- Leading teams on developing strain characterization and scale-down fermentation processes - Collaborating with analytical teams to improve measurement quality and working closely with strain engineering and DSP teams to advance the project to commercialization- Optimizing fermentation process and media by DOE (design of experiment) resulting in >30% improvement in the performance of the top strain- Strong understanding of the connection between microbial physiology and process performance- Keeping abreast of scientific literature, emerging approaches, and innovations in metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, and fermentation process development.- Technology transfer and successful commercial-scale (>100 cubic meters) productions

- Developed and tested alternative plate models for better prediction of tank performance.- Genetically engineered strains for the production of a flavor and fragrance compound.

Designed and executed carbon-conserving pathways for the production of high-volume commodity chemicals.Co-authored SBIR grant proposals that enabled > $1M funding.

• Enabled the full reconstitution of the shorter and more efficient nonphosphorylative metabolism into E. coli and applied it for the biosynthesis of 1,4-butanediol from pentoses and sugar acids.• Designed and engineered the artificial metabolic pathways into E. coli to produce medium-chain esters and applied metabolic engineering to improve the production titers.• Optimized fermentation processes and fermentation media for the production of esters, 1,4-butanediol, and mevalonate from shake flasks (5ml) to bench-top bioreactors (up to 14L).• Performed kinetic assays to characterize enzyme activities and developed growth-based platforms to identify putative genes.

• ChEn4502W: Chemical Engineering Design II, Spring 2015• ChEn2001: Material and Energy Balances, Fall 2013• ChEn4401W: Senior Chemical Engineering Lab, Fall 2012

CBRN officer for a one-year obligatory military service