Experience

Asimov

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Scientist

  • May 2023 - Present

  Boston, Massachusetts, United States Mammalian cell line development.



2seventy bio

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Associate Scientist

  • Sep 2021 - Apr 2023

  Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States • Executed lentiviral vector benchtop experiments using the HEK293T cell line. • Led a Johns Hopkins collaboration to assess new transfection methods. • Self-taught and redesigned the Ambr 15 scale-down model. • Managed lab supplies and inventories. • Trained new GMP operators and created key tech transfer documents for a GMP site build-out. • Launched a digital organization committee, designed onboarding resources and restructured existing files.



Qral Group

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Summer Management Consultant

  • May 2021 - Aug 2021

  Boston, Massachusetts, United States • Conducted KOL interviews and initial market analysis for developing novel AAV gene therapies • Worked directly with the VP team of a top 10 international biotech company, analyzing market trends and designing incentive compensation contests



Regeneron

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Management Co-op

  • Jan 2020 - Aug 2020

  Tarrytown, New York Designed and implemented new inter-team resources to increase horizontal communication, including leading a team to create an upwards-facing dashboard to communicate project statuses. Projects included: • Streamlining work for project managers by redesigning MS Project files and reorganizing web pages. • Consolidating and cleaning departmental data. • Identifying gaps in intuitional knowledge, and creating new onboarding material for the growing project management… Show more Designed and implemented new inter-team resources to increase horizontal communication, including leading a team to create an upwards-facing dashboard to communicate project statuses. Projects included: • Streamlining work for project managers by redesigning MS Project files and reorganizing web pages. • Consolidating and cleaning departmental data. • Identifying gaps in intuitional knowledge, and creating new onboarding material for the growing project management team. • Co-founding and leading the departmental journal club. Show less



University of Rochester

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant, Separation Principles

  • Jan 2019 - May 2019

  Application of mass transfer and thermodynamics to chemical separation techniques. Fundamentals and design of processes, such as distillation, absorption, extraction, and crystallization. Fixed-bed operations, such as ion exchange and chromatography, and membrane processes are also considered.



Anthamatten Research Group, University of Rochester

• Polymer Science Researcher

  • Jan 2017 - May 2019

  Rochester, New York Area Developed, implemented and evaluated a variety of mixing and fiber drawing methods to produce novel shape-memory polymerous fibers under minimal supervision at the University of Rochester. • Self-taught underlying polymer science fundamentals and researched related works. • Designed and built continuous-operation polymer fiber production prototype within budget constraints. • Presented results at poster conferences and in academic manuscripts.



University of Rochester

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant, Computational Statistics

  • Jan 2018 - May 2018

  Rochester, New York Area Python centered applied statistics course for chemical engineers. Led weekly workshops. Topics included using Python to solve linear and non-linear regressions, optimizations, and ordinary differential equations. Course syllabus and materials: https://github.com/whitead/numerical_stats



Camp Manito-wish YMCA

• United States
• Recreational Facilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Counselor, Tripping Co-leader

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Boulder Junction, WI Led multiple 4-day canoeing trips for novice campers in the Wisconsin side-country. Responsibilities included teaching campers navigation, campsite customs, self-care, cooking, and outdoor safety. Frequently addressed unforeseen issues such as poorly marked campsites and unexpectedly poor weather.



Aspen Skiing Company

• United States
• Travel Arrangements
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lead Lift Operator

  • Nov 2014 - Apr 2015

  Snowmass, CO Manager of a 3-person crew charged with safely operating a ski lift. Personally responsible for proper startup and shutdown procedures, organizing group roles and maintaining a professional team image.