PnuVax is vaccine manufacturing startup.

• Worked on 6 person fermentation R&D team
• Participated in 60+ fermentation runs
• Designed and implemented systems for documentation management, in agreement with Good Documentation Practices

I gained hands on experience with fermentation and process control in the biopharmaceutical industry.

The Mercedes Benz Fuel Cell Division is a world-class automotive fuel cell manufacturing facility.

• Listed inventor on an internal invention memorandum
• Led a small team to produce a resource outlining structure, function and failure modes of all PEM fuel cell components
• Worked directly with leading world experts

I learned about manufacturing processes design, cost analysis, developing patents and materials engineering.

The Liu Group (Queen's University Department of Chemistry) focuses on applied materials and nanotechnology. It has a particular interest in block copolymers, self-assembling materials and useful nano-structures.

• Developed novel, one pot synthesis method for block-copolymer coated iron oxide nanoparticles
• Learned to use transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy
• Performed inorganic synthesis in an oxygen free environment

I can develop new techniques and protocols at the cutting edge of the nanotechnology field.

The Queen's Fuel Cell Team is an undergraduate engineering design team at Queen's University. The team works on applications of hydrogen fuel cells in small vehicles. It is student run and self directed. It is currently constructing the world's first hydrogen fuel cell snowmobile.

• Lead team for two years
• Expanded team from 10 to 65 people to accommodate snowmobile project
• Secured funding for and managed $100k+ budget

I can recruit, grow a team quickly and make it stronger to meet new challenges.

Margie, O., Palmer, C., Chin-Sang, I. C. elegans Chemotaxis Assay. J. Vis. Exp. (74), e50069, doi:10.3791/50069 (2013).

The Journal of Visualized Experiments is the first and only peer reviewed video journal. It provides a video depicting the experiment & results along with the written paper. This helps disseminate scientific work that is difficult to capture with words and figures on paper.

• Describes an improved approach for assessing the chemotactic response of C. elegans
• Viewed by 2500+ people from insitutions world-wide, including MIT, Berkley and Harvard

I can communicate highly technical material, clearly and succinctly.

The Queen's iGEM team is an undergraduate synthetic biology team at Queen's University. The team engineers microorganisms to perform new functions.

• Lead team to the international iGEM competition at MIT
• Introducing a new organism into the competition, expanding possibilities for future teams
• Secured funding for and managed $60k+ budget
• Presented & defended work in front of peers & leading experts

I can lead the conception, planning and execution of a high tech R&D project.