Objective
I seek a challenging scientific position working with a highly talented engineering team
Experience
- Distillation & adsorption equipment design
- Vodka & absinthe production process advising
- Gin & absinthe recipe formulation/development
Research Assistant
PolyNEW, Inc.
Golden, CO
5/2006–8/2006
- Conducted rheological DMA on novel class of renewable plastics, PLA–cellulose "ecobionanocomposites", to determine Tg and HDT
- Optimized compression molding technique to prepare samples for above characterization
Advanced Fiber Systems and Corporate Center for Analytical Sciences
- Developed on- and off-line polymer acidity monitoring
- Provided troubleshooting and calibration for on-line IR spectroscopic control loop on stripping tower in solvent recovery
- Maintained on-line PA–IR airborne ppm solvent detector
- Determined trace contaminant levels using HPLC and GC/MS
Research, Development & Engineering: Filtration and Flavor Delivery
- Assembled, operated, and maintained TGA, TGA/MS, DSC, and MDSC systems
- Synthesized various inorganic compounds, including phthalocyanines
Education
Coursework/Research towards Ph.D.Chemical Engineering
May 2008
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO
Thesis: Biobutanol: Modelling Butanol–Water Phase Behavior
3.646
B.S.Chemical and Life Science Engineering
May 2006
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Concentrations: Biotechnology and Process Design
3.452
- Presidential Scholarship (full ride)
- Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, VA E Chapter
- Sr. Design: Comprehensive design of PVC Polymerization plant
Travel
Paris, London, Rome, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, 2172-mile Appalachian Trail
