Experience

FutureFuel Chemical Company

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Advanced Development Scientist, R&D Group Leader

  • Mar 2021 - Present

• PhD Development Chemist

  • Jul 2017 - Mar 2021

  •Manage a team of bench chemists and technologists•Develop and scale-up procedures for a wide variety of chemistries (commodity, APIs, dyes, coatings, antioxidants, etc.) for the plant•Lead R&D for the biofuels segment of FFCC business•Provide technical support for existing processes in the batch plant•Research new chemicals and market leads for commercialization•Serve and lead multidisciplinary teams (lab, engineering, manufacturing, sales, HSE, etc.) to commercialize products•Communicate laboratory results with customers, manufacturing, HSE, etc. to drive business in a safe and effective manner Show less



University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Visiting Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2016 - Jul 2017

  Taught Organic I and II as well as the corresponding laboratories for one year as a visiting professor at this PUI. Mentored five students in a research laboratory setting. Served on two grant committees. Taught Organic I and II as well as the corresponding laboratories for one year as a visiting professor at this PUI. Mentored five students in a research laboratory setting. Served on two grant committees.



University of Arkansas

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • 2010 - 2016

  Developed an asymmetric reaction and chiral organometallic catalyst on the milligram to multigram scale. Built and modified laboratory instrumentation in order to carry out and analyze large scale synthesis. Mentored five undergraduate students in the laboratory toward their honors theses.

• Teaching Assistant

  • 2010 - 2015

  Lectured in supplemental organic chemistry drills. Managed undergraduate student laboratories. Trained to perform laboratory safety audits per OSHA and EH&S protocols.