Experience

AvantGuard, Inc.

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scientist II/ Microbiology team leader

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  - Develop new thoughts that optimize current research, and provide advice to research programs.- In collaboration with internal and external collaborators from industries, and universities, conduct and manage research projects including field trials.- Take the lead in running a BSL-2 microbiology laboratory.- Provide technical leadership and guidance to other team members. Give advice in data presentation and experiment design for projects in multiple fields.- Edit Standard Operating Procedures for the whole laboratory. Show less

• Scientist I/ Virologist

  • Sep 2021 - Jul 2022

  AvantGuard, Inc. is a chemistry-based technology and product company creating innovative solutions that manage surfaces and provide long term protection against viruses, bacteria, and fungi/mold, in a wide variety of applications. The company’s unique proprietary combinations of specialty molecules and polymers are customized to provide prolonged antimicrobial efficacy to a wide range of surfaces and materials. Halomine’s unique solutions can not only protect against pathogens for weeks or months, but also make surfaces easier to clean, resist adhesion, prevent fouling, and inhibit the formation of biofilms. Show less



University of Florida

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2019 - Aug 2021

  Gave lectures in FOS 6936 Food and Environmental Virology as a teaching assistant.Prepared teaching materials for FOS 4222L Food Microbiology Lab.Gave lectures in FOS 4222L Food Microbiology Lab.

• Lab manager

  • Oct 2018 - Aug 2021

• Graduate student council representative

  • Aug 2019 - Aug 2019

  Attend meetings routinely, build the bridge between the campus side and the department side, try to discover as many benefits as possible to work for students under our food science and human nutrition department.

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • May 2019 - Aug 2019

  FOS 3042 Introductory Food Science: Working on organizing the class and grading for the assignments for the course, including 500 studentsFOS 4222 Food Microbiology: Designing teaching slides, designing exams, grading exams, and also answering students' questions about class materials, exams, and so on.FOS 4222L/ FOS5225C: Teaching courses, assisting students to understand the mechanism of the lab materials, designing the lab contents for students.

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  Assisted on grading assignments, course design, assisting students to perform lab work accordingly, and organizing the lab materials for the class in course FOS 4222L Food Microbiology Lab.



International Association for Food Protection

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Liaison

  • Jul 2019 - Jul 2019

  Help to organize the meeting in the section of HACCP PDG Meeting in IAFP conference, 2019. Help to organize the meeting in the section of HACCP PDG Meeting in IAFP conference, 2019.



FDA

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2016 - Jul 2018

  Project: Evaluation of dry cleaning efficacy for the removal of microbial hazards from food contact surfaces 1. Inoculation of Salmonella, including wet inoculation and dry inoculation (related to low-moisture food) 2. Application of water activity meter, biosafety cabinet 3. Enumeration of pathogens 4. Design and develop experiments 5. Statistics Analysis by applying ANOVA, Minitab, etc. 6. Good at learning novel techniques and skilled at applying techniques along with developing experiments Strong background with low-moisture foods; Salmonella; different surface materials of product lines Show less



Illinois Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Assistant

  • Jun 2016 - Nov 2016

  1. Assist program manager in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition with event planning and execution. 2. Engage IFSH students and faculty in all kinds of activities Events such as "Welcoming seminar" for new coming students in every semester; "Culture day" for faculty and students from all over the world sharing dishes and talent shows every year; "Graduate seminar" for graduating students sharing their project achievements via presentations, etc. 1. Assist program manager in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition with event planning and execution. 2. Engage IFSH students and faculty in all kinds of activities Events such as "Welcoming seminar" for new coming students in every semester; "Culture day" for faculty and students from all over the world sharing dishes and talent shows every year; "Graduate seminar" for graduating students sharing their project achievements via presentations, etc.



Yoopay.cn

• China
• International Trade and Development

• Marketing Assistant

  • Feb 2015 - Mar 2015

  1. Assist in communicating with customers 2. Design flyers for the recruitment meeting in Shanghai 3. Clean up files for the boss 4. Communicate with potential customers in all around China 5. Solve problems for customers 1. Assist in communicating with customers 2. Design flyers for the recruitment meeting in Shanghai 3. Clean up files for the boss 4. Communicate with potential customers in all around China 5. Solve problems for customers



Beijing Municipal Bureau of Agriculture

• Beijing, China

• Lab Assistant

  • Aug 2014 - Nov 2014

  1. Get familiar with the theory of the gas chromatograph, liquid chromatography; practice with samples by running machines mentioned above. 2. Skilled in standard detection methodology for pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables 3. Skilled in standard detection methodology for heavy metal 4. Go to farm and greenhouse in the suburb of Beijing, collect vegetables and fruits samples, soil samples in person. 1. Get familiar with the theory of the gas chromatograph, liquid chromatography; practice with samples by running machines mentioned above. 2. Skilled in standard detection methodology for pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables 3. Skilled in standard detection methodology for heavy metal 4. Go to farm and greenhouse in the suburb of Beijing, collect vegetables and fruits samples, soil samples in person.