Junior Engineer

Heesung Chung

Education

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

M.S. in Colloids, Polymers, and Surfaces (Chemical Engineering) - May 2017, GPA: 3.72/4.00 B.S. in Chemistry - December 2016 – College Honors, GPA: 3.35/4.00 Work Experience

nanoGriptech, Junior Engineer, Pittsburgh, PA (Feb 2017 - Current)

- Utilize UV-curable polyurethane resins to create gecko-inspired dry-adhesive

- Study failure mechanism of the polyurethane fibers to improve life-cycle of products

- Accelerate commercialization of the technology from R&D phase into scale-up production

- Manage large private orders for various customers and ensure timely delivery Accel Diagnostics, Research Scientist (Temp), Pittsburgh, PA (Sep 2016 - Dec 2016)

- Developed lab-on-chip device for monitoring biomarkers in patients with heart conditions

- Optimized detection and quantification of Procalcitonin using pScreen technology Matyjaszewski Polymer Lab, Undergraduate Research Assistant, CMU (Oct 2013 - Dec 2015)

- Synthesized finely tuned materials using Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization for various applications

- Characterized and prepared polymers for field testing using various instrumentations and analyses

- Published multiple academic articles as co-author in high-impact journals Projects

ENS Private Order, nanoGriptech (Feb 2017 - Sep 2017)

- Managed and tracked the private orders 1000 parts: material inventory, production efficiency

- Reduced the production scrape rate from 50% to 8.5% by adjusting production line

- Delivered orders in timely manner despite significant delays from suppliers DOD SBIR Project Phase 1B, nanoGriptech (Aug 2017 - Current)

- Apply nanoGriptech’s gecko technology to create interlocking fibers for chem/bio resistant systems

- Implement 3D-printed testing jigs and configure software parameters for 1000-cycle repeatability testing

- Perform hermetic sealing capability tests of the closure systems as outlined by the DOD Academic Publications

- He, Chung, Matyjaszewski. “Low Glass Transition Temperature Poly(ionic liquid) Prepared from a New Quaternary Ammonium Cationic Monomer.” Advanced Polymer Technologies Volume 26 Issue 7. (2015)

- Li, Chung, Matyjaszewski. “Synthesis of Bio-Compatible Polymer Homologue of DMSO by ARGET ATRP.” Biomacromolecules Volume 18 Issues 2. (2017)

Skills

- Technical: Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), Production Scheduling, Design of Experiments (DOE), Routine Quality Control, Excellent Technical Documentation

- Laboratory Experience: Liquid silicone rubber (LSR), polyurethane, primers, adhesives, epoxy, polymers

- Instrumentation: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC), UV-Vis, Gas Chromatography (GC-MS), High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

- Software: Solid Works 2016

- Languages: English (Fluent), Korean (Fluent)

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Pittsburgh, PA 15213

(201) 665 - 2828

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