About this Candidate
DAVRON CV: Candidate 3823695
CHEMICAL ENGINEER | POLYMER & FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT | SCALE-UP, RHEOLOGY & SOLID-STATE ANALYSIS
Core Expertise
- Polymer formulation and network design for thermoset and curable resin systems.
- Rheology and viscoelastic characterization including shear rheology and dynamic mechanical analysis.
- Solid-state and thermal analysis using DSC, TGA, XRD, FTIR for phase and stability assessment.
- Scale-up of multiphase formulations and process workflows from laboratory to pilot scale.
- CMC candidate selection and formulation strategy balancing solubility, stability, and manufacturability risks.
Project Background
- Led candidate-selection workflows across multiple drug-development programs to assess solubility and stability risk.
- Developed spray-dried dispersions, salts, cocrystals, and enteric-coated formulations to optimize biopharmaceutical performance.
- Built compaction and powder-mixing models to troubleshoot manufacturing and accelerate go/no-go decisions.
- Engineered hydrogel biomaterials and high-resolution resin systems for additive manufacturing and tissue-model studies.
- Designed experimental and analytical workflows for rheology, cure kinetics, and solid-state characterization supporting scale-up.
Key Skills
- DSC | TGA | XRD | FTIR | NMR | UV-Vis | HPLC
- Shear rheology | DMA | Cure kinetics analysis | Rheometry
- Spray-dried dispersion development | Solid-form selection | Powder blending | Compaction analysis
- DLP/SLA resin formulation | Additive manufacturing | Soft lithography
- Aspen Plus | MATLAB | Python | Minitab | Prism | ChemDraw | Waters analytical software
Education
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering — University of Colorado Boulder
- M.S., Chemical Engineering — University of Colorado Boulder
- B.S., Chemical Engineering — University of Delaware
Awards & Recognition
- U.S. Department of Education GAANN Fellowship
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship — Honorable Mention
- Tau Beta Pi Honors Society member
Why Interview this Candidate?
They are a PhD chemical engineer with a decade of hands-on experience in polymer and pharmaceutical formulation, materials characterization, and process scale-up. Demonstrated impact includes reducing compaction decision timelines by ~75% and implementing rapid coating workflows to preserve program timelines. Excels at solving technically ambiguous problems, aligning cross-functional teams, and creating practical workflows that bridge lab development and manufacturing readiness.
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