Experience

Forever Analytical Services (FAS)

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Dec 2022 - Present



The IDEA Center at the University of Notre Dame

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technology Validation Manager

  • Feb 2020 - Present



AgenDx Biosciences

• South Bend, Indiana Area

• Senior Development Scientist

  • Oct 2017 - Nov 2019

  Cancer and Rare Disease Diagnostics Research and Development • Led the assay development team of molecular diagnostic startup company • Developed diagnostic platform comprised of various technologies including: - Microfluidics and surface immobilized probe/target systems • Extensive experience modeling diffusive/reactive systems • Developed company’s quality system • Led the design failure mode effects analysis (dFMEA) of the diagnostic platform • Functioned effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team • Transferred technologies from university/research setting to a commercial setting • Regularly interfaced with executive board and fundraising team • Generated intellectual property through patent review and writing Show less



Siemens Healthineers

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scientist 2 - Urinalysis Technical Operations

  • Nov 2014 - Mar 2017

  Point of Care Diagnostics • Identified and corrected issues related to the manufacturing of diagnostic reagents through root cause analysis • Led reagent manufacturing process improvement projects by designing and implementing formulation and process changes to improve productivity efficiencies, production quality, and waste reduction • Utilized quality-based decision-making tools for formulation and process changes including: - Process failure mode and effects analysis (pFMEA), risk assessments, and process characterization • Applied lean manufacturing and Six-Sigma principles within a continuous process improvement manufacturing environment • Provided technical input on the development and revision of numerous types of documentation including: - Manufacturing batch records, work procedures, and raw material specifications • Supported Siemens Point of Care Diagnostics R&D group in the redesign and scale-up of various manufacturing processes • Supported the consolidation of Siemens Healthcare Northern Indiana sites by characterizing existing manufacturing processes to assist in the purchase of new manufacturing equipment including: - Batch stirred tank reactors and related equipment, web-handling machines, flotation dryers, various control systems, packaging equipment, and other specialty manufacturing equipment • Worked within FDA and ISO 13485 regulatory requirements for experimentation, validation, and manufacturing practices • Coordinated and led trial manufacturing runs of reagent production in accordance with changes in customer requirements • Led investigations of customer complaints related to reagent product issues and field failures • Successfully worked independently and within teams to manage and solve open-ended technical problems Show less



Georgia Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Researcher

  • Aug 2011 - Dec 2014

  Thesis: Quantifying the influence of aerosol particles on ice nucleation rates in large scale atmospheric models • Developed novel modeling tools to investigate aerosol-cloud-climate interactions in global models with applications in: - Data assimilation, sensitivity analysis, statistical model generation, uncertainty quantification, model linearization, parameterizing physical processes involving reactions/transport • Applied engineering principles to technical, open-ended problems as a member of a diverse team of researchers consisting of physicists, earth scientists, computer scientists, and engineers • Adapted to a new domain of research, learning subjects including: - Air quality regulations, atmospheric chemistry and physics, large scale dynamics, data analysis, and computer simulations Show less



Purdue University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Project: Metabolic flux analysis of algae for optimizing lipid growth for biofuel production • Quantified the effects of metabolic engineering on lipid production in Chlamadymonas reinhardtii using experimental approaches Project: Metabolic flux analysis of algae for optimizing lipid growth for biofuel production • Quantified the effects of metabolic engineering on lipid production in Chlamadymonas reinhardtii using experimental approaches



Purdue University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • May 2009 - Dec 2009

  Project: Synthesis of Cinnamic acid analogue glycosides in metabolically engineered yeast • Developed experimental procedures for the synthesis of useful small molecules in common cells • Improved existing HPLC/UV-Vis method for quantifying experimental yields • Optimized small molecule production through various design of experiments (DOE) • Increased process throughput by automating product purification and collection methods Project: Synthesis of Cinnamic acid analogue glycosides in metabolically engineered yeast • Developed experimental procedures for the synthesis of useful small molecules in common cells • Improved existing HPLC/UV-Vis method for quantifying experimental yields • Optimized small molecule production through various design of experiments (DOE) • Increased process throughput by automating product purification and collection methods