Experience

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  SixRing Inc.

  • Canada
  • Chemical Manufacturing
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Lab Manager

    • Aug 2023 - Present

  • Senior Research Chemist

    • Jan 2022 - Aug 2023

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  Fluid Energy Group

  • Canada
  • Chemical Manufacturing
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Senior Research Chemist

    • Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Research Chemist

    • Aug 2020 - Jan 2022

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  Di-Corp

  • Calgary, Canada Area

  • Research Chemist

    • Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
    • Calgary, Canada Area

    Developed improved formulation for lubricant used in mining applications.Played integral role in hiring and training QC technician for manufacturing facility

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  Secure Energy Services Inc.

  • Calgary, Canada Area

  • Research Chemist

    • May 2014 - Oct 2019
    • Calgary, Canada Area

    Research and development of new drilling fluid products and fluid systems. Evaluated a wide variety of drilling fluids products including fluid loss additives and lost circulation materials, enzymes and rheology modifiers, and led the development of multiple drilling fluid lubricants, especially for high density brine fluids.Involved in the formulation and testing of multiple series of corrosion inhibitors, scale inhibitors and demulsifiers for production chemicals.

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  Dril-X Fluids Inc

  • Calgary, Canada Area

  • Research Scientist

    • Jun 2013 - May 2014
    • Calgary, Canada Area

    Development of products for water-based drilling fluid systemsTesting of various additives to oil and water-based fluids for applications including torque reduction and hole stabilityWorking directly with clients to develop cost-effective solutions to drilling problems encountered in the field

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  University of Calgary

  • Postdoctoral researcher

    • Jun 2012 - May 2013

    Synthetic inorganic and organometallic chemistryStudied single site molecular water oxidation catalystsDeveloped new ruthenium-based polypyridyl complexes for dye-sensitized solar cell applications

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  Western University

  • London, Canada Area

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    • Sep 2007 - Apr 2012
    • London, Canada Area

    Synthetic organic and polymer chemistryDeveloped two new cascade degradable (self-immolative) polymers for potential biomedical applicationsSynthesized a series of rapidly cyclizing monomers and investigated their incorporation into cascade degradable polymersTrained and supervised undergraduate and junior graduate students