CV

Professional Experience

Sr. Lithography Process Engineer, Lithography

Sep 2019 - Present | Intel, Hillsboro, OR

Primary tool owner of critical lithography equipment, responsible for qualifying and sustaining tool health and process capabilities
Primary owner of lithography process steps, working with various teams to optimize and troubleshoot patterning performance
Automation and software developer, creating multiple applications for efficient access to critical hardware and process data
Member of defect focus team that identifies and addresses potential yield issues through designed experiments and daily monitoring of critical process parameters
Working with lithography scanner vendors to design and test hardware changes which help reduce key defect modes and improve yield

Cell Engineering Intern

Jun 2013 - Aug 2013 | EnerDel, Indianapolis, IN

Characterized and developed electrochemical testing protocol for Lithium Titanate Oxide for potential use in Li-ion batteries
Analysis methods included SEM, ICP-MS, XRD, FTIR, and Optical microscopy

Lab Technician

Aug 2011 - May 2013 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN

Prepared undergraduate labs and instruments in the Chemistry Department
Calibrated and maintained all departmental instrumentation. A subset of which include NMR, GC-MS, LC-MS, FTIR, Raman, CV, CE

Research and Development Intern

Jun 2011 - Dec 2011 | Metals and Additives, Brazil, IN

Synthesized Molybdenum based compounds for use as fire preventative additives in polymers
Characterized Basic Zinc Molybdate Complex and collaborated with Chemical Engineering group to suggest improvements to full-scale production line

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science & Engineering

Sep 2013 - Jun 2019 | University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Addt’l. Degree Title: Nanotechnology & Molecular Engineering
Thesis: Intracellular dynamics of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for magnetic particle imaging

Master of Science in Materials Science & Engineering

Sep 2013 - Mar 2016 | University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (Cum Laude)

Aug 2009 - May 2013 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN

Minor: Solid State Physics/Materials Science

Research Experience

Graduate Research Assistant

Jan 2014 - Jun 2019 | Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Univeristy of Washington, Seattle, WA

Advisor: Prof. Kannan Krishnan

Studied the in vitro magnetic dynamics of iron oxide nanoparticles designed for use in magnetic particle imaging
Synthesized, coated, and characterized iron oxide nanoparticles with tailored size, size distribution, and surface functionalization
Exposed iron oxide nanoparticles to cell environments and imaged by TEM to extract quantitative nanoparticle size and spatial distributions
Lab Safety Manager coordinating and training in EH&S policies and practices in the Krishnan Lab

Independent Undergraduate Researcher

Jan 2012 - May 2013 | Departments of Chemistry and Physics, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN

Advisors: Prof. Scott Kirkpatrick & Prof. Daniel Morris

Studied plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition synthesis of carbon nanotubes for use in microfluidic detection of oxidative damage to DNA
Utilized clean room environments and equipment in the preparation and characterization of samples
Primary characterization of carbon nanotubes included SEM and Raman spectroscopy

Interdisciplinary Research Collaborative

Jun 2012 - Sep 2012 | Departments of Chemistry and Physics, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN

Full-time continuation of undergraduate research during summer months

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Aug 2011 - May 2012 | Rose-Hulman Ventures, Terre Haute, IN

Advisor: Prof. Rebecca DeVasher

Collaboration with the Indiana Soybean Alliance with the goal of developing an environmentally friendly marker ink based on soybean oil using green chemistry concepts and methods

Teaching Experience

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Departments of Materials Science & Engineering and Physics, Univeristy of Washington, Seattle, WA

Instructed graduate and undergraduate students in weekly labs and tutorial sessions, graded exams and homework assignments, including generating problem solutions
Held weekly office hours to provide tutoring and advice to students in need
Study Center Manager coordinating 40 graduate teaching assistants in tutoring responsibilities

Graduate Level:

Bonding, Crystallography, And Symmetry-Related Properties Of Materials (Autumn 2018)
Bonding, Crystallography, And Symmetry-Related Properties Of Materials (Autumn 2017)
Thermodynamics (Autumn 2017)

Undergraduate Level:

General Physics Laboratory & Tutorial (Spring 2019)
General Physics Laboratory & Mechanics Laboratory (Winter 2019)
Design in Materials Engineering I (Autumn 2018)
Fundamentals of Materials Science (Summer 2018)
Materials Characterization (Spring 2018)
Design in Materials Engineering II (Winter 2018)
Materials Characterization (Spring 2017)
Design in Materials Engineering I (Autumn 2016)
Fundamentals of Materials Science (Autumn 2015)
Integrated Junior Lab II (Winter 2014)
Integrated Junior Lab I (Autumn 2013)

Skills

Instrumentation

Electron microscopy (scanning, transmission)
Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
High pressure freezing and freeze substitution
Ultramicrotomy
Diffraction (selected area electron, x-ray)
Elemental analysis (ICP-OES, ICP-MS, Flame AA)
Chromatography (gel permeation, gas, liquid)
Dynamic light scattering
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Spectroscopy (infrared, raman, ultraviolet–visible)
Magnetic particle spectroscopy
Vibrating sample magnetometry
Thermogravimetric analysis
Differential scanning calorimetry
Cyclic voltammetry
Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition

Programming Languages

C#
R
Python
Maple
Mathematica

Markup Languages

LaTeX
Markdown

Awards/Honors

2013 - 2016 | ARCS Foundation Fellow

2011 - 2013 | Rose-Hulman Dean’s List

2009 - 2013 | Rose-Hulman Merit Scholar

Professional Associations

May 2011 - Present | Amerian Chemical Society

Sep 2014 - Jun 2019 | UW Graduate & Professional Student Senate

Active member of the Travel Grants Committee providing funding to students to attend and present at research conferences
Senior member helping train and guide committee discussions final last two years

Jan 2010 - May 2013 | Alpha Chi Sigma, Iota Chapter

Coursework

Graduate

Materials Science/Semiconductors

Instrumentation Specific

Undergraduate

Chemistry

Organic Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Structure Determination