Experience

Huue

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Engineering

  • Nov 2022 - 1 year 2 months

  Berkeley, California, United States Responsible for technology transfer, piloting and scale-up to manufacturing at Huue. Project and relationship management of contract manufacturing partners (CMOs). Engineering design and implementation of process at CMOs. Designed and maintains Techno-economic (TEA) Model that drives technical development, key manufacturing decisions and alignment with commercial team. Runs Downstream Processing (DSP) team and collaborates heavily with Fermentation, Analytical, and Product teams. Member of Huue… Show more Responsible for technology transfer, piloting and scale-up to manufacturing at Huue. Project and relationship management of contract manufacturing partners (CMOs). Engineering design and implementation of process at CMOs. Designed and maintains Techno-economic (TEA) Model that drives technical development, key manufacturing decisions and alignment with commercial team. Runs Downstream Processing (DSP) team and collaborates heavily with Fermentation, Analytical, and Product teams. Member of Huue leadership team.

• Principal Engineer

  • Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

  Berkeley, California, United States First employee hired by Huue (during IndieBio). Interviewed and on hiring committee for the majority of the technical team. Leading process development (PD) and scale-up of biologically manufactured indigo dyestuff up to 10m3 ferm scale. Also run IT and LabOps. Co-managed 7 different contract manufacturing organizations (CMO) for scale-up activities, including tech transfer process for downstream. Specified, designed and built out Huue’s Berkeley facility and lab with a general contractor team.… Show more First employee hired by Huue (during IndieBio). Interviewed and on hiring committee for the majority of the technical team. Leading process development (PD) and scale-up of biologically manufactured indigo dyestuff up to 10m3 ferm scale. Also run IT and LabOps. Co-managed 7 different contract manufacturing organizations (CMO) for scale-up activities, including tech transfer process for downstream. Specified, designed and built out Huue’s Berkeley facility and lab with a general contractor team. Established Huue’s engineering capabilities – purchased and validated equipment. Ran 100L pilot reactor and custom built pilot purification process. Produced multiple dye samples (kg quantity) to brand partners to evaluate in dying. Engineered and fabricated custom unit operations to supplement CMO capability. Hired, managed consultants to supplement team capabilities, e.g. HPLC method dev. *Hit all of Huue’s technical objectives to enable $15M series A fundraise (closed in July 2022). *On-track to deliver sufficient dyestuff to brand partner for first commercial product launch. *Delivered and successfully scaled (>10m3) DSP processes for 2 different dye products. *Co-developed product specification with product and analytical team in collaboration with brand partners.

• Lead Scientist, Downstream Processing

  • Jun 2019 - Jan 2022

  Oakland, California, United States



Lygos

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Process Development Engineer III, Downstream Processing

  • May 2017 - Jun 2019

  Berkeley, California Downstream processing and derivatization of bio-manufactured chemicals from recombinate organisms. Chemical plant engineering design. Product specifications. Process simulation in ChemCAD and Matlab. Reaction and catalyst evaluation. Solvent selection. Separation processes: crystallization, distillation, membranes, ion-exchange, liquid-liquid extraction. Tech transfer to CMOs. Analytical Development: HPLC-RID/DAD, GC-FID/MS.



RF Biocidics

• Process Development Scientist

  • Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  Sacramento, California RF and microwave technology applied in food safety applications. Pilot testing and manufacturing scale-up. Temperature mapping to determine critical control points. Microbial challenge studies using surrogates targeting specific pathogens. Determine critical process parameters and product quality attributes. Validation of almond RF pasteurization. Statistical modeling to determine risk.



Eat Just, Inc.

• United States
• Food Production
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Process Engineer

  • Aug 2013 - Jul 2014

  San Francisco Lead protein extraction, purification, drying and scale-up for JUST Egg project. In-house Technical Lead to convert plants from raw materials into functional ingredients for research teams. Interfaced with function groups in development of process technologies. Developed technical requirements for new HQ pilot facility. On engineering team for Just Mayo product launch.



NSF

• United States
• Public Safety
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineer Intern

  • Mar 2011 - Mar 2013

  Ann Arbor, MI Tested products to standards in ISO 17025 accredited lab for customers including five Fortune 100 retailers. Developed test methods and protocols. Worked with chemistry, microbiology, and sensory labs. Compiled test reports. Achieved quick turnaround. Ensured regulatory compliance. Inspected manufacturing and retail facilities.