Experience

Travertine

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Laboratory Manager

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Washington Clean Energy Testbeds

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Staff Scientist

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2022



Brooks Rand Instruments

• United States
• Measuring and Control Instrument Manufacturing

• Research and Development Chemist

  • Feb 2015 - Jun 2017

  - Test and validate novel trace metals analysis instrumentation for environmental monitoring. - Develop sampling of liquid and solids. - Design chemical processes for trace mercury collection and detection. - Test and validate novel trace metals analysis instrumentation for environmental monitoring. - Develop sampling of liquid and solids. - Design chemical processes for trace mercury collection and detection.



Caelux

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Engineer

  • Mar 2012 - Jun 2014

  - Photovoltaics fabrication and processing specializing in high temperature gas phase and vacuum systems - Silicon-based device processing including but not limited to: - Wet etching - Doping - Chemical vapor deposition of silicon microwires - Metal evaporation - Polymer infill - Electrical characterization of solar cells - Photovoltaics fabrication and processing specializing in high temperature gas phase and vacuum systems - Silicon-based device processing including but not limited to: - Wet etching - Doping - Chemical vapor deposition of silicon microwires - Metal evaporation - Polymer infill - Electrical characterization of solar cells



University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

  • Jan 2011 - Mar 2012

  - Mass Transport and Unit Operations, Principles of Chemical Engineering- Prepared weekly discussions and reviews for 30 students to enhance problem solving skills using engineering principles

• Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

  • Aug 2009 - Mar 2012

  Seebauer Research Group- Simulated surface-controlled bulk defect diffusion in rutile titanium dioxide for gas sensing and doping for photocatalysis- Calculated surface defect generations rates for rutile titanium dioxide using a continuum diffusion model and experimental tracer diffusion experiments- Experimentally studied oxygen self-diffusion pathway in zinc oxide single crystal under vacuum conditions for nanoelectronic gas sensing- Advised undergraduate research and designed appropriate-level lab projects to complement student curriculum Show less



Stanford University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering

  • Jun 2008 - Jun 2009

  Bent Research Group - Developed two solution-based techniques for synthesis of CIGS-type thin films for lower-cost photovoltaic production - Improved film quality and elemental composition to produce a cell with electrical activity Bent Research Group - Developed two solution-based techniques for synthesis of CIGS-type thin films for lower-cost photovoltaic production - Improved film quality and elemental composition to produce a cell with electrical activity



Exelixis

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Formulations Intern

  • Jun 2007 - Jun 2007

  - Developed and carried out experiments to improve formulations solubility for drug candidate - Characterized drug candidate samples using XRPD, TGA-DSC - Developed and carried out experiments to improve formulations solubility for drug candidate - Characterized drug candidate samples using XRPD, TGA-DSC