Sales and Partnership Manager

• Jul 2023 - Present

Head of Community

• Nov 2021 - Present

Social Media Manager & Event Coordinator

• May 2022 - Present

Board of Directors, CFO

• May 2021 - Present

BSV is building meaningful QTPOC community in the Wasatch Front and the greater Salt Lake City area. BSV is committed to inter-community solidarity and economic sustainability that builds a meaningful life for us filled with joy, laughter, and ease.

Community Lead

• Oct 2021 - Feb 2022

HTS Scientist

• Jun 2021 - Nov 2021

Scientist I

• May 2019 - May 2021

Developed new project ideas with company directors and lead the instrumental application aspect in multimillion-dollar efforts. Served as the company’s expert of GC (FID and MS) being the sole operator, methodology developer, and manager of the GC laboratory’s five instruments.

Technical Specialist

• Feb 2019 - May 2019

Company expert in TGA methodology; served as the manager for three laboratories and was responsible for routine safety checks and personnel training. Developed global TGA protocol and optimized XRD/QXRD sample preparation and analysis. Effectively communicated with supervisors and other companies to further R&D efforts on new methodologies.

Senior R&D Technician

• Apr 2018 - Feb 2019

Independently designed highly-accurate methodology for sensitive materials and executed time-critical testing. Assisted in final stage of product testing for OPTEVA HE by developing mortar testing designs and illuminating product mechanism through synthetic and analytical work.

Chemist I

• Jul 2017 - Dec 2017

Batch synthesized deuterated drug reagents on the 50 L scale in a team of four chemists. Successfully multitasked the benchtop synthesis of high-value products (up to $50k) during downtime. Batch synthesized deuterated drug reagents on the 50 L scale in a team of four chemists. Successfully multitasked the benchtop synthesis of high-value products (up to $50k) during downtime.

Powers Research Group Member

• Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

Principal Investigator: Dr. David Powers, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Developed arrays for synthesizing metal-organic frameworks (MOF) and characterized crystals with x-ray diffractometry and microscopy. Created SOP’s for novel MOF synthesis reagents. Principal Investigator: Dr. David Powers, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Developed arrays for synthesizing metal-organic frameworks (MOF) and characterized crystals with x-ray diffractometry and microscopy. Created SOP’s for novel MOF synthesis reagents.

Introductory Chemistry Peer Tutor

• Jan 2016 - May 2016

Ran a weekly, 2 hour tutoring session with 8 students assisting them with challenging chemistry problems.

Organic Chemistry Peer Tutor

• Sep 2015 - May 2016

Conducted weekly review sessions where students asked questions about mechanisms, arrow formalism, and general chemistry. Assisted students in an one hour, one on one tutoring format where study advice and help with book problems was given.

Capstone Research Assistant

• Jan 2015 - May 2016

Faculty Supervisor: Kara Cetto Bales, Senior Teaching AssociatePerformed microwave Diels-Alder reactions and worked with moisture sensitive chemicals using syringe techniques. Characterized intermediates and products via IR, H1 NMR, HPLC, and GC/MS.

Student Research Assistant

• Sep 2014 - May 2015

Investigated circadian rhythm in fruit flies with Bernard P. Possidente Ph.D and conducted individual research on the effects of raboudioside A (natural sweetener) on Cs+ fruitfly circadian rhythms and the effect of a mutation on the pupa eclosion rhythm.

Lindsey Research Group Member

• Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

Principal Investigator: Jonathan S. Lindsey Ph.D., Glaxo Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry Attended a 10-week intensive computational chemistry program using Gaussian 6.0 to model the characteristics of complex organic molecules. Synthesized complex porphyrin molecules using Schlenk techniques and characterized novel compounds with 1H NMR, LC-MS, UV-Vis, and fluorimetry. Principal Investigator: Jonathan S. Lindsey Ph.D., Glaxo Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry Attended a 10-week intensive computational chemistry program using Gaussian 6.0 to model the characteristics of complex organic molecules. Synthesized complex porphyrin molecules using Schlenk techniques and characterized novel compounds with 1H NMR, LC-MS, UV-Vis, and fluorimetry.