work we would like to identify if the interaction of the nanoparticle and the protoplast is superficial or if it's going inside the cell.

Villalba, Puerto Rico

Completed in Medtronic first opportunity in Medical Device Industry. As part of the Summer Intern opportunity I exposed to an industry dedicated to Alleviate pain, Restore health and Extend life. As part of my learning experience, I directly impacted continuous improvement projects in manufacturing lines. The experience enriched my knowledge in the following areas: Quality – focused in documentation ensuring first time quality (FTQ), applied lean six sigma knowledge, partner with team to create value stream maps (VSM) and executed time study in Cell Operating System (COS) manufacturing lines to guarantee line maturity. Applied manufacturing line re-layout previously designed. As part of this task completed line equipment movement, assess manufacturing Assemblers input and submit information to prepare Change Impact Form (CIF). During a brainstorming session for the transformation of a manufacturing line, teamed up with Assemblers, Quality Engineers and Manufacturing Engineers to identify opportunities and came up with a suggestion to develop a fixture to prevent scrap for a coil manufacturing part.

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

GE experience as Supply Chain EID intern during Jan – April 2021, provided me the opportunity to lead and complete a main project targeting cost reduction in tools and supplies. Project led to a cost reduction of 16% in the identified top offender in tools and supplies. As a manufacturing engineer I focused on implementing a LEAN Vision on current processes and attentive on driving safety culture and improving quality excellence. Also, I was able to impact other areas of the business, such as: working on several methods’ development and implementation, connection with GE Combustion manufacturing operators and engineers enriching from their knowledge and experience, focus on partnering with them to provide solutions. As part of the new process implemented five fixtures were designed and implemented as part of my tasks.

Leadership development immersion program (10 hours) offered to University Students. Boston Scientific selected Fifty (50) students across the Island to participate of several programs to promote development on the following areas: problem solving, emotional intelligence, ethics in social media, teamwork, interviews, communication and resumes.

Worked as an assistant for a graduate student researcher analyzing Coastal Erosion Studies. This research was focused in Material Engineering Department. I tested crystals as alternative solution for coastal erosion and analyzed pollutant fluid in ocean streams. Created a fixture for the measuring analysis. Also, managed analyzed data input and supported physical properties material analysis.

Undergraduate research in the Analytical Chemistry Department focused on identifying a method and equipment to analyze Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCP's). I had to take equipment training for the use of Surfaced Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS), prepared weekly reports, and presented results to Research Advisor and student forum. I confirmed the use of Raman Spectroscopy technology to identify and quantify PPCP’s in sub micromolar concentrations (below 10-6 µM) in water. Analyzed spectrum’s peaks as each according substance.Abstract:Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are polluting surface water environments.This pollution is biomagnifying via emission from production industries, direct disposal fromhopitals or household centers, and ingestion and subsequent excretion after drug administrationto human or animal. This pharmaceuticals presence is of major importance due that it affects theecological environment as well as human health. Most of these pollutants are resistent tobiological degradation processes which means, that their constitution will stay almost intact afterwastewater treatments. With the use of Surface-enhanced Raman Sprectroscopy we will identifyand quantify PPCPs such as ciprofloxacin and paracetamol in water. The product of this researchwill provide useful information in future environmental studies. Raman Spectroscopy methoddemonstrated to contain a diverse range of pharmaceutical applications. Utulizing Ag/PDMS hasproven to be an experimental method to improve sensibility towards substance identificationduring the spectroscopy.

Developed a research focused on Environmental Engineering and Environmental Chemistry. Performed processes entailing brainstorming to establish experimental instructions, considering several variables during experimental phase and process definition. Proved the biomass of citrus waste had 25% potential effect on the adsorption of the heavy metal Cu on polluted waters. Concluded that the biosorption method is a functional and effective one. Confirmed that this process to purify water may benefit communities that do not have resources to clean water, making it suitable forconsumption.Abstract:With the increase of industrialization, the amount of heavy metals in the environment has increased drastically. Due to their capacity for bioaccumulation and their harmful properties, they present a risk to the ecosystems in which they are found. According to NIH (National Institute of Health, 2012) an inadequate supply of them can lead to a variety of deficiencies, diseases and syndromes. Given this problem, this research aims to find an effective way to counteract the contamination with heavy metals in bodies of water, by using biomass created from the rind of Citrus limonum, citrus native to Asia, but introduced to all places of the world. To demonstrate the effectiveness of it, solutions with concentrations of 8 g / L and 16 g / L of CuSO4 were produced and the initial absorbance of these was measured with a spectrophotometer. Then, biomass was added to these solutions and, using a solution of deionized water and biomass as target, its absorbance was measured at different time points. The results showed that the biomass could reduce the absorbance of the solutions by 33% and 17% respectively. Based on these results, it can be concluded that, due to its removal capacity and cost-effectiveness, this biomass created from citrus waste can be an effective alternative to remove Cu present in contaminated water bodies.

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

High School Diploma, 11-12

Activities and Societies: Class Secretary (2017-2018) Student Council Vice President (2017-2018) Student Council Delegate (2016-2017)