Experience

E Ink Corporation

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Scientist

  • Apr 2010 - Present

  - Logistics manager for multiple projects, including a large effort heading into commercialization - Microencapsulation process optimization for novel ink formulations - Development of new microencapsulation methods to improve uniformity of payload distribution, including new metrics and test methods to quantify the same - Developed and optimized novel microcapsule wall materials - Developed pigment surface modification processes - Developed microscale ink formulation platform for rapid screening and rare materials testing - Optimizing ink formulations for use in electrophoretic displays Show less



Tate & Lyle

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Chemist

  • May 2006 - Jan 2009

  Materials chemist specializing in sustainable polymers for food packaging. - Developed water-soluble, edible thin film packaging - Worked on sustainable polyesters for rigid food packaging Materials chemist specializing in sustainable polymers for food packaging. - Developed water-soluble, edible thin film packaging - Worked on sustainable polyesters for rigid food packaging



Absopure Water Company

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Quality Assurance, Purchasing, Shipping, Receiving, Safety Officer

  • Apr 2005 - May 2006

  - Monitored raw materials and finished product for quality, safety, and regulatory compliance. - Received and processed over 1 million pounds raw materials per week. - Wrote S.O.P. and Security manuals for the plant. - Monitored raw materials and finished product for quality, safety, and regulatory compliance. - Received and processed over 1 million pounds raw materials per week. - Wrote S.O.P. and Security manuals for the plant.



Berean Bookstore

• Inventory, Receiving, and Sales Associate

  • Apr 2003 - Apr 2005

  * Received, processed, and recorded $50,000 of merchandise per week * Broad customer service and sales experience, including handling customer grievances. * Received, processed, and recorded $50,000 of merchandise per week * Broad customer service and sales experience, including handling customer grievances.



University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Fellow and Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 1999 - Apr 2002

  Prof. Wilfred A. van der Donk Group - Synthesis of peptide antibiotics and methodology thereof. School of Chemical Sciences - Head TA - students’ primary contact for organic chemistry course, grading, tutoring, lab supervision. Prof. Wilfred A. van der Donk Group - Synthesis of peptide antibiotics and methodology thereof. School of Chemical Sciences - Head TA - students’ primary contact for organic chemistry course, grading, tutoring, lab supervision.



Eastman Kodak Company

• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Intern

  • May 1996 - Aug 1999

  - Worked summers in Dye Research and Polymer Science labs - Synthesis and analysis of photographic dyes, dye bleaching agents, infrared-sensitive polymers. - Developed written laboratory procedures later used by other chemists. - Contributed to several in-house technical reports. - Worked summers in Dye Research and Polymer Science labs - Synthesis and analysis of photographic dyes, dye bleaching agents, infrared-sensitive polymers. - Developed written laboratory procedures later used by other chemists. - Contributed to several in-house technical reports.



Elizabethtown College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Laboratory Assistant, Tutor

  • Jan 1996 - May 1999

  Chemistry Department - Laboratory assistant, grader, after-hours student supervision in laboratories. Learning Center - Tutored students in chemistry, biology, mathematics, English, and French. Chemistry Department - Laboratory assistant, grader, after-hours student supervision in laboratories. Learning Center - Tutored students in chemistry, biology, mathematics, English, and French.