Experience

Salt Lake Express

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CDL driver

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  Commercial Licensed driver for custom charters and scheduled transport Commercial Licensed driver for custom charters and scheduled transport



ALS Global (formerly DataChem Laboratories)

• Salt Lake City, Utah

• Senior Scientist

  • Sep 2018 - Apr 2020

  Chemical analysis of dietary supplements using LC-PDA-MS Chemical analysis of dietary supplements using LC-PDA-MS



Teva Pharmaceuticals

• Salt Lake City, UT

• Principal Pharmaceutical Scientist

  • Dec 1991 - Mar 2018

  Forced Degradation Validation with mass balance and PDA peak spectra purity for Assay and Impurities/DegProducts | HPLC/UPLC-PDA | GC | Liquefied Gas Testing | Microscopy | Physical Testing | Lab Set-Up | | Transdermal Drug Delivery System Fabrication | In-vitro Human Skin Flux Testing | Empower Chromatography Data Network Administration | Equipment Qualification | cGMP | GLP | FDA Regulations | ICH Guidelines | • Developed and validated analytical test methods for drug content, impurities/degradation products, enhancers/preservatives, and liquefied gas propellant content using HPLC, UPLC, and GC as applied to matrix and liquid reservoir transdermal systems, thin films, submucousals, gels, ointments, creams, foams, oral suspensions and solutions, and immediate and extended release oral drug products; various dosage forms contained controlled substances • Responsible for all aspects of forced degradation specificity, peak purity, and mass balance validation for assay and related substances in drug products and drug substances; dept. SME • Implemented GC techniques for analyses of liquefied hydrocarbon gas propellants; site SME • Qualified and maintained laboratory equipment and software for GMP use • Compliant with SOPs, cGMP, data integrity, FDA regulations, and ICH guidelines • Supervised and lead group of analysts performing final product stability testing • Programmed, operated, maintained, and repaired HPLC, GC, Instron, drug release apparatus, FT-IR and UV-Vis spectrophotometers, titrators, pH meters, and polarized light microscope • Laboratory data network administrator – trained by Waters Corporation • Laboratory Design and Setup – designed, sourced, and fabricated compressed GC gas control and purification systems for Analytical Services and Quality Control laboratories • Fabrication of experimental liquid reservoir and matrix transdermal drug delivery systems • Responsible for all aspects of in-vitro skin flux studies in support of formulation research Show less



Independent Contractor Certified by US Lacrosse and the NCAA

• Utah, Western United States, various locations for national champ tournaments

• Lacrosse Official, NCAA and US Lacrosse Certified

  • Feb 1998 - Jul 2013

  Lacrosse official / referee for collegiate, club, high school, and youth levels Selected to officiate at collegiate conference tournaments Selected to represent conference to officiate at national championship tournaments Recipient of the inaugural "Utah Ref of the Year" award Lacrosse official / referee for collegiate, club, high school, and youth levels Selected to officiate at collegiate conference tournaments Selected to represent conference to officiate at national championship tournaments Recipient of the inaugural "Utah Ref of the Year" award



ALS DataChem Laboratories, Inc.

• United States

• Chemist -I, -II

  • 1990 - 1991

  Volatile Organic Analyses, Semi-volatile Organic Analyses • GC/MS – responsible for all aspects of EPA and other GC/MS methods of analysis for volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds in soil and water samples; techniques included direct injection and purge-and-trap sample introduction Volatile Organic Analyses, Semi-volatile Organic Analyses • GC/MS – responsible for all aspects of EPA and other GC/MS methods of analysis for volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds in soil and water samples; techniques included direct injection and purge-and-trap sample introduction



Bausch & Lomb

• Rochester, NY

• Chemical Technician - Research Chemist

  • Jun 1981 - Jan 1990

  Contact Lens Material Research Lens Color Tinting Process Development and Troubleshooting Analytical R&D Polymer Formulations • Optical microscopy, stereo-zoom microscopy – trained by McCrone Research Institute - screened unique samples to determine method of analysis best suited to solve problem - characterize morphology, surface features, and manufacturing techniques of contact lenses - adapted to study stretch recovery of lens materials; designed and fabricated testing fixtures • UV-Vis-NIR for analyses of monomers, polymers, dyes, UV absorbers, contact lenses - designed and fabricated fixtures to analyze optical properties of contact lenses/lens materials in their hydrated state - designed and fabricated fixtures for NIR analysis of in-mold contact lenses - determined compatibility of experimental lens materials and existing lens care regiments - automated data acquisition, processing, and reporting using DOS prompt programming • Proton NMR and FT-IR for structure confirmation and degree of polymerization • Process development for visibility color tinting and cosmetic color tinting of contact lenses using in-monomer chromophores and by post-polymerization dying techniques • Polymer formulations – thin film and lens polymerization using thermal and/or UV initiation • Electrochemical analysis for oxygen permeability in potential contact lens materials • Organic synthesis of dyes, chromophoric monomers, UV blockers • Small-scale contact lens manufacture by spin-cast method of manufacture • Technical support to Manufacturing and Quality Assurance with process and analysis troubleshooting Show less