Experience

Eurofins Alphora, Alphora Research Inc

• Chemist

  • 2019 - Present

  cGMP and GLP environmentEmpower 3 software of GC, UPLC, HPLC and KF/KFC. TGA, FT-IR cGMP and GLP environmentEmpower 3 software of GC, UPLC, HPLC and KF/KFC. TGA, FT-IR



Koppers Performance Chemicals Europe

• United Kingdom
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Chemist

  • 2017 - 2018

  • Developed formulation to prevent corrosion of metals in Ammonium copper quaternary with corrosion inhibitors to improve the longevity of wood product for overseas market• Led microemulsion pesticides/copper-amine complex project Managed projects and collaborated with cross-functional teams• Qualified overseas suppliers to reduce manufacturing cost; working closely with manufacturing to evaluate raw materials• Qualified green solvents to reduce strong odor solvents in emulsions • Developed corrosion test protocols and filing SOPs



Vive Crop Protection

• Canada
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chemist

  • 2010 - 2017

  • Developed Vive Allosperse from precursor polymers to final commercial success products, collaborating with polymer scientist, formulators and pilot plant• Worked with polymer manufacture to reduce 80% cost by one step synthesis• Managed projects and collaborated with cross-functional teams • Performed stability and compatibility evaluation of formulations (HPLC, viscometer, etc)• Formulated a wide range of active ingredients using Vive Allosperse to achieve specific properties for crop protection (Strobilurin, Triazoles, Pyrethroid, and more; three patents in the application)• Formulated biopesticide, bio-nutrients and bio-stimulants to mitigate the non-bio stress of crops• Operated bench top Dyno/Eiger/MTI/Vortex/Roller mills and homogenizers• Developed Goniometry protocol for screening and improvement of formulations• Developed analytical protocols to quantify rainfastness in lab condition• Identified and qualified new sources of materials for Ag formulation• Literature and patent research to keep abreast of novel Ag science and technology



Xerox Research Centre of Canada

• Research Chemist

  • 2008 - 2009

   Designed and synthesized nanocomposite (vinyl and condensation polymers) for marking applications; studied the formulation stability and processing stability Developed image transfer method to facilitate and improve the color/UV transmission analysis (Patent applied) Formulated low gloss cross-linking toner and studied the rheology of toner Invented ULM security toner; generated real invisible toner incorporating inorganic nanoparticles - short or long UV light absorbent (Patent applied ) Transferred lab formulation to engineering team, defined operating parameters and established robust processes  Qualified and identified the raw materials from the different vendors  Worked close with scale-up engineering group and test group; enabled to transfer the formulation from lab scale, bench scale to pilot plant scale successfully



McMaster University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate

  • 2007 - 2008

  • Worked on surface living radical polymerization (Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization)• Focused on kinetic study of surface polymerization and corrosion test• Synthesized initiators and did separation (distillation, extraction, evaporation), purification; characterization including chromatography, microscopy, spectroscopy, NMR • Worked on surface living radical polymerization (Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization)• Focused on kinetic study of surface polymerization and corrosion test• Synthesized initiators and did separation (distillation, extraction, evaporation), purification; characterization including chromatography, microscopy, spectroscopy, NMR