Experience

Haelixa Ltd

• Switzerland
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Research and Development Project Manager

  • Jan 2022 - Present

• Research and Development Project Manager

  • Jan 2021 - Mar 2022

• Research And Development Engineer

  • Apr 2020 - Dec 2020

  - Achieving project goals through effective short- and long-term planning, design and execution of novel experiments, data analysis, report writing and meeting organisation- Develop project plans based on the project scope, deadlines, and product requirements - Development of the R&D structure through documentation, definitions and organisation- Supporting the company, and technical team, in tech development and execution

• Research And Development Intern

  • Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

  - Develop project plans based on the project scope, deadlines, and product requirements.- Fulfil lab work according to project scope, deadlines, and product requirements.- Track, monitor, and report project progress and deliverables.- Implement and manage project interventions and escalations of critical issues to achieveproject goals.



The University of Sheffield

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chemical Engineering Student Ambassador

  • Sep 2015 - Jul 2019

  - Promoting chemical engineering for further study to prospective students. - Interaction with a wide range of nationalities and ages which greatly improved my communication skills and confidence.

• General Teaching Assistant

  • Mar 2019 - Apr 2019

  - Supporting undergraduate chemical engineering students in problem class tutorials.

• Year in Industry Student Mentor

  • Nov 2018 - Dec 2018

  - Giving guidance and advice based on my own experience of finding, applying for and undertaking a year in industry.

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  - Awarded a ten-week manufacturing research bursary. - Researched and developed a paper cup recycling method to help Costa Coffee solve a major problem.- Learned how to use a variety of new laboratory techniques and equipment within a short timeframe.- Used own initiative and solved problems with limited resources.- A potential method for paper cup recycling was found to develop and report back to our industry partners for the project.



Sheffield Students' Union

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Student Housing Ambassador

  • Jan 2019 - Jun 2019

  - Supported projects in relation to Students’ Union’s strategic work on housing.- Reached out to students in the wider community to communicate key messages and campaigns about housing.- Used communication, social and strategic skills to gather student housing experiences via face-to-face interactions and survey(s).- Utilised analytical capabilities to report findings to the Students’ Union.- Provided general support to the Welfare Coordinator and Advisers based within the Student Advice Centre.



Climeworks

• Switzerland
• Environmental Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research And Development Intern

  • Jul 2017 - Aug 2018

  - Evaluated and analysed novel process concepts for CO2 capture from the environment via designing and conducting experiments, analysing data and information and basic computational modelling. - Took responsibility and used initiative in largely managing own research projects.- Maintained general project organisation and ensured effective communication of ideas and progress. Achieved through arranging meetings, giving presentations, keeping meeting minutes and ensuring up-to-date reports.- Worked with external researchers to effectively benefit from their expertise. Developed an awareness of confidentiality and working around such limitations in communications and information disclosure.- Developed research skills and understanding of instrumentation, results interpretation and intrinsic difficulties of hardware development.- Supported both marketing and HR departments as a native English proof-reader and in development of improving the internal documentation for international employees respectively.



Havering College of Further and Higher Education

• Enrolment Clerk

  • Jul 2015 - Sep 2015

  - Responsibile for enrolling students onto the college system which involved the handling of sensitive information; confidentiality was key to this role.- Dealt with error reports, taking phone calls for admissions inquiries, payments and parents and students alike in regards to questions and sometimes more difficult situations.- Excellent customer service and patience were essential in order to help things run smoothly. Time management and efficiency were vital to conduct tasks quickly and to a high standard.



The University of Sheffield

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• 4CU Research Support (CDU Research)

  • Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

  - Worked on the EPSRC funded 4CU Programme Grant researching techniques for sustainable conversion of CO2 into synthetic fuel. - Developed design coding and time management skills through updating and improving the 4CU website and creating a web page for advertisement and signup to a workshop.- Developed an understanding of carbon capture and utilisation in the context of research challenges and opportunities whilst work shadowing the various PhDs and PostDocs working on the project, and aiding the creation of a poster for the ICCDU XIII.



GSK

• United Kingdom
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• GSK Work Experience

  • Feb 2014 - Feb 2014

  - Awarded a week long work experience. - Activities included: compaction simulator, particle size analysis (laser diffraction) and optical microscopy of powders. Introduced to good manufacturing practice.- Achieved the Level 2 Silver Industrial Cadet award. This was received for gaining an insight into the way the industry worked through being mentored by industry role models, displaying creativity and innovation along with good teamwork skills. - Awarded a week long work experience. - Activities included: compaction simulator, particle size analysis (laser diffraction) and optical microscopy of powders. Introduced to good manufacturing practice.- Achieved the Level 2 Silver Industrial Cadet award. This was received for gaining an insight into the way the industry worked through being mentored by industry role models, displaying creativity and innovation along with good teamwork skills.