Experience

V-Bio Ventures

• Belgium
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Analyst

  • Jan 2022 - Present

   Evaluated 300+ companies for portfolio fit, scientific rigor, and potential return including in-depth in due diligence on 50+ startups;  regularly managed 2-4 concurrent projects from company ideation to Series A stage that included initial research, market sizing, valuation, cap table construction, and business plan development;  prepared 20+ research summaries for management resulting in 3 investment theses that outline risk and opportunities;  attended conferences to engage in deal sourcing, scientific due diligence, and developed relationships with dozens of target companies, key opinion leaders, industry executives, and investment professionals. Show less



VIB

• United States
• Entertainment Providers

• Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Oct 2019 - Jan 2022

  As a Marie-Curie postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Kevin Verstrepen, I • secured >€200k in funding from European federal directives, • wrote unique grant proposals for submission to the EU, • developed and managed 2 research projects for master’s students, • mastered synthetic biology techniques for manipulation of yeast. As a Marie-Curie postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Kevin Verstrepen, I • secured >€200k in funding from European federal directives, • wrote unique grant proposals for submission to the EU, • developed and managed 2 research projects for master’s students, • mastered synthetic biology techniques for manipulation of yeast.



Harvard University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Doctoral Researcher

  • Sep 2013 - Oct 2019

  As an NSF PhD fellow with Prof. Daniel Nocera, I• acquired >$100k in grants from US federal agencies,• quantified H-bonding effects for H+ and CO2 reduction on Fe porphyrins,• mentored and trained 3 students in thesis research,• taught general chemistry covering energy-related topics to 60+ students• introduced non-STEM students to physical science via food and cooking,• Authored 4 original articles printed in high-impact journals.

• Teaching Fellow

  • Jan 2014 - Sep 2015

  I guided student learning of general chemistry in discussion sections (60 students, 2 semesters)and introduced non-STEM students to physical science using topics of food and cooking (30 students,1 semester).



edX

• United States
• E-Learning Providers
• 500 - 600 Employee

• E-Learning Content Creator

  • Sep 2016 - May 2019

  I wrote and published original content to communicate complex scientific concepts to a mixed audience of 25,000+ online learners from around the globe. Additionally I designed and delivered a public lecture and guided ~30 people through “Science of Cooking” activity making aioli—see LinkedIn profile for video I wrote and published original content to communicate complex scientific concepts to a mixed audience of 25,000+ online learners from around the globe. Additionally I designed and delivered a public lecture and guided ~30 people through “Science of Cooking” activity making aioli—see LinkedIn profile for video



New Mexico State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • May 2010 - Jun 2013

  As and undergraduate researcher I studied nitrogen atom transfer from high-valent iron complexes and characterized my compounds by NMR, UV-vis, and X-ray crystallographic techniques. I developed and utilized a UV-vis spectroscopic kinetic protocol for analysis of nitrogen atom transfer to phosphine substrates. As and undergraduate researcher I studied nitrogen atom transfer from high-valent iron complexes and characterized my compounds by NMR, UV-vis, and X-ray crystallographic techniques. I developed and utilized a UV-vis spectroscopic kinetic protocol for analysis of nitrogen atom transfer to phosphine substrates.



UC Berkeley

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Research Fellow

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  With Prof. Chris Chang at UC Berkeley, I synthesized and electrochemically evaluated bis(carbene)-bis(pyridyl) Ni-complexes for the reduction of CO2 and characterized compounds by NMR, UV-Vis, and X-ray crystallography. With Prof. Chris Chang at UC Berkeley, I synthesized and electrochemically evaluated bis(carbene)-bis(pyridyl) Ni-complexes for the reduction of CO2 and characterized compounds by NMR, UV-Vis, and X-ray crystallography.