Quality Assurance Regulatory and Compliance

• Jul 2021 - Present

Quality Assurance - Microbiologist

• Jun 2017 - Jul 2021

Building the Lakeside Foods Quality Assurance laborarory with strong quantitative and analytical skills by bringing a solid scientific background to the team. Building the Lakeside Foods Quality Assurance laborarory with strong quantitative and analytical skills by bringing a solid scientific background to the team.

Associate, Biodigester Operations and Technical

• Mar 2014 - Mar 2017

Consultant in facility designs and procurement for new facility; will operate an industrial-scale dry anaerobic digester. Optimize the fermentation process to the maximum extent possible, which requires monitoring an array of physical and chemical parameters, troubleshooting issues that arise, and consulting with engineers. Collect feedstock samples for lab analysis, manage data logging, summarize reports, conduct daily operation tasks, and manage exchange day. Consultant in facility designs and procurement for new facility; will operate an industrial-scale dry anaerobic digester. Optimize the fermentation process to the maximum extent possible, which requires monitoring an array of physical and chemical parameters, troubleshooting issues that arise, and consulting with engineers. Collect feedstock samples for lab analysis, manage data logging, summarize reports, conduct daily operation tasks, and manage exchange day.

UWO Biodigester Assistant Manager/Operator/ Advanced Student Employee

• Dec 2011 - May 2014

UW-Oshkosh, December, 2011 to May, 2014Dry batch anaerobic digestion plant operator; operated an industrial-scale dry anaerobic digester, the first of its kind in North and South America. Managed a microbial fermentation process in an engineered environment, ultimately facilitating the transformation of organic waste materials into usable energy in the form of biogas. Optimized the fermentation process to the maximum extent possible, which required monitoring an array of physical and chemical parameters, troubleshooting issues that arose, and consulting with engineers. Collected feedstock samples for lab analysis, managed data logging, summarized reports, conducted daily operation tasks, and helped manage exchange day.Emergency responder; when errors are called out by the digestion plant for operation malfunction, analyze and trouble shoot to get plant in optimal running conditions again. Travel if necessary to address emergencies.

Student Lab Assistant

• 2006 - 2011