Hobbies

• Cycling
• Mountain hiking
• Cross country and downhill skiing
• Canoeing
• Camping
• Playing billiards

Volunteering

• Tau Beta Pi Canned Food Drive, 2006-2008
• "Cycling 400 Miles Across Arkansas" Diabetes Fundraiser, 2007
• NWA Cycling Classic Race, 2007
• Joe Martin Cycling Race, 2006-2007
• Fayetteville High School Blood Drive, 2004
• Washington Regional Hospital, 2001

Research Experience

All of the research projects below were conducted as part of the University of Arkansas's Biological Engineering Program in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Design of a Continuous Biodiesel Process - August 2007 - May 2008

• Created a continuous, mass balanced biodiesel production process that minimizes monoglyceride contaminant levels for Future Fuels, Inc.
• Utilized mass balance, 2nd order kinetics, and thermal heat transfer methods in design.

Finite Element Modeling of an Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator - August 2007 - December 2007

• Mathematically modeled the voltage potential distribution occurring when a defibrillator pulse is delivered in order to optimize the configuration of electrodes and pulse magnitude.
• Utilized Finite Element Modeling techniques in MatLab program for design.

Design of an Artificial Liver Bioreactor - January 2007 - May 2007

• Created a bioreactor containing hepatocyte liver cells to facilitate the successfull removal of toxic ammonia molecules from the bloodstream.
• Utilized mass balance properties to assist in the design.

Professional Involvement

• Participant, Alternative Energy Analysis Seminar, 2005
• Presenter, Design of an Artificial Liver Bioreactor, 2007
• Presenter, Mathematical Modeling of an Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator, 2007
• Presenter, Design of a Continuous Biodiesel Production Process, 2008

Relevant Coursework Taken

• Honors Organic Chemistry II
• International Finance
• Fluid Mechanics
• Transport Phenomena
• Mechanics of Materials
• Thermodynamics
• Electric Circuits I
• Dynamics

Entrepreneurial Experience

Super Scoopers Pet Waste Removal Service - Fayetteville, AR - December 2006 - April 2007
Owner (Self-Employed)

• Provided weekly pet waste removal service to clients throughout Northwest Arkansas region
• Created website to promote/advertise business through different channels and obtain new clients
• Gained learning of effective advertising methods, including door-to-door promotion, flyers, business cards, pet waste removal service online directories, and pet park on-site promotion
• Had responsibility for cleaning yards, disposing of the waste appropriately, and customer billing and support

eBay Wholesale Seller - Fayetteville, AR - March 2006-May 2007
Owner (Self-Employed)

• Orchestrated a profitable, self-initiated and funded sole proprietorship business through responsible control of nearly $5000 of consumer electronics inventory
• Developed a cost efficient business process to procure products from manufacturers and distributors to resell

Objective

To gain admittance to a chemical engineering graduate program or full-time position within Merck where I can use my skills in bioengineering, problem solving, and financial management.

Skills

• Public speaking
• cGMP procedures
• Delta V
• Sterile manufacturing
• AutoCAD
• Spanish
• Matlab
• Visual Basic
• Protein purification
• Ultrafiltration
• Minitab
• Lean Six Sigma methodology
• Equipment and process validation

Activities and Honors

• 2nd Place, Gunlodgsdon Engineering Design Competition, 2008
• Honor's College Summer Study Abroad Grant, San Sebastian, Spain, 2008
• Engineering Intern Certificate, 2008
• Initiate Trainer Officer, Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor's Society), 2006-2008
• President, University of Arkansas Cycling Team, 2005-2005
• Speech Timer, Toastmasters International, 2006
• Representative, Residents' Interhall Congress, 2004-2005
• Golden Key International Honor Society, 2007
• Engineering Senior Scholar Award (4.0 GPA Award), 2007-2008
• Superior Senior Student in Biological Engineering, 2007
• Chancellor's Scholarship, 2004-2008

Work Experience

Work Experience at Merck & Co, Inc

Analyst, Vaccine Franchise / Vaccine Global Supply Planning Department, West Point, PA - December 2009 - July 2010

• Project lead for coordinating 1X Zostavax product launch in Germany to maintain licensure prior to 2X launch. Involved coordinating project timelines, manufacturing, lyophilization, and packaging of product, lab sampling, atypical process reports resolution, batch shipments, and market product licensure requirements.
• Responsible for continued project management through product launch in Europe and Austrailia.
• Served as project lead for implementation of  TempTime Vaccine Vial Monitors (individual vial or syringe temperature monitors) on Gardasil product packaged at Harleem, Netherlands facility for European Union markets.

Engineer/Analyst, Global Vaccine Technology and Engineering Department, Elkton, VA - April 2009 - November 2009

• Served as skid lead for Ultrafiltration (protein diassembly, reassembly, and buffer exchange) step during start-up and process validation demonstration of new HPV Gardasil protein purification facility.
• Authored clean room cleaning procedures and facilitated room qualification/room hygiene performance qualification.
• Provided troubleshooting to Delta V recipes to optimize filtration and purification performance.
• Lead cleaning validation for ultrafiltration skid equipment, including swabbing, rinsate sampling, and TOC analysis.
• Served as shift-lead during Ultrafiltration step of Type 06 Gardasil shakedown lot. Involved directing operators, supervisors, and other engineers on when to take product samples and execute processing steps.
• Utilized Lean Six Sigma tools in Green Belt Project to assign weighment tolerances to biologics raw material weighing and dispensing facility, Project Valuation: $20,000 in labor cost structure efficiency improvements.
• Obtained Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
• Involved generating foru Process Change Requests to assign weighment tolerances for HPV Purification, Buffer, Fermentation, and Alum Adjuvant processes using a rigourous approach involving the interpretation of Merck's significant figure guidelines.

Engineer/Analyst, Global Technical Operations Department, Elkton, VA - July 2008 - March 2009

• Addressed and corrected potential cGMP compliance gaps in Primaxin bulk antibiotic sterilization facility.
• Authored atypical, deviation, and environmental monitoring Trackwise investigations to facilitate the release of associated sterile lots.
• Served as project lead for MK-7655 Beta Lactamase (antibiotic resistance) inhibitor filling project for Merck Research Labs' Phase III clinicial trials. Gained experience in clinical trial requirements and methods, multi-product transitioning within a facility, and clean room qualification.

Engineering Intern, Global Safety and Environment Department, Whitehouse Station, NJ - May 2007 - August 2007

• Successfully conducted a research project that studied the potential impacts that pharmaceuticals in the environment may pose to human health and the environment. My research included modeling the fate, transport, and effects of several high sales volume pharmaceuticals in the environment in an effort to assess any potential risks to Merck's income stream and reputation.

Work Experience at Bio-Tech Pharmacal - Fayetteville, AR - June 2006 - August 2006

• Assisted in the application of cGMP procedures to the manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals
• Facilitated the development of a new company marketing plan and website

Education

Honors Double Major at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
B.S. - Biological/Biomedical Engineering
B.S. - Business Administration/Finance
Minor - Spanish
Graduated: August 2008

G.P.A: 4.0 / 4.0

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