Experience

Newlight Technologies, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Microbiology

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Huntington Beach, California, United States Established the microbiology team and built in-house capabilities to perform cell sorting, NGS, qPCR derived tracking of key microbes and gene expressions



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• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Systems Biologist

  • Jan 2021 - Aug 2022

  San Diego, California, United States Established CRISPR strain engineering protocol for in-house strain development Established a protein expression evaluation pipeline

• Senior Metabolic Engineer

  • May 2015 - Dec 2020

  San Diego, California, United States Established fundamental molecular biology techniques for a non-traditional microorganism that led to targeted gene deletion to accumulate bioproduct Led project and discovered novel enzyme by screening that produced fatty alcohols at medium chain length range. Filed patent on the novel enzyme. Managed project related to enzyme optimization of xanthan degradation for uses related to Oil & Gas industry

• Senior Scientist

  • Apr 2014 - May 2015

  Greater San Diego Area • Led characterization of global transcriptomic response under industrial relevant lignocellulosic ethanol fermentation • Provided direction and guidance around key aspects of physiology and metabolism investigated from –omics approaches to elucidate future targets for improvements • Led and participated in scientific discussions to provide insight into microbial physiology • Managed Genomics, Transcriptomics, and Metabolomics group



OPX Biotechnologies, Inc.

• Senior Scientist - Systems Biology

  • Sep 2012 - Apr 2014

  Boulder, CO • Led characterization of global transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic response during the production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid • Determined host modification by transcriptomic and proteomics analyses of optimize fatty acid production in Ralstonia eutropha • Established a method for identifying candidates of a key step in the novel fatty acid synthesis pathway • Optimized biosensors to measure internal pH and redox state in E. coli • Engineered novel pathways to produced fatty… Show more • Led characterization of global transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic response during the production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid • Determined host modification by transcriptomic and proteomics analyses of optimize fatty acid production in Ralstonia eutropha • Established a method for identifying candidates of a key step in the novel fatty acid synthesis pathway • Optimized biosensors to measure internal pH and redox state in E. coli • Engineered novel pathways to produced fatty acids in Ralstonia eutropha

• Scientist - Genomics

  • Sep 2010 - Sep 2012

  Boulder, CO • Characterized global transcriptome response to different feedstocks and product toxicity • Optimized basic molecular genetics tools/protocols for Ralstonia eutropha • Developed inducible expression systems in Ralstonia eutropha • Designed stable plasmid for expression of heterologous genes in Ralstonia eutropha