Experience

Kilele Health

• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Scientist

  • May 2022 - Present

  • Launch aptamer design and development lab for real-time biosensor applications • Develop longevity and protection methods for indwelling aptamer biosensors • Setup user-friendly lab management system for accounting, data entry, and inventory • Maintain regulatory compliance for lab safety and animal research studies • Produce reports for funding agencies and collaborators • Launch aptamer design and development lab for real-time biosensor applications • Develop longevity and protection methods for indwelling aptamer biosensors • Setup user-friendly lab management system for accounting, data entry, and inventory • Maintain regulatory compliance for lab safety and animal research studies • Produce reports for funding agencies and collaborators



UC Health

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

• Medical Laboratory Assistant

  • Oct 2019 - Nov 2022

  • Processed specimens and conducted lab tests in chemistry, coagulation, urinalysis, and hematology • Calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting on laboratory instruments • Fast-paced, dynamic work environment • Processed specimens and conducted lab tests in chemistry, coagulation, urinalysis, and hematology • Calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting on laboratory instruments • Fast-paced, dynamic work environment



University of Cincinnati - College of Engineering and Applied Science

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Graduate Research Fellow

  • Jun 2018 - May 2022

  • Led a small research team to enhance wearable biosensor performance in biological environments • Designed conductive membrane strategy reducing glucose biosensor interference by 72% • Improved biosensor detection limits >350-fold using novel membrane and electrode materials • Fabricated pH-sensitive dermal patches to monitor sweat volume and composition; international collaboration with the Zurich University of Applied Sciences • Generated patents, high impact academic publications, presentations, and project reports • Managed lab safety and chemical regulatory compliance Show less



Self-employed private tutor

• Chemistry Tutor

  • Sep 2011 - May 2022

  Helped a number of students to fully understand class material. Created lesson plans, practice exams, and handouts for further assistance when needed. Helped a number of students to fully understand class material. Created lesson plans, practice exams, and handouts for further assistance when needed.



Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Lab Manager

  • Sep 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Supervised equipment, inventory, quality control, and troubleshooting of six labs• Coordinated collaborations with various military branches, academic institutions, and industries

• Research Chemist

  • Jun 2010 - Jun 2018

  • Engineered in vitro scaffolds to simulate cellular microenvironments for toxicological assays• Performed in-depth toxicological and gene-expression studies of nanomaterials in cellular systems• Lead nanomaterial synthesis and characterization across department labs• Supervised projects of five undergraduate students



Clark University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2012 - Jun 2014

  PI: Sergio Granados-Focil, Ph.D. • Designed polymer-based silver nanoparticle synthesis methods for optical sensor applications • Developed nontoxic polymer alternatives to conventional nanoparticle capping agents PI: Sergio Granados-Focil, Ph.D. • Designed polymer-based silver nanoparticle synthesis methods for optical sensor applications • Developed nontoxic polymer alternatives to conventional nanoparticle capping agents



Clark University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Sep 2011 - Jun 2012

  PI: Denis Larochelle, Ph.D. • Evaluated genetic pathways of cellular division linked to aging and disease PI: Denis Larochelle, Ph.D. • Evaluated genetic pathways of cellular division linked to aging and disease