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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant, Confidential

Over 5 years of hands - on experience in MALDI mass spectrometry sample preparation and polymer samples analysis
Over 5 years of hands-on experience in quantitative UV/VIS utilization for the determination of solubility of MALDI matrices in organic solvents
Sound experience in trouble shooting instruments including GC, HPLC, AAS
Successfully characterized surfaces of electrospray deposited samples using optical microscopy, AFM, SEM and MALDI, specifically:
Developed method for quantitative surface coverage analysis
Developed method for sample thickness measurements
Developed MALDI mass spectrometry method to quantitate residual PEG in a series of ethoxylated surfactants. The technique addressed the difficulties faced in doing quantitative MALDI experiments by utilizing both internal standard and standard additions protocols.

Teaching Assistant

Taught recitations and laboratory courses to undergraduate students
Taught volumetric and gravimetrictitrations, graded laboratory reports.
Taught upper level instrumental analysis course
Trained users on HPLC (PerkinElmer) and GC-FID (PerkinElmer) chromatographs, UV/ Visible Spectroscopy (PerkinElmer), and Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (Varian)

Confidential

Student Researcher

CPD Analytical Research and Development, Spring House, Pennsylvania

Subject matter expert: Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization and molecular imaging method development for the analysis of trace levels of polymer and drug materials.
Successfully designed and conducted factorial optimization (DOE) with MALDI Q TOF (ABSciex QStar) to acquire information on the distribution of chemical species (drug, drug related degradation products or polymer related degradation products) on the stent surface.
/supervisor: Dr.G.Vas/

Confidential

Analytical Chemist

Research and Development, Starogard Gdanski, Poland

Conducted Quantitative and Qualitative characterization of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) and raw materials using chromatographic (GC, GC/MS, HPLC) and mass spectrometry techniques.
Scheduled and performed stability testing (loss on drying, pH, titrations).
Supervised instrument qualifications and calibrations.
Developed methods for water determination by Karl-Fisher titration.
Maintained accurate lab notebooks according to cGMP.
Wrote up internal Standard Operating Procedures and Instructions.
Trained new employees.
Led safety trainings.
Worked with vendors and outside customers

Confidential, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

Student Researcher

Worked with scientists to design a new product for glass coatings industry.
Gained experience with Discharge Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (DECVD)
Member of hazardous materials (HAZMAT) support team /supervisors: Dr.R.Smith, Dr.M.Wen and J.Brotzman/

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Instruments & Software: GC/MS PE Turbochrom (advanced), GC PE Totalchrom (expert), Fluorescence LS55 PE with FL WinLab(basic), ASA Varian Ldt.(expert), MALDI ToF Bruker Daltonics(advanced), Polymerix 2.0, Simion, MS Windows and Office. Competent in chromatographic techniques, knowledge of Reflex III, UltraFlex TOF/TOF, and AutoFlex TOF Mass spectrometers, UV/VIS, IR, Karl-Fisher titrator, pH meters, AFM.

Languages: English (fluent) Polish (native language)

Affiliations

Since 2005- member of American Society for Mass Spectrometry

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