Experience

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  Xcision medical systems

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Intern

  Summer internship that provided an introduction to the Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, Logistics, Engineering and Human Resources departments at a radiological equipment manufacturer.

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  University of maryland baltimore county

  Aug 2016 - Oct 2018

  Build research program

  Awarded scholarship to conduct research for National Institutes of Health program to develop STEM scholars. Researched and characterized bacteria phage in addition to analyzing soil/water samples for antibiotic resistant genes by using Mass Spectrometry, Liquid Chromatography, DNA purification, restriction enzyme digest, PCR and various biochemical protocols. Presented gene research/phage results at 2017/18 research symposiums.

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  W. r. grace & co.

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Quality control engineer

  Conduct thermal shock research for carbon content analysis of high-performance specialty chemical catalysts. Test production line samples using FTIR and GC-MS analysis while also documenting and evaluating the correlation between carbon content and fissures. Deliver research poster presentation to executive and technical management as part of the Capstone for Grace’s internship program.

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  Mccormick & company

  Jun 2020 - Jun 2022

  Quality lab and production technician

  Collect and analyze composition and bacterial data for raw materials/finished products for a $25B global food conglomerate. Operating within the strict controls of an FDA GMP regulated environment, ensure sourcing/production compliance with federal and corporate standards while collaborating with R&D to scale from pilot plant to production. Operate, monitor and troubleshoot the liquid flavor/coloring production lines in addition to programming the equipment positioning system and training team leadership on its operation. Coordinate safety reporting as the departmental Safety Functional Leader. - Evaluate products through gas chromatography, spectrophotometer, densitometer, refractometer, and titration analysis - Sample raw ingredients and packaging materials from plant entry to exit - Investigate and troubleshoot operational issues that adversely affect manufacturing quality/efficiency (ie. environmental, foreign material, bacteria and composition) - Document and distribute notifications for non compliant materials - Support the pilot testing of new products - Participate in cross-functional meetings to improve coordination and efficiency between the production, maintenance and materials management teams Show less

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  Vandstrom

  Jun 2022 - Oct 2023

  Process engineer

  Develop and maintain operational procedures and documentation for global leader in nanofiltration. Responsible for evaluating production run efficacy, ensuring quality control and maintaining SOPs. Design, plan and operate experiments for pilot plant and migration to full-scale production. Define and implement statistical control methods to analyze and manage the polymer/protein membrane production processes. As part of a cross-functional team, support client projects by collaborating on weekly metrics, deliverables and process improvement.- Perform production data and root-cause analysis while maintaining control charts and reporting - Develop test procedures for the casting of nanofiltration membranes- Design and deliver operator training to the production team - Create, document and conduct optimization testing for CIP and product benchmarking- Gained experience with polymer/protein membrane casting, drying and rolling - Responsible for organizing and maintaining Safety Data Sheets - Selected to attend Precision Coating and Drying training at the University of Minnesota - Completed Six Sigma Yellow Belt training Show less

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  Versogen

  Oct 2023 - now

  Development and test engineer

  Develop and maintain operational procedures for a DuPont funded startup leading the advancement of Green Energy membrane technology. In addition to ensuring quality control and maintaining SOPs, responsible for designing and conducting process experimentation. - Coordinate and lead quality testing for polymer solution/membranes in pilot and scale up production- Analyze and test materials during casting process and prepare customer Certificate of Analysis- Develop, improve and document polymer testing and SOPs - Manage and maintain lab facilities and supplies Show less