EXPERIENCE
An overview of my experience in both industry and academia
SENIOR RESEARCH INVESTIGATOR: BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB
Feb 2016 - Present | New Brunswick, NJ
Chemical and Synthetic Development: Technologies
Manager of the high-throughput screening for Lewis acid catalysis, amine and nucleophilic catalysis, and non-catalytic reactions. Developed machine learning models for predicting and optimizing reactions using high-throughput experimentation data.
RESEARCH INVESTIGATOR: BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB
May 2012 - Feb 2016 | New Brunswick, NJ
Chemical and Synthetic Development: Early Phase
Projects included synthetic route innovation and process invention for IND-Tox, FIH and Phase II clinical campaigns.
CONSULTANT: CHIROMICS
June 2011 - April 2012 | Princeton, NJ
Consultation for reaction development and technical evaluation toward novel compound libraries used for affinity screening.
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE: PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
June 2010 - April 2012 | Princeton, NJ
Advisor: Professor David W. C. MacMillan
Developed a new method for the enantioselective cross-coupling of aldehydes and boronic acids through synergistic copper(II)/amine catalysis.
DOCTORATE IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
August 2005 - June 2010 | Chapel Hill, NC
Advisor: Professor Michael T. Crimmins
Completed the total synthesis of irciniastatin A. Completed a 12 step second generation formal synthesis of irciniastatin A.
RESEARCH SCIENTIST
August 2003 - August 2005 | Syracuse, NY
Chemical Development
Projects included lab-scale custom synthesis, kilo-lab process development, kilo-lab custom synthesis and the development of medicinal chemistry compound libraries.
INTERN: ALBANY MOLECULAR RESEARCH
December 2002 - August 2003 | Syracuse, NY
Chemical Development
Projects entailed lab-scale custom synthesis.
INTERN: ALBANY MOLECULAR RESEARCH
June 2002 - August 2002 | Albany, NY
Chemical Development
Projects entailed lab-scale custom synthesis.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO
August 2002 - May 2003 | Oswego, NY
Advisor: Professor Joseph LeFevre
Isolation and structure elucidation of bioactive natural products from the Eastern White Pine, Pinus strobus.