Experience

Kiel Laboratories, Inc.

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Scientist

  • Apr 2023 - Present



Alcon

• Switzerland
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Process Engineer/Chemist

  • Mar 2022 - Present

• Senior Engineer - Product and Tech Transfer/Product Expert

  • Feb 2020 - Mar 2022

• Quality Assurance Engineer

  • Sep 2019 - Feb 2020



Medicinal Cannabis of Georgia, LLC

• Greater Atlanta Area

• Researcher and Grant Collaborator

  • May 2019 - Sep 2019

  -Docking research on the application of topical cannabidiol for opioid-sparing post-surgical pain control -Studies involve drug docking and 3D QSAR implementation -Docking research on the application of topical cannabidiol for opioid-sparing post-surgical pain control -Studies involve drug docking and 3D QSAR implementation



Georgia Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Graduate Student

  • Jan 2019 - May 2019

  -Collaboration with Dr. Jeffrey Skolnick (computational biology) -Drug docking studies of warfarin to vitamin K epoxide reductase (VKOR) enzyme and the development of alternative drugs to warfarin. -Collaboration with Dr. Jeffrey Skolnick (computational biology) -Drug docking studies of warfarin to vitamin K epoxide reductase (VKOR) enzyme and the development of alternative drugs to warfarin.



Texas Christian University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2014 - May 2019

  -Graduate student under Dr. Benjamin Janesko (computational chemistry) and Dr. Eric Simanek (organic chemistry)-Synthesized and computationally built a receptor to bind to trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) in the body. Calculations predicted that the receptor relied on specified noncovalent interactions as well as a number of hydrogen bonding interactions in the oxygen terminus. Used calculations to propose a receptor by constructing a substituted triazine and testing its predicted selectivity toward TMAO.-Quantified electron delocalization by using the Electron Delocalization Range (EDR) tool on F center cluster models, edge and surface defects.-Studied acid-catalyzed hydrolysis mechanisms of lignin model compounds with beta-O-4 linkages: E1 elimination and dehydration versus protonation and nucleophilic substitution.-Combined electrostatic potential and Orbital Overlap Distance D(r) tool developed from EDR to provide a picture of chemically "hard" and "soft" regions in enzymes. These regions were shown to bind with their perspective "hard" and "soft" sections on the ligand. Show less

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2017

  Teaching assistant to organic, general, and physical chemistry laboratories. Duties include lecturing, chemical preparations, inventory, and equipment upkeep of spectrophotometers, infrared spectroscopy, and pH meters.



California State University, Los Angeles

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2014

  -Intern under Dr. Carlos Gutierrez (organic chemistry)-researched selective deprotection of tris (N-T-BOCserine) Trilactone to provide a motivated approach to the early “Trojan Horse” delivery strategies -Provided assistance researching selective deprotection of tris (N-T-BOCserine) Trilactone in order to provide a motivated approach to the early "Trojan Horse" delivery strategies. -Extensive training and comprehension in the operation of various machinery and techniques such as Bruker 400 MHx Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Rotary Evaporators, Melting Point Apparatus, Vacuum Pumps and Manifolds, Solvent Stills, Gas Chromatography, Column Chromatography, Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), and Flash Chromatography. -Thorough understanding of all laboratory safety requirements and protocols in accordance with CSULA regulations. Show less