Experience

University of Utah College of Pharmacy

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Student Research Assistant

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Research focus in the design, development, and investigation of coiled-coil inhibitors for the treatment of genetic disease through computation modeling and screening, solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS), and peptide/protein modification. Research focus in the design, development, and investigation of coiled-coil inhibitors for the treatment of genetic disease through computation modeling and screening, solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS), and peptide/protein modification.



Teva Pharmaceuticals

• Israel
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chemist

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2021

  Worked within finished product quality control for transdermal and topical systems including controlled substances such as hormones and opioids Experienced in pharmaceutical cGMP, DEA, and FDA regulatory standards and environments Demonstrated experience performing comprehensive product specific analyses and managing all scheduled testing for multiple products single-handedly Experienced in EMPOWER instrumental and data processing software Experienced in inventory management and reagent / standard creation and review within LIMS software Demonstrated experience working with GC-FID, HPLC, UPLC, and coulombic and Karl Fisher titration systems for chemical analysis Demonstrated experience performing dissolution, impurity degradation / related substances, purity assay, water content, ethanol content, enhancer content analyses as well as qualitative analyses such as chromatogram identification and physical characteristics Show less



ICB Manufacturing dba Time Laboratories

• Pocatello, Idaho Area

• Quality Manager

  • May 2017 - May 2019

  Developed and led a quality assurance/control program for food-grade manufacturing processes in nutraceuticals and related products in compliance with cGMP and USDA regulatory standards from the ground up Developed and optimized handling, processing, and control procedures to reduce liability and maximize efficiency, reducing frequency of client corrective action requests by over 67% Managed multi-department teams of up to seven people while accounting for deadlines, production cost, manufacturing efficiency, acceptable error margins, and target quality levels Performed regular internal audits, employee training, and conflict resolution Provided chemical consulting regarding formulation, production, and solvation problems Show less



Idaho State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Career Path Intern / BS/MS Researcher

  • Jan 2017 - May 2017

  Operated within a biochemical / microbiological research group analyzing model halophilic protein t-RNA synthetase for cationic binding affinities through ion chromatographyRegularly performed genetic transformation with E. coli, facilitated protein production & conducted protein purification, utilized aseptic technique, gel electrophoresis, fluorimetry, FPLC, ion chromatography

• General Chemistry Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2015 - May 2017

  Prepared and taught Semester I & II general chemistry laboratories with multiple 20-30 student sections/semesterEmphasized method development, instrumental calibration, data analysis, and quantitative techniqueRegularly utilized UV-Vis spectroscopy, titration, calorimetry, pH probes, extraction/filtration