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, IL
05.2023
Glenbrook Scholar -
Glenbrook North High School
Northbrook, IL
06.2019
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
<ul>
<li>Responsibilities -Process Engineering: -</li>
<li>Responsible for making SOP on required process flow for overall manufacturing.</li>
<li>Responsible for doing validation and closing buy off points in line before starting an NPI.</li>
<li>Making process mapping for on scrap and process issues to increase productivity in manufacturing.</li>
<li>Responsible for doing analysis and making actions against failure to reduce production loss.</li>
<li>Achieving standard targets requirement from customer end related to yield and scrap.</li>
<li>Responsible for confirming QOC and OBA failures and as well as making analysis on that and sharing RCA (Root Cause and Analysis) to CFT (Cross Functional Team).</li>
<li>Conducting MOM (Minutes of Meeting) on daily basis Among the Yield, Scrap and Production.</li>
<li>Responsible for preparing PFMEA on process stages inline.</li>
<li>Making a SWR (Special Work Request) for any process change to improve yield and productivity.</li>
<li>Responsible for making reports based on analysis with PPT, and conducting CFT to present reports for failure reduction.</li>
<li>Maintaining good yield graphs toward the given targets.</li>
<li>Time study, standard time and manpower request, capacity analysis, and line balancing analysis.</li>
<li>Preparing DFMA reports of manufacturing and assembly based on criticality. Process improvement activities and continuous improvement of the manufacturing process, material handling, and line layout.</li>
<li>Organizing and executing all process activities, such as rejection and scrap reduction.</li>
</ul> at Sunny Opotech India Pvt.Ltd<ul>
<li>Responsibilities -Process Engineering: -</li>
<li>Responsible for making SOP on required process flow for overall manufacturing.</li>
<li>Responsible for doing validation and closing buy off points in line before starting an NPI.</li>
<li>Making process mapping for on scrap and process issues to increase productivity in manufacturing.</li>
<li>Responsible for doing analysis and making actions against failure to reduce production loss.</li>
<li>Achieving standard targets requirement from customer end related to yield and scrap.</li>
<li>Responsible for confirming QOC and OBA failures and as well as making analysis on that and sharing RCA (Root Cause and Analysis) to CFT (Cross Functional Team).</li>
<li>Conducting MOM (Minutes of Meeting) on daily basis Among the Yield, Scrap and Production.</li>
<li>Responsible for preparing PFMEA on process stages inline.</li>
<li>Making a SWR (Special Work Request) for any process change to improve yield and productivity.</li>
<li>Responsible for making reports based on analysis with PPT, and conducting CFT to present reports for failure reduction.</li>
<li>Maintaining good yield graphs toward the given targets.</li>
<li>Time study, standard time and manpower request, capacity analysis, and line balancing analysis.</li>
<li>Preparing DFMA reports of manufacturing and assembly based on criticality. Process improvement activities and continuous improvement of the manufacturing process, material handling, and line layout.</li>
<li>Organizing and executing all process activities, such as rejection and scrap reduction.</li>
</ul> at Sunny Opotech India Pvt.Ltd
Manager Engineering Material Handling, New Models, Capex and Opex Projects, Budget Control & Purchasing Material at COMPASManager Engineering Material Handling, New Models, Capex and Opex Projects, Budget Control & Purchasing Material at COMPAS