Experience

Encodia, Inc.
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Scientist

  • Jul 2022 - Present


UC Irvine Department of Chemistry

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• UCI Mass Spectrometry Innovation Fellow

  • Sep 2020 - Jul 2022

  • Selected from all UCI chemistry graduate students to work in the mass spectrometry core facility that serves 24 departments across UCI and 5 additional UC universities • Ran over 10,000 samples for high resolution mass confirmation ranging from small molecules to peptides, oligonucleotides, MOFs, polymers, and proteins • Pioneered the use of native IMS-MS and MALDI imaging for research on Aβ and related peptides to further Alzheimer’s disease research at UCI • Assisted in instrument selection, method development, and troubleshooting with graduate students and industry professionals running unique molecules Show less



UC Irvine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD, Chemistry- Nowick Laboratory

  • Sep 2017 - Jul 2022

  • Pioneered the application of fluorescence microscopy and ion mobility mass spectrometry in the Nowick laboratory to study the solution phase assembly and cellular interactions of Aβ derived peptides • Communicated my scientific results and research progress in 9 scientific publications, and at 6 regional and national scientific conferences to multidisciplinary audiences • Independently planned, managed, and executed 3 projects under strict funding timelines to meet deliverables, provided regular group updates through presentations and written reports • Optimized the groups’ workflow by maintaining, troubleshooting, and developing methods for 6 preparative and analytical HPLCs over 4 years to serve 13 graduate students Show less



GlaxoSmithKline Pharma GmbH

• Future Leaders Associate, GMS Quality-Analytical Scientist

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2017

  • Winner of GSK R&D Hack-a-thon for innovations in Data Science • Facilitated Community of Practice meetings between global sites to share learnings and methods of pharmacopeia compliance • Revitalized Analytical Workshop presentations to promote discussion of current topics and concerns within the analytical community • Supported the Contamination Review Board on key decisions in batch release following foreign particle incidents • Analyzed forced degradation of the herpes and Augmentin profiles • Assisted in the evaluation of new Raman Spectroscopy technology for incorporation into GMP workflow Show less



Sanofi Pasteur

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Analytical Support Intern, Quality Control

  • Jun 2015 - Sep 2015

  • Developed Reagents Database containing all reagents necessary for procedural testing • Assigned expiry information to existing reagents per auditor request • Participated in maintenance of High pH Anion-Exchange Chromatography with Pulsed Amperometric Detection instrument • Knowledgable in LIMS, good manufacturing practices, and aseptic technique • Developed Reagents Database containing all reagents necessary for procedural testing • Assigned expiry information to existing reagents per auditor request • Participated in maintenance of High pH Anion-Exchange Chromatography with Pulsed Amperometric Detection instrument • Knowledgable in LIMS, good manufacturing practices, and aseptic technique



Clinlogix

• United States
• Medical Device
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Project Assistant

  • Jun 2014 - Sep 2014

  • Prepared for new study by obtaining required regulatory approvals for protocols and amendments and assembling necessary medical documents for physicians, patients and research associates • Reconciled Trial Master Files and adverse events to comply with regulatory requirements • Identified targeted companies and supplied them with information regarding Clinlogix for potential business opportunities • Assisted in editing clinical trial proposals • Prepared for new study by obtaining required regulatory approvals for protocols and amendments and assembling necessary medical documents for physicians, patients and research associates • Reconciled Trial Master Files and adverse events to comply with regulatory requirements • Identified targeted companies and supplied them with information regarding Clinlogix for potential business opportunities • Assisted in editing clinical trial proposals