Experience

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Test Engineer II

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Xabis, Inc.

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Process Engineer

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2021

  - Work with a small team to design chemical processes of hemp and cannabis extraction facilities using a range of technologies- Specify equipment for all processes from size reduction to product manufacturing- Author SOPs for a wide range of processes- Floor plan design- Safety and compliance analysis- Cash-flow and cost-of-goods-sold analysis - Work with a small team to design chemical processes of hemp and cannabis extraction facilities using a range of technologies- Specify equipment for all processes from size reduction to product manufacturing- Author SOPs for a wide range of processes- Floor plan design- Safety and compliance analysis- Cash-flow and cost-of-goods-sold analysis



University of Colorado Boulder

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Professional Research Assistant

  • Nov 2013 - Apr 2018

  Conducted research in particle flow solar thermal redox process to split water – Prepared and characterized flow-able active materials via spray drying and dynamic mixing– Tested activity of materials in high-flux solar furnace using dual fluidized bed reactor – Assessed techno-economic viability of large-scale hydrogen producing solar plant using experimental and computational results – Managed project by leading weekly meetings, compiling and editing deliverablesWorked on gas-to-liquids project that combined steam-methane reforming and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis – Fabricated novel catalysts via atomic layer deposition– Assisted in development of micro-tubular reactor test system – Tested activity of catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and steam-methane reforming – Assessed techno-economic viability of small-scale plant utilizing stranded natural gasMentored students in laboratory techniques and design projects– Trained new undergraduate and graduate research assistants on laboratory procedures– Wrote and graded design projects for senior-level process synthesis course– Assisted students with process simulation, unit operations design and economic analysis



National Biomass Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• Intern

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Studied deoxygenation reactions to convert biomass pyrolysis model compounds to hydrocarbonsover ZSM-5 catalysts– Fabricated catalysts via incipient wetness– Conducted in-situ¬ DRIFTS experiments to study reaction product distribution Studied deoxygenation reactions to convert biomass pyrolysis model compounds to hydrocarbonsover ZSM-5 catalysts– Fabricated catalysts via incipient wetness– Conducted in-situ¬ DRIFTS experiments to study reaction product distribution



University of Colorado at Boulder JILA

• Undergraduate Laboratory Assistant

  • Jan 2011 - May 2012

  Investigated new method to study reaction kinetics inside microfluidic devices– Fabricated microfluidic devices using UV-lithography– Tracked progression of reactions within devices using Raman spectroscopy Investigated new method to study reaction kinetics inside microfluidic devices– Fabricated microfluidic devices using UV-lithography– Tracked progression of reactions within devices using Raman spectroscopy