Experience

Stainless Steel Coatings Inc.

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Application Chemist

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  Application Chemist for STEEL-IT® brand anti-corrosion coatings • Provide technical and product advice to customers to prevent corrosion issues in a wide range of applications • Work closely with Production and R&D to support ongoing manufacturing process improvement and the development of new coating products Application Chemist for STEEL-IT® brand anti-corrosion coatings • Provide technical and product advice to customers to prevent corrosion issues in a wide range of applications • Work closely with Production and R&D to support ongoing manufacturing process improvement and the development of new coating products



Northeastern University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Research Assistant Faculty

  • Feb 2020 - Present

  Visiting Research Assistant Faculty in the Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering• Evaluated fabrics for resistance to penetration by aerosols of virus-like nanoparticles. This methodology was developed in the Lustig Laboratory to identify the most effective fabrics for use in cloth face masks for protection against the novel coronavirus.• Assisted with grant applications Visiting Research Assistant Faculty in the Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering• Evaluated fabrics for resistance to penetration by aerosols of virus-like nanoparticles. This methodology was developed in the Lustig Laboratory to identify the most effective fabrics for use in cloth face masks for protection against the novel coronavirus.• Assisted with grant applications



Gelest, Inc.

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Technical Service Chemist

  • Jul 2015 - May 2018

  As a Technical Service Chemist, I offered support for the silane, silicone, and metal-organic product lines.• Provided technical advice and product information to customers to solve their materials and application needs. • Interfaced with the R&D, Production, Quality Control, Analytical, Regulatory, and Customer Service departments to address customer inquiries. • Conducted surface treatments and engaged in product and application development projects for Gelest clients.• Developed silane based, non-fluorinated superhydrophobic surface treatments for glass



DuPont

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research & Development Chemist

  • Apr 1999 - Jun 2015

  As a Principle Investigator in Central Research & Development, I conducted research and development in support of several DuPont businesses as well as emerging technologies. I addressed a wide variety of scientific challenges in a fast paced multidisciplinary team setting.• Synthesis – synthesized monomers and polymers for Lycra® and novel compounds for electrochromic devices• Nanomaterials – prepared composites of conducting polymers and nanometals for thermoelectric devices, developed Vespel® polyimide nanocomposites for aerospace applications• Coatings – formulated scratch-resistant non-stick coatings, developed waterborne anti-corrosion coatings for automotive applications• Performance optimization – enhanced product properties for next generation Corian® offerings, functionalized nanofiber based nonwovens for liquid filtration, investigated the thermal and oxidative stability of dielectric fluids and solid insulation for power transformers, identified chemical approaches to improve the efficiency and reduce the environmental footprint of oil sands surface mining, coordinated safety testing of electrolytes for lithium ion batteries



NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• NRC Management Associate

  • Jul 1998 - Mar 1999

  National Research Council Research Management Associate assisting with the Origins of Solar Systems and the Cosmochemistry programs in the Office of Space Science. National Research Council Research Management Associate assisting with the Origins of Solar Systems and the Cosmochemistry programs in the Office of Space Science.



NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

• United States
• Defense & Space
• 700 & Above Employee

• NRC Research Associate

  • Jul 1996 - Jun 1998

  National Research Council Resident Research Associate investigating laboratory analogs of magnesium and iron silicate grains formed in circumstellar outflows. National Research Council Resident Research Associate investigating laboratory analogs of magnesium and iron silicate grains formed in circumstellar outflows.



Amoco

• Research Associate

  • Sep 1989 - Jul 1991

  Synthesized early-transition metal catalysts for homogeneous olefin polymerizations. Synthesized early-transition metal catalysts for homogeneous olefin polymerizations.