Process Engineer ll

• Jan 2022 - Present

Process Engineer

• Sep 2019 - Dec 2021

• Design and execute hands-on experiments, implementing lab and pilot scale protein isolation processes from bench to pilot equipment • Review, update and manage Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of food decanter, separator, membrane filtration unit, pasteurizer and spray dryer• Support and optimize lab and pilot-scale manufacturing processes including drying, particle size reduction, protein separation, chemical modification• Responsible for creating and implementing maintenance plans for food equipment and troubleshoot• In charge of protein purity analysis and interpret analytical and experimental data• Work closely with protein chemists and food scientist for final product optimization and development Show less

Assistant Specialist

• 2018 - 2019

Research & lab management • Experienced with chemical reactions to break down plant polysaccharides into bioactive oligosaccharides at lab scale and also at pilot scale • Expert in the quantification of total carbohydrates with spectrophotometric assays • Experienced in the absolute quantification of lactose and oligosaccharides in milk by High-Performance Anion- Exchange Chromatography with Pulsed Amperometric Detection • Created workflows to streamline the analysis of dietary fiber, quantification of polyphenols, and proximate analysis of food products (estimation of ash, moisture, and total solids content) • Routine utilization of lab equipment such as centrifuges, Speed Vacuum, Glycan Analysis System (Gly-Q, Prozyme), MALDI ToF Mass Spectrometer Projects management • Handled communication with equipment companies in order to identify and purchase the most suitable equipment for research projects, e.g. centrifugal separator, wet milling machine, and Brix meter • Coordinated schedules with the managers of other pilot plants for accessing shared equipment needed for research (e.g. lyophilization, chopping, milling machines) • In charge of communicating with external industrial customers and providing analytical and milk processing services • Managed the inventory of membrane and chemical reagents for milk processing lab • Completed reports for company-sponsored research and in charge of project presentation Food Processing • Set up a new Magna Imperio Systems Desalination Unit (Electrodialysis) - MIS Economy Benchtop System and in charge of the optimization of parameters to increase the efficiency of the desalination • In charge of optimizing and updating standard operation procedure (SOP) of all the equipment at the milk processing pilot plant • Independently operated the pilot-plant scale equipment in the Milk Processing Lab (Pasteurizer, cream separator, Homogenizer, various membrane filtration units, desalination unit, and fermenter) Show less