Experience

UNLV School of Dental Medicine
• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Dental Student

  • Aug 2021 - Present


Beauty Manufacturing Solutions Corp

• United States
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Formulation Chemist I

  • Sep 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Research & Innovation department • Research & Innovation department


6th Street Donut Richard
• United States
• Restaurants
• Manager

  • Jun 2019 - Jan 2020


Hanmi Pharmaceuticals

• South Korea
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Associate Synthetic Chemist

  • Feb 2018 - Jun 2019

  • Designed and synthesized new anticancer drugs and their derivatives. (Specifically, reversible LSD1 inhibitors that target SCLC, AML, etc.) • Purified the synthesized drugs through MPLC and column chromatography. • Characterized purity of the synthesized drugs through HPLC. • Analyzed antitumor activity of synthesized inhibitors in preclinical models. (in vitro and PK/PD profile) • Designed and synthesized new anticancer drugs and their derivatives. (Specifically, reversible LSD1 inhibitors that target SCLC, AML, etc.) • Purified the synthesized drugs through MPLC and column chromatography. • Characterized purity of the synthesized drugs through HPLC. • Analyzed antitumor activity of synthesized inhibitors in preclinical models. (in vitro and PK/PD profile)



The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Materials Engineer

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2017

  • Designed, fabricated, and developed electroactive polymer (base material: Nafion) based actuator used for medical device • Performed polymeric material forming in various shapes through plastic molding techniques in order to fabricate various designs of polymer based actuators o Extruded, reflowed, and casted polymer resin to manufacture circular and rectangular types of actuator • Modified flexibility and stretchability of poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) via controlling entanglement and gap between polymer chains and leaching of various nano-particle sizes • Developed effective active material packaging and insulation through vapor deposition of polymeric material (parylene) • Deposited of metal and nano-porous carbon based electrodes on various shapes of polymeric materials (PVDF-HFP) through electro-chemical deposition (such as electro- and electroless-plating) and physical deposition by spraying method • Improved mechanical and electrical reliability of electrodes via design in chemical and mechanical pre-stretching processes • Researched on delamination issue of active material packaging based on various adhesive promoters • Worked closely with engineers and neurosurgeons on medical device R&D Show less



University of Nevada-Las Vegas

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2016

  • Engineered material in polymer based actuator and electro-optical device in order to improve thermal stability and tune mechanical properties, reducing manufacturing cost• Improved heat resistance and tuned viscoelastic properties of ionic polymer-metal composite actuator through determination of component ratio and physical blending method (Nafion and polyimide) - project collaborated with NASA• Reduced manufacturing cost of electroactive polymer actuator down to 30% via substitution of high cost material with cost saving material, maintaining high performance of actuation (replaced Nafion with ethylene vinyl alcohol) – project collaborated with NASA and Department of Defense (DOD)• Controlled type of solvent, curing temperature, and concentration of monomers in self-assembled light-emitting nanofiber for development of new electron-deficient semiconductors. Show less

• Teaching Assistant

  • Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Taught Summer 2015 CHEM 242L - Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences Laboratory II class• Lectured on micro-scale organic reaction procedures and identification of organic compounds using chemical and instrumental means (qualitative analysis)• Average overall instructor evaluation score (evaluated by students): 10.0 / 10.0



Ewha Womans University

• South Korea
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Undergraduate Student Researcher

  • Jul 2012 - Aug 2013

  • Worked in Advanced Organic Synthesis Laboratory • Discovered new efficient synthetic routes in order to obtain potential anticancer drugs while avoiding toxic side products • Worked in Advanced Organic Synthesis Laboratory • Discovered new efficient synthetic routes in order to obtain potential anticancer drugs while avoiding toxic side products



Celltrion

• France
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

  • Worked in Research & Development department • Worked on drug production processes: cell culture development, drug substance purification. • Helped customer service department: interpreted medication charts in Korean and worked with patients to reduce prescribing errors • Obtained working knowledge of chemical process and transformation of a new pharmaceutical product, RemsimaTM (production techniques, and disposal methods) • Worked in Research & Development department • Worked on drug production processes: cell culture development, drug substance purification. • Helped customer service department: interpreted medication charts in Korean and worked with patients to reduce prescribing errors • Obtained working knowledge of chemical process and transformation of a new pharmaceutical product, RemsimaTM (production techniques, and disposal methods)