Experience

LambdaVision, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Scientific Officer

  • 2010 - Present

  400 Farmington Ave, Farmington, CT 06032 • Managed critical ex vivo and in vivo proof-of-principle experiments that demonstrated the effectiveness and tolerability of LambdaVision’s protein-based retinal implant technology. • Executed all scientific communication for the company, including grant proposals, FDA briefing materials, patents, research publications, and informal communication to lay audiences. • Secured >$10M in non-dilutive funding for nonclinical studies, including awards from the following programs: NSF Phase… Show more • Managed critical ex vivo and in vivo proof-of-principle experiments that demonstrated the effectiveness and tolerability of LambdaVision’s protein-based retinal implant technology. • Executed all scientific communication for the company, including grant proposals, FDA briefing materials, patents, research publications, and informal communication to lay audiences. • Secured >$10M in non-dilutive funding for nonclinical studies, including awards from the following programs: NSF Phase I/IB/II/IIB SBIR, NIH Phase I STTR, NASA NRA (InSPA Phase I), NASA Phase I/II SBIR, CASIS/Boeing Prize (via MassChallenge), Connecticut Innovations, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, and UConn Prototype Funds. • Established a novel series of experiments to investigate layer-by-layer manufacturing and FDA compliance on the International Space Station (ISS). • Participated in a Pre-Investigational New Drug (IND) meeting with the Division of Transplants and Ophthalmology Products at the Food and Drug Administration. • Collaborated with advisors and GMP analytical facilities to establish quality control systems and specifications around our drug/device combination product. • Supervised a team of employees, interns, advisors, consultants, and collaborators to perform the company’s preclinical research strategy. Show less



University of Connecticut

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Research Professor

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  Storrs, CT

• Postdoctoral Fellow

  • 2015 - Dec 2017

  Storrs, CT • Combined spectroscopic and theoretical analyses to describe unique photophysical properties of linear polyene systems, biological chromophores, and retinylidene proteins. • Optimized semi-empirical computational methods (MNDO-PSDCI) to simulate and analyze the excited state manifolds of varied molecular systems. • Designed and conducted experiments to measure efficacy of a protein-based retinal implant in ex vivo and in vivo settings.

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • 2010 - 2015

  55 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269 • Investigated techniques in applying infrared spectroscopy to protein function and dynamics • Combined techniques in molecular modeling with experimental spectroscopy to study the excited state properties of retinal, porphyrins, corroles, and retinylidene proteins • Characterized biophysical properties of photoactive transmembrane proteins for applications in bioelectronics and nanotechnologies • Supervised undergraduates and maintained lab equipment in biochemical, analytical, and… Show more • Investigated techniques in applying infrared spectroscopy to protein function and dynamics • Combined techniques in molecular modeling with experimental spectroscopy to study the excited state properties of retinal, porphyrins, corroles, and retinylidene proteins • Characterized biophysical properties of photoactive transmembrane proteins for applications in bioelectronics and nanotechnologies • Supervised undergraduates and maintained lab equipment in biochemical, analytical, and laser laboratories

• Honors Programming Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2013 - May 2013

  55 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269 • Assisted the professor in teaching object-oriented scientific programming for honors science students • Organized curriculum and graded homework assignments

• General Chemistry Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2012 - May 2012

  55 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269 • Lead discussion and problem solving sessions on relavent concepts in general chemistry. • Instructed students during laboratory experiments and demonstrated basic laboratory techniques • Created weekly quizzes and problem sets for in-class discussions

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Sep 2009 - Aug 2010

  55 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269 • Incorporated photoactive proteins into a polymer matrix for investigations in bioelectronics applications • Implemented confocal fluorescence microscopy as a means to characterize the functionality of a protein-based artificial retina prototype •

• Laboratory Technician

  • 2006 - 2009

  354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269 • Conducted original research to characterize trend and styles of the aboriginal pottery of Late Woodland settlements in Northeastern North America • Developed a database to catalogue artifacts in the New World Archaeology Research Laboratory • Surveyed and documented artifacts from a submerged 17th Century fort in Olhao, Portugal



Vasa Museet

• Sweden
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visiting Surveyor and Laboratory Technician

  • Dec 2007 - Jan 2008

  Stockholm, Sweden • Documented the structural features of a 17th Century Swedish shipwreck using Geographic Information System (GIS) modeling



Archaeological and Historical Services, Inc.

• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contract Archaeologist

  • 2007 - 2007

  Storrs, CT • Surveyed, mapped, and excavated structures and features of various archaeological sites in Southeastern Connecticut • Identified and classified historic and prehistoric artifacts in the laboratory



Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Field Archaeologist and Laboratory Technician

  • 2006 - 2006

  Mashantucket • Performed on site excavations and cultural artifact processing for research and museum display