Experience

Takasago International Corp. (USA)

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Innovation Scientist - Candle

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  - Develops and performs investigational laboratory testing, procedures, calculations, and conduct and document burn studies for various candles and waxes - Responsible for operation of the candle burn laboratory, including safety, quality, equipment calibration, and maintenance - Maintain accurate records and prepare technical reports - Adhere to all applicable regulatory requirements (e.g., good manufacturing practices, good laboratory practices, occupational safety and health, etc.) - Develops and performs investigational laboratory testing, procedures, calculations, and conduct and document burn studies for various candles and waxes - Responsible for operation of the candle burn laboratory, including safety, quality, equipment calibration, and maintenance - Maintain accurate records and prepare technical reports - Adhere to all applicable regulatory requirements (e.g., good manufacturing practices, good laboratory practices, occupational safety and health, etc.)



Takasago International Corporation

• Japan
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Laboratory Technician

  • Jul 2018 - Mar 2020

  - Assisting with sample preparation - Organize chemicals in stock rooms - Mange data entry for different product studies - Assist multiple technical leads in day to day requests - Assisting with sample preparation - Organize chemicals in stock rooms - Mange data entry for different product studies - Assist multiple technical leads in day to day requests



Temple University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2017 - May 2018

   Supervised approximately 16 students for a 3-hour organic chemistry II lab  Graded laboratory reports and proctored exams  Taught 4 1-hour recitation sessions for an organic chemistry I lecture  Prepared quizzes and problem sets to count toward their overall grade  Graded and proctored the quizzes and exams  Supervised approximately 16 students for a 3-hour organic chemistry II lab  Graded laboratory reports and proctored exams  Taught 4 1-hour recitation sessions for an organic chemistry I lecture  Prepared quizzes and problem sets to count toward their overall grade  Graded and proctored the quizzes and exams



King's College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Laboratory Assistant

  • May 2014 - May 2017

  § Administered proper cleanup of chemicals and glassware for undergraduate laboratory sections (e.g. volumetric flasks, burettes, beakers, Erlenmeyer flasks, watch glasses, and glass stir rods)§ Prepares array of solutions (like low and high concentrations of acids and bases, impure chemicals to be purified in lab, and nylon-6,6)§ Organized stockroom of chemicals, disposing of old chemicals and old bottles, organizing by name and if it was an organic, inorganic, or acid/base§ Recorded the order and chemicals in excel by name, manufacturer, date produced, place in a row, and its shelf Show less

• Organic Chemistry Research

  • May 2014 - May 2017

  § Proficient in organic chemistry laboratory techniques, such as: running reactions under anhydrous conditions, using a rotary evaporator, purification using column chromatography, and monitoring reactions with TLC § Applies IR, NMR, and GC/MS for product analysis§ Studied and examined a 1,2 interchange, the bromine atoms rearrange from the diaxial positions to the diequatorial positions when 1,2-dibromo-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexane heated § Presented research by a poster at the 30th NCUR in Asheville, NC§ Published an Article in the Proceedings in the National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2016 journal: Acocella, R. Isomerization of Vicinal Dibromides in Conformationally Rigid Cyclohexane Systems. Proceedings in the NCUR 2016. Asheville, NC. 2016. 1778 – 1785. § Presented at the 2016 summer ACS National meeting in Philadelphia, PA§ Presented at the 93rd annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science at King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, PA Show less

• Analytical Chemistry Research

  • Aug 2015 - May 2016

   Prepared standards of ammonia and nitrogen dioxide to compare to Susquehanna River samples Applies UV-Vis for analysis an Excel to create standard curves to determine concentrations of ammonia and nitrogen dioxide in standard and river samples



Kirby Memorial Health Center

• Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

• Laboratory Assistant

  • Oct 2015 - Dec 2015

   Prepared different samples for microwave digestion by using an analytical balance  Organized and disposed of acidic waste after diluting each waste bottle with 50 mL of deionized water  Prepared different samples for microwave digestion by using an analytical balance  Organized and disposed of acidic waste after diluting each waste bottle with 50 mL of deionized water



Takasago International Corporation

• Japan
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Laboratory Technician Assistant/Research Assistant

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Summer Internship where I have worked both 2015 and 2016 summers. § Assisting with sample preparations and worked for multiple research groups § Organized chemicals in stock rooms, worked on data entry for flavor and fragrance chemicals Summer Internship where I have worked both 2015 and 2016 summers. § Assisting with sample preparations and worked for multiple research groups § Organized chemicals in stock rooms, worked on data entry for flavor and fragrance chemicals