Littleton, Colorado, United States
Scaled pilot project to full developmental cycle, saving company $2M in production costs. Parameters for current pilot project using activated carbon were incorrect, wasting GeoSynFuels’ financial resources. Discovered incorrect measurement of an outside column was being used. Adjusted measurements for activated carbon to inner columns, generating significant production cost savings. Expedited shipping times for contractors, increasing revenue at Grainger by $975K. Additional revenues were not being generated due to outdated shipping processes. Identified shortcomings with current procedures. Implemented new processes within department. Increased total number of daily shipments from 25 to 100. Significant revenue increase resulted. Through my experience at Grainger and Autozone I have learned to demonstrate excellent customer service and am knowledgeable when it comes to satisfying customers regardless of the field. I am furthering my education through Pharmacy school where my goal is to achieve a doctorate in Pharmacology in order to better my understanding of currently incurable diseases such as Alzheimer's and try to find ways to cure it through extensive research. Specialties: Powerpoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, some experience with Microsoft Visio
Hydrothermal pretreatment of biomass to produce lucrative bioplastics Operate high pressure/high temperature batch reactors (2L to 100L) Experience with continuous reactor by AdvancedBio LLC. (10kg/hr feed rate) Troubleshoot/maintain all working parts of all reactor systems • Swagelok experience, installed plumbing systems for reactors • Wet/Dry ball milling and knife milling of various biomass feedstocks Developed JHAs and SOPs for equipment and experiments Responsible for colleagues on shift Follow engineering drawings for manufacturing of mechanical components Experience with torqueing fasteners on reactors and structural maintenance Experience with separations/filtration utilizing centrifugation and vacuum filtration techniques
Polymeric electrolyte membrane fabrication Organic/Inorganic synthesis of various polymers to develop polymeric membranes for various fuel cell applications Synthesis of substituted Chitosan to develop a cost effective alternative membrane to Nafion • Development of methods to increase ionic conductivity, mechanical/chemical strength, and water uptake to allow for better performance of chitosan membranes in VRB Experience with Vanadium Redox flow battery (VRB) design fabrication and functionality Experience with Arbin software/trouble shooting Experience in gaseous separation via magnetic field gradients Composite Membrane development for bench scale Chlor Alkali flow cell
Skilled in MES Basic/Advanced Accustomed/Trained for Clean Room environment (Class 10-100) Trained in SMLIMS Scale Verification Followed SOP procedures for every task Maintained dispensing schedule for product individually and within a team Persistently met tight deadlines during product campaigns
Gained hands-on with: * Biomass size reduction/milling * Thermo-chemical saccharification of biomass * Solid/Liquid separation via various pressing devices * Collection of samples during an experiment to determine mass closures on treatments * Determination of biomass moisture content * Detection of phenolic compounds in biomass process fluid via UV Spectrophotometery * Flocculation tests with polymers such as Polyethlyene Oxide to clarify biomass hydrolysate * Determination of Total Suspended Solids in biomass hydrolysate * Screening of various activated carbons and polymeric resins for effectiveness at inhibitor removal * Isotherm testing on various activated carbons to determine removal of phenolic compounds * Have worked with Microsoft Visio for design of future demo plant for company * Determination of biomass acid consumption and its importance in affecting hydrolysis * Determination of mass closure via ICP and HPLC