Experience

Voxtel Inc.

• Philippines
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Scientist

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  - Fabricate nanoparticles for 3D printing applications in optical lenses - Fabricate nanoparticles for 3D printing applications in optical lenses



The University of Texas at Austin

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student (Lithium Ion Batteries)

  • Jun 2016 - Dec 2018

  - Researched Group 14 anode materials for lithium ion batteries - Developed and optimized battery slurry procedures, reducing material consumption by >10 fold. - Developed controlled prelithiation protocol, which increased electrode Initial Coulombic Efficiency from 40% to >97% for PbS/NCM full cells (1st author) - Developed room temperature carbon coating technique for PbO, which decreased capacity fade from 0.42% to 0.22% per cycle over 200 cycles (1st author) - Taught 11 sections of physical & general chemistry labs (class sizes 16-18) - Mentored 4 research undergrads Show less



Rocket Electrics

• United States
• Health, Wellness & Fitness

• Mechanic/All-arounder

  • 2015 - 2016

  - Maintained a fleet of >30 electric bicycles in rental/demo fleet and display models - Established maintenance monitoring and QC process for entire rental fleet - Provided customer service regarding sales, rentals, mechanical issues, and other inquiries - Maintained a fleet of >30 electric bicycles in rental/demo fleet and display models - Established maintenance monitoring and QC process for entire rental fleet - Provided customer service regarding sales, rentals, mechanical issues, and other inquiries



INVISTA

• United States
• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Engineer (Utilities)

  • 2013 - 2014

  - Oversaw operations of utilities units: cooling towers, boilers, AC and NG purification - Initiated and managed 10+ projects for chemical cleanings and unit improvements - Performed internal 5+ reactor vessel and column inspections during major turn around - Improved cooling tower clarifier and sand filter maintenance, leading to >$130k annual savings, by collaborating with onsite contractors and operators - Developed Macros enabled monitoring tools and emission reports for 300+ unit metrics Show less



Iowa State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant (Chem Lab and Recitation)

  • 2012 - 2012

  - Taught weekly general chemistry recitation and lab to class sizes of up to 22 students.- Assisted students during help session hours and exams

• Research Assistant (Green Polymers)

  • 2011 - 2012

  - Synthesized plant based block co-polymers using free radical polymerizations, with the goal of producing butadiene substitute in SBS for asphalt application- Optimized reactions, yields, and characterized polymer material properties- 2nd authorship on manuscript (ID: GC-COM-09-2014-001711)- Technology was patented, advanced to pilot scale, and turned into $5.3M industrial scale facility by Argo Genesis Chemical LLC (2015)



Ames Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Assistant (Drug Delivery Hydrogels)

  • 2010 - 2012

  - Investigated UV-cured PEG hydrogels, as smart polymers for controlled drug delivery - Designed and executed experiments, testing for drug release, cellular adhesion and biocompatibility of hydrogels for cartilage regeneration - Investigated UV-cured PEG hydrogels, as smart polymers for controlled drug delivery - Designed and executed experiments, testing for drug release, cellular adhesion and biocompatibility of hydrogels for cartilage regeneration