Experience

Precision Plant Molecules

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Process Chemist

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  Achievements/tasks: • Increase the production yield by 25 percent for CBC by discovering an innovative processing method • Providing continuous improvement concepts and ideas and safer ways to conduct processing • Synthesizing canabanoids (CBC, CBT, CBDV, THCV (8), CMCBDV), optimize processing steps including purity, yield, recovery, time, cost, safety • Hands-on experience in large batch synthesis, scale up, POPE distillation, hot melt, short path distillation, rotary evaporators, vacuum distillation • Continuous improvement; Troubleshoot and improve quality, scale up and consistency • Managing a team of process chemists and training new hires Show less



University of Miami

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Aug 2015 - Dec 2021

  The first part of my research is focused on synthesis and structural characterization of organometallic compounds with concentration on bimetallic nickel-tin and platinum–tin complexes and study of their catalytic properties including activation of small molecules such as CO, CO2, H2, NO, etc, photochemical reactions and C-H bonds activation. Since majority of the chemicals that I am working with are air and moisture sensitive, I have extensive experience with using related techniques such as Schlenk techniques, glove box, drying and degassing solvent and cannula technique.The second part of my research is concentrated on design, synthesis and characterization of Schiff base and non-Schiff base ligands and metal complexes, and study of their anticancer properties Show less

• • Aug 2015 - Dec 2021

  Six plus years of experience in teaching general chemistry labs (CHM 114 and CHM 113) being in charge of leading 600+ students in 27 different lab sectionsTwo plus years of experience in teaching chemistry labs in an online format including lectures with Zoom, online examination using Respondus Lockdown Browser, and online gradingWide experience with both hybrid and online formats if neededI have been ranked by the chemistry department as an "Excellent" or "Truly Exceptional" teaching assistant for 10 semesters which are the Department's highest evaluation rankingsI have been recognized and awarded as the best teaching assistant of the department for three consecutive years based on the evaluation feedbacks received from my students. Show less



Bu-Ali Sina University

• Iran
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• • Sep 2007 - Sep 2010

  As a researcher, my research was focused on design, synthesis and characterization of polyamine ligands and transitional metal complexes and study of their antimicrobial properties. Instrumentation: NMR, FTIR, UV-Vis, Conductivity, X-ray Crystallography, Mass Spectroscopy and Elemental Analysis

• • 2008 - 2010

  Conducted laboratory classes for inorganic and general chemistry courses