Experience

Chew

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Scientist

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  Boston, Massachusetts, United States



Gerber

• United States
• Food and Beverage Retail
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Product Development Intern

  • Jul 2022 - Dec 2022

  Fremont, Michigan, United States



University of Massachusetts Amherst

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PHD Student

  • Sep 2018 - Sep 2022

  Springfield, Massachusetts Area Detecting and studying natural color (anthocyanin) behavior with iron fortification using Raman spectroscopy. Detecting natural and artificial adulterants in saffron spices with Raman spectroscopy. Quantify aluminum concentration in natural and artificial food lakes with X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy.

• Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2019 - May 2019

  United States Teaching assistant of food processing for undergraduate student independent study and mentor.



Gerber

• United States
• Food and Beverage Retail
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Food Chemistry/Safety Intern

  • Aug 2020 - May 2021

  Fremont, Michigan, United States



Ocean Spray Cranberries

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product development competition team lead

  • Oct 2019 - Jul 2020

  United States



Malvern Panalytical

• United Kingdom
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher

  • Jul 2019 - Sep 2019

  A rapid method for aluminum quantification in food lakes with comparable accuracy was built. Seven common artificial food lakes and one natural lake were analyzed using the rapid method. The result confirmed a faster way to acquire accurate aluminum content with a limited budget.



Ocean Spray Cranberries

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher

  • Jan 2019 - Feb 2019

  Four types of cranberry specimens were analyzed using Raman spectroscopy. The experiment investigated the sugar infusion depth in both cut and whole cranberry specimens. With the introduction of unique cutting procedures, the depth of sugar infusion was successfully monitored by Raman spectroscopy.



University of Massachusetts Amherst

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Sep 2016 - Sep 2018

  Prebiotic enhanced fruit beverage product development. Design and execute shelf-life analysis (including texture, color, water activity, polyphenol analysis)with a scale of 600 jars of strawberry products. In charge of designing and executing sensory evaluation with 105 panelists.



Beijing Technology and Business University

• China
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Laboratory Assistant

  • Sep 2014 - May 2016

  Beijing City, China I am honored to participate in 2 research projects during my study at Beijing Technology and Business University. Project 1: Purification and identification of yeasts extracted from traditional Chineses steamed bread. Project 2: Extraction optimization of xylose from agricultural waste (cottonseed husk), including water to solid ratio, pH, extraction time, and extraction temperature. Analysis of xylose hydrolysate composition with HPLC.



TINGYI (CAYMAN ISLN) HLDG CO

• China
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Development Member

  • Apr 2014 - Nov 2014

  Beijing City, China The development of innovative traditional biscuits.