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Education
- Purdue University, West Lafayette IN 2022-Present
PhD Student / Analytical Chemistry
McLuckey Group
- Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago IL 2019
Master of Science / Analytical Chemistry
Capstone Project and Presentation:
Tricyclic Antidepressant Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method Development and Validation
- Columbia State Community College, Columbia TN 2014
Advanced EMT Certificate
- Belmont University, Nashville TN 2008
Bachelor of Science / Chemistry and Honors, Minor/ Music
Principles and Production
▪ Belmont Scholar
Experience
- Purdue University, West Lafayette IN
- Graduate Teaching Assistant 2022.08 – 2023.12
▪ Instructed multiple sections of General Chemistry CHM 111 and CHM 112 through hands-on teaching labs and recitations
- SCIEX, Framingham MA
- Senior Field Service Engineer – The Americas, West 2 and Central 3 2019.05 – 2022.08
▪ Maintained, installed and repaired SCIEX and OEM products at customer sites and strategic accounts throughout North
America
▪ Maintained expertise in Shimadzu and SCIEX UHPLC and HPLC products as well as all SCIEX models of triple quadrupole and
Qtrap mass spectrometers
▪ Functioned independently to resolve assigned customer and technical issues
▪ Collaborated with Sales and Service management to drive customer satisfaction and business ROI
▪ Mentored and developed junior staff members
▪ Maintained aftermarket sales account for mass spec consumables as voice of the customer
- Field Service Engineer II – The Americas, West 2 2015.08 – 2022.08
▪ Maintained, installed and repaired SCIEX and OEM products at customer sites and strategic accounts
▪ Developed expertise in Shimadzu and SCIEX UHPLC and HPLC products as well as all SCIEX models of triple quadrupole and
Qtrap mass spectrometers
▪ Collaborated independently to resolve assigned customer and technical issues
▪ Partnered with Sales and Service management to drive customer satisfaction and business ROI
- Aegis Sciences Corporation, Nashville TN
- Laboratory Instrument Engineer – Instrument Reliability Team, Quality Assurance 2013.01 – 2015.08
▪ Maintained and repaired LCMSMS, GCMS and automation instrumentation (SCIEX, Shimadzu, Agilent PAL, Tecan
and Perkin Elmer) according to internal/external governing standards
▪ Mentored and developed less experienced staff members on production rollout of new technologies and products
- Research Associate – Research and Development Sabbatical 2012.10 – 2013.01
▪ Developed and validated new LCMSMS and GCMS methods for use in Aegis toxicology production laboratories
- Forensic Mass Spectrometrist – Shift Floor Supervisor, Mass Spectrometry Healthcare Laboratory 2010.12 – 2012.10
▪ Employed LCMSMS and GCMS to perform toxicology analysis of patient samples and maintained instrumentation
according to appropriate protocols and technical standards
▪ Trained new employees in the maintenance and operation of LCMSMS and GCMS instrumentation
▪ Reviewed and certified patient data results for release to client LIMS
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in the Biomedical Sciences – Chemistry Emphasis 2009.08 – 2010.06
▪ Rotated through biomedical laboratories to gain experience in drug design research
▪ Worked on the development and synthesis of mGluR1 agonist and allosteric modulator compound libraries
- Research Assistant I – Center for Small Animal Imaging, Institute of Imaging Science 2008.06 – 2009.08
▪ Employed PET, CT and SPECT to image small animal models for drug and radiotracer development
▪ Developed mGluR agonist imaging agents for CNS disorders such as schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease
- Undergraduate Research Assistant – Bornhop Laboratory, Department of Chemistry 2007.05 – 2008.06
▪ Performed synthesis and characterization of compounds for optical cellular imaging
Volunteer Experience
- Fire Department, Kingston Springs TN 2006.05 – 2017.05
- Lieutenant / NRAEMT / FFII / Fire Instructor I
▪ Awards: 2010 KSFD Most Training Hours, 2009 KSFD Captain’s Choice, 2007 KSFD Firefighter of the Year, 2006 KSFD Rookie
Firefighter of the Year
Training Programs
▪ 2022: 7500 Series MS Systems, SCIEX
▪ 2021: Echo, Acoustic Ejection Mass Spectrometry Systems, SCIEX
▪ 2019: Applied LCMS Customer Quantitation Workflow, SCIEX
▪ 2018: LC/GC Boot Camp (CHEM 700), Axion Analytical Labs, Inc. Chromatography Laboratory
▪ 2018: MPX & MPX 2.0 FSE Classroom Training
▪ 2016: Medical Device Service Professional Qualification, SCIEX
▪ 2016: Legacy API & QTRAP, SCIEX
▪ 2015: Shimadzu LC-20, LC-20XR, LC30, Exion LC AC & Exion LC AD, SCIEX
▪ 2015: 3500/4500/5500/6500 Series LC/MS Systems, SCIEX
▪ 2015: Blueprint for Success, SCIEX
▪ 2014: GC&MS Problem Solving Diagnostic and Method Optimization (H2620A), Agilent Technologies
▪ 2013: Leadership Development Program (LDP), Aegis Sciences Corporation
▪ 2012: Biomedical Equipment Technician I (BMET I), Tecan
▪ 2012: Management Essentials Development Program (MEDP), Aegis Sciences Corporation
▪ 2011: Mass Spectrometry Partner Engineer program, SCIEX
▪ 2011: Certifying Scientist program, Aegis Sciences Corporation
Technical Skills and Software
▪ 5600, ELIT, NanoMS, CE, LCMSMS, UHPLC, HPLC, GCMS, Headspace GC, NMR, PET, SPECT, and CT, PCR, gel electrophoresis, Evo Tecan,
Zephyr Caliper, laboratory automation equipment, synthesis, SPE, SLE, LLE
▪ PeakView, Analyst, MultiQuant, SCIEX OS, MPX, Aria, Chemware, EVOware, Horizon, NuGenesis, Microsoft Office
Presentation/Publications/Workshops
▪ 2023.11.09 and 10: Center for Analytical Instrumentation Development, 14th Annual Workshop. ‘Dual ELIT for increased
resolution and m/z range’
▪ 2023.09.29: Turkey Run Analytical Chemistry Conference. ‘Radical Base Loss Through Electron Transfer Collision-induced
Dissociation of Homonucleotides’
▪ 2019.11.08: Master of Science Presentation at Illinois Institute of Technology. ‘Tricyclic Antidepressant Liquid
Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method Development and Validation’
▪ Ayers, G. D.; McKinley, E. T.; Zhao, P.; Fritz, J. M.; Metry, R. E.; Deal, B. C.; Adlerz, K. M.; Coffey, R. J.; Manning, H. C.
‘Volume of Preclinical Xenograft Tubors Is More Accurately Assessed by Ultrasound Imaging Than Manual Caliper
Measurements’ J. Ultrasound Med. 2010, 29, 891-901.
▪ 2008.04.24: Bachelor of Science Honors Presentation at Belmont University Research Symposium. ‘Synthesis and
Characterization of a Novel Lanthanide Chelate Imaging Agent for CEST Effect and Multimodality’
▪ 2007.11.29: Bachelor of Science Honors Poster Presentation at Belmont University Science Undergraduate Research
Symposium. ‘Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Lanthanide Chelate Imaging Agent for CEST Effect and
Multimodality’
