Nathan Levandovsky
Northbrook
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Manufacturing and Material Research
Symmetry Wood LLC.
08.2021 - 06.2023
- Company Overview: Biotech startup that converts bacterial cellulose into Pyrus: a wood substitute to combat deforestation.
- Lead production optimization efforts in producing Pyrus as well as research into material capabilities and properties.
- Biotech startup that converts bacterial cellulose into Pyrus: a wood substitute to combat deforestation.
Research and Development Team
Illinois Enactus
09.2020 - 06.2023
- Company Overview: Project based social entrepreneurship organization focusing on meeting community and environmental needs through creating sustainable enterprises.
- Conduct analysis of current and past projects for promoting success in Enactus business ventures.
- Analyze and reform Enactus educational and organizational structure to better support entrepreneurial business projects.
- Leading a project team to develop and implement a low-flow showerhead solution into the local community to curb excessive water consumption.
- Managing a team comprised of multiple associates, a team of technical fellows, a partnership with Illinois ActGreen, and a partnership with University Housing.
- Project based social entrepreneurship organization focusing on meeting community and environmental needs through creating sustainable enterprises.
DAAD Rise Scholarship Researcher
Friedrich Schiller Universität
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Observing biocompatibility of TiO2 (rutile) on different crystallographic orientations.
- Performed Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) on adsorped human fibrinogen proteins (HPF).
- Statistical quantification of protein and platelet surface coverage.
Undergraduate Researcher
Applied Research Institute
05.2021 - 05.2022
- Study the corrosive properties associated with triglycerides and their associated derivatives.
- Use of ATR-FTIR, SAXS, KF Titration, and EM microscopic techniques to study hydrolysis, corrosivity, and reverse micelle formation of triglycerides and their constituents.
- Active scientific communication across different lab project partners and corporate funding affiliate--British Petroleum.
Volunteering
Carle Hospital
Champaign
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Company Overview: Emergency Department
- Emergency Department
Project Leader
University Of Illinois
01.2020 - 04.2020
- Created an interactive presentation displaying and explaining the thermal conductive properties of a silica aerogel block.
- Demonstrated how common everyday items like glue, cornstarch and baking soda can create starlite: a material with low thermal conductivity from its chemical combustive properties.
- Facilitated group progress and maintained coordination between the project team and EOH/department staff.
Teacher/Teachers Assistant, Mathematics and Physics
Stella Academy
Buffalo Grove
09.2015 - 09.2018
- Assisted teachers with lessons and grading.
- Taught arithmetic to a class of elementary school students.
- Tutored high school sophomores in elementary physics.
Technical Solutions Engineer
Epic Systems Corporation
Education
Bachelor of Science - Materials Science and Engineering
University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, IL05.2023
Glenbrook Scholar -
Glenbrook North High School
Northbrook, IL06.2019
Skills
- C
- Java
- Python
- Matlab
- Excel
- R
- RStudio
Volunteer Experience
Carle Hospital Emergency Department, Champaign, IL, 06/21-08/21
Overflow
- Engineering Open House, University Of Illinois, Project Leader, 01/20-04/20, Created an interactive presentation displaying and explaining the thermal conductive properties of a silica aerogel block., Demonstrated how common everyday items like glue, cornstarch and baking soda can create starlite: a material with low thermal conductivity from its chemical combustive properties., Facilitated group progress and maintained coordination between the project team and EOH/department staff.
- Stella Academy, Buffalo Grove, IL, Teacher/Teachers Assistant, Mathematics and Physics, 09/15-09/18, Assisted teachers with lessons and grading., Taught arithmetic to a class of elementary school students., Tutored high school sophomores in elementary physics.
Timeline
DAAD Rise Scholarship Researcher
Friedrich Schiller Universität
05.2022 - 08.2022
Head of Manufacturing and Material Research
Symmetry Wood LLC.
08.2021 - 06.2023
Volunteering
Carle Hospital
06.2021 - 08.2021
Undergraduate Researcher
Applied Research Institute
05.2021 - 05.2022
Research and Development Team
Illinois Enactus
09.2020 - 06.2023
Project Leader
University Of Illinois
01.2020 - 04.2020
Teacher/Teachers Assistant, Mathematics and Physics
Stella Academy
09.2015 - 09.2018
Technical Solutions Engineer
Epic Systems Corporation
Bachelor of Science - Materials Science and Engineering
University of Illinois
Glenbrook Scholar -
Glenbrook North High School
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