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Relevant Work Experience

Monomer.Bio

August 2021 - Present

Grew the Professional Services Arm of Monomer.bio to serving 10 customers in automating their manual processes

  • Implemented dozens of automated processes from Covid Screening to Cell Culture

  • Consulted on instrumentation and assay development

  • Designed and implemented data management processes

Developed an automated Liquid Monitoring Station

  • Hardware stress-testing and QC

Field Application Scientist

COUNSYL

(Myriad Women's Health)

September 2019 - Present

Developed a Django Application to run assays on different Liquid Handlers.

  • Enabled a workcell to run interchangeable assays on different liquid handlers (Tecan Evo, Agilent Bravo).

Implemented a new COVID testing assay.

  • Transferred validated wetlab assays into our clinical laboratory onto liquid handlers (BiomekFXp, Agilent Bravo, QSSP, Tecan EVO)

  • Developed and Performed IOPQ​​

  • Coordinated reagent manufacturing

  • Executed phased rollout of increased scale (1x - 10x) as processes were refined

  • Developed Maintenance and Requalification procedures.

  • Trained CLIA personnel on the proper use of equipment.

  • Assisted SWE with LIMS Software tickets

Assisted the implementation of a bridging process in our Preamp laboratory that decreased TAT by 30%

  • Transferred a previously manual liquid handling process into our automated ecosystem

  • Monitored Lab Analytics dashboards to ensure launch acceptability criteria were met

  • Improved PCR Quant yield by 15%

Process Development

Engineer III

UBIOME INC.

January 2019 - August 2019

Implementation and support of automated laboratory solutions into CLIA/CAP/ISO certified workflows.

  • Develop and Perform risk analysis, gather user requirements, and assist in the design transfer process for automated solutions in a clinical laboratory

  • Develop and Perform IQ/OQ/PQ on liquid handler platforms (mostly Biomeks) and other automated solutions.

  • Assisted in Design and development of both product and process of assembly for an in-house Liquid Handling platform

  • Electrical and mechanical troubleshooting of malfunctioning liquid handlers, from replacing parts to debugging serial connection failure.

  • CAD and manufacturing of support solutions (i.e. electromechanical troubleshooting tools and calibration devices)

  • Reconfigured wiring of prototypes for ease of assembly and increased Quality Assurance

  • Assisted in programming troubleshooting tools with Python, making use of Git and Command Line 

 

Lab Automation Engineer

Work Experience

UCLA ZIPURSKI LAB 

Engineered an economical automated robotic imaging system for tracking the larval life-cycles of drosophila melanogaster using Raspberry Pi, Pi Camera, and Python codebase. Decreased hands on time by 90%.

  • Integrated Stepper Motors, Optical Sensors, LED  Lighting, and Pi Cameras into the same Raspberry Pi controlled system.

  • Programmed entire command-line controlled procedure in Python, using multiple open-source libraries.

  • View Github

March 2018 - January 2019

Mechatronic Engineer/ Automation Engineer

BRUIN HOME SOLUTIONS

January 2017 - June 2018

Led a team of students in the design and fabrication of a large hydroponic wall, with automatic nutrient dosing and water level control. CAD built entirely in Solidworks. 

  • Coordinated Team Meetings and Tickets on Trello and Slack.

  • Compiled Bill of Materials, Designed QA procedures, Ran Life-Cycle Analyses.

  • Formed Troubleshooting Procedures.

Project Manager/ Design Lead

UCLA ARISAKA LAB

January 2018 - June 2018

Undergraduate Researcher

Performed research in a biophysics lab at UCLA:

  • Designed a theoretical addition to an existing OCT device for determining eye health in previously unmeasurable portions of the human eyeball.

  • Determined physical theory was viable, but through interactions with vendors determined the project unfeasible due to the level of precision involved.

  • Valuable experience gained talking to vendors and running budget analytics, as well as CAD knowledge.

GENEFLUIDICS

June 2017-September 2017

Engineering Intern

Completed 3 Projects during a summer internship with Genefluidics:

  • Built and Refined a prototype robotic medical device with pipetting, centrifuge, and temperature control capabilities to perform bacterial detection assays on biohazardous materials.​

  • Designed and Assembled a working bacterial incubation chamber with microcontroller (Arduino) enabled humidity and temperature control.

  • Researched and Developed a more efficient production method for isolating biohazard sample for electrochemical sensing​ using PLA filament placed by a specialized 3D-printer onto the acrylic chips previously layered with silkscreen.

UCLA IRON LAB

January 2017 - October 2018

Worked in a mammalian tissue lab determining various properties of hemoglobin, ferritin and ferroportin.

Responsibilities:

  • Performed PCR, qPCR, SDS PAGE, Western Blots, and Bradford assays on rat liver samples.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

SPIRA INC.

June 2016 - November 2016

Managed supply chain of chemical reagents and agricultural technology for Richmond, Virginia-based biotech beverage startup:

  • Contacted and established contracts with overseas reagent suppliers.

Oversaw the creation of a production facility for the Spirulina micro-algae used in our beverages:

  • Established a sterile growth environment for the organisms.

  • Coordinated the food-safe certification of our production and bottling facilities.

Participated in Lighthouse Labs accelerator program with Spira meeting over 100 mentors in 12 weeks.

Bioengineering Intern

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