Lab Manager

• Nov 2022 - Present

Applications Scientist II

• Mar 2018 - Nov 2022

-Develop applications for pXRF instruments specializing in soil and geochemical methods -Support sales and service teams for worldwide applications -Provide customer support on new applications as required -Present findings at various conferences -Environmental Health and Safety Site Leader -Develop applications for pXRF instruments specializing in soil and geochemical methods -Support sales and service teams for worldwide applications -Provide customer support on new applications as required -Present findings at various conferences -Environmental Health and Safety Site Leader

Scientist II

• Jun 2011 - Mar 2018

Develop methods for elemental analysis via microwave digestion and ICP-OES including aqueous, organic, and high solids applications Provide analytical support to research, development, and production teams Analyze samples using Gel Permeation Chromatography, Thermogravimetric Analysis, Ion Chromatography, Disc Centrifugation, Zeta Potential, Water Content, Moisture Permeation, and Liquid and Solid Density Coordinate with vendors for trainings, instrument purchases, and instrument maintenance issues Deliver semi-regular presentations about current status of individual projects and routine sample analyses

HHMI Postbac and Grua O'Connell Research Fellow

• Sep 2010 - Jun 2011

Conducted interdisciplinary research examining phosphate pollution dynamics in a local ecosystemContinued research as a 2010-2011 independent Academic Honors ProjectCompetitively selected by ACS committee to present research at both 240th and 241st American Chemical Society Conferences Awarded Top Presentation prize at 2011 Northeast Undergraduate Research and Development Symposium and 2011 North Atlantic Society of Environmental Toxicologists and Chemists ConferenceStrengthened scientific writing and verbal skills through research paper and presentations

Merck- AAAS Research Fellow

• Mar 2009 - Sep 2010

Developed methods to investigate the influence of sediment on phosphate water levelsPerformed field work collecting water and sediment samples by boat and on landDesigned and executed water and sediment characterization experiments including surface area, organic carbon, and exchangeable ion analysisCompetitively chosen by faculty to present research at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Presidential Science SymposiumSelected to present research at 2010 National Ocean Policy Symposium and 2011 Maine Water ConferenceAwarded funding from the Merck-AAAS Undergraduate Science Research Program, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Surdna Undergraduate Research Fellowship, and the Grua O’Connell Research Award