Experience

Polysciences, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Scientist II

  • May 2021 - Present

  Organic synthesis and process development Organic synthesis and process development



Keystone Industries

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Polymer Scientist

  • 2017 - Mar 2021

  Developed process to to improve quality and double production capacity of a major product. Suspension polymerization, solution polymerization, UV curable oligomers, resins, macromers. Developed process to to improve quality and double production capacity of a major product. Suspension polymerization, solution polymerization, UV curable oligomers, resins, macromers.



Solvay

• Belgium
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Staff Scientist

  • 2014 - 2017

  Conducted research in support of product development from ideation stage to plant process development. Provided expertise in synthetic organic chemistry and molecular design for new project development and project troubleshooting. Collaborated with other scientists to develop and initiate research projects. Developed surfactants, acrylates, acrylamides, glycidyl ethers. Conducted research in support of product development from ideation stage to plant process development. Provided expertise in synthetic organic chemistry and molecular design for new project development and project troubleshooting. Collaborated with other scientists to develop and initiate research projects. Developed surfactants, acrylates, acrylamides, glycidyl ethers.



Tetramer

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Research Scientist

  • 2012 - 2014

  Designed and synthesized monomers, polymers and nanoparticle ligands in conducting research and development of advanced materials for commercial applications. I mainly worked on a the develpment of optical coatings for high-power lasers. This work involved solving very difficult synthetic and design challenges to produce a material with the proper thermal and optical properties, which we ultimately did achieve. Designed and synthesized monomers, polymers and nanoparticle ligands in conducting research and development of advanced materials for commercial applications. I mainly worked on a the develpment of optical coatings for high-power lasers. This work involved solving very difficult synthetic and design challenges to produce a material with the proper thermal and optical properties, which we ultimately did achieve.



Oak Ridge National Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate - Postdoctoral

  • 2010 - 2012

  Invented receptors for the extraction of sulfate from aqueous solution into aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent. In general, I conducted research designing and synthesizing organic receptors for the selective separation of specific ions from complex mixtures. I developed synthetic methods as needed to access target molecules. Invented receptors for the extraction of sulfate from aqueous solution into aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent. In general, I conducted research designing and synthesizing organic receptors for the selective separation of specific ions from complex mixtures. I developed synthetic methods as needed to access target molecules.



Northwestern University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Fellow

  • 2008 - 2010

  Postdoctoral Fellow with Regan Thomson researching organic synthetic methodology and natural product total synthesis. Focused on oxidative couplings, sigmatropic rearrangements and heterocyle synthesis. Postdoctoral Fellow with Regan Thomson researching organic synthetic methodology and natural product total synthesis. Focused on oxidative couplings, sigmatropic rearrangements and heterocyle synthesis.



Pennsylvania State University

• Research Assistant

  • 2002 - 2008

  Doctoral student with Tim Glass working in the areas of molecular recognition and fluorescent chemical sensing. Primarily, I developed artificial receptors for lipids. These receptors exhibit shape selective recognition of unbranched, unsaturated lipids with accompanying fluorescent response. Research in the Glass group was focused on molecular design and understanding structure-property relationships, however in practice it was synthesis intensive as roughly 90% of time was spent conducting multi-step synthesis using modern synthetic chemistry techniques and methods. Show less