Raymond Feng
**-** ****** *** *********, New York NY 11385 347-***-**** ************@*****.***
www.linkedin.com/in/fengraymond
EDUCATION
New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering May 2014
Bachelor of Science Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
GPA: 3.0
WORK EXPERIENCE
R&D Laboratory Technician Melville, NY
Estée Lauder Companies Inc. February 2015 – Present
• Calculated amount of ingredients needed for various batch requirements and conducted physical tests on batch
samples; Assists in evaluating product stability
• Assisted with preparation and formulation of innovation projects
Process Engineer Farmingdale, NY
Syntec Pharma Corp November 2014 – February 2015
• Supplied continuous technical improvement and ease of operations by implementing process and equipment
modifications that optimize all phases of production process
• Maintained reliable and safe manufacturing systems while improving production rates, efficiencies, yields, and
costs in cGMP facility
Laboratory Technician Brooklyn, NY
Genspace NYC July 2013 – January 2015
• Conducted R&D experiments to develop new procedures and methods with which to reduce human hunger
• Performed molecular biology scientific research in cGLP facility, using methods including ELISA, SDS-PAGE,
spectroscopy, q-PCR, Western Blot, Horizontal Gene Transfer, DNA Extraction
Research Assistant Brooklyn, NY
New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering – with Dr. Kalle Levon in Organic Electronics Lab July 2013 – September 2014
• Assisted with projects by preparing and maintain culture media, growing culture, maintaining reagents, sterilize
equipment, and observed the influences of applied factors on cell proliferation, differentiation and protein expression
• Designed and created tissue growth scaffolds for cultured rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells and human
fibroblasts various using lab techniques: centrifuging, pipetting, measuring pH
Quality Control Engineer Brooklyn, NY
NSF Center for Bio-catalysis and Bioengineering – with Dr. Richard Gross Mar 2013 – Jan 2014
• Evaluated raw materials and finished product; calibrated and maintained laboratory equipment; compiled and
analyzed data for documentation
• Performed modifications of a biosurfactant in order to improve their properties using techniques such as
esterification, distillation, reduction and oxidation, recrystallization, column chromatography, gas chromatography, HPLC,
ring opening metathesis polymerization, and titration
ENGINEERING PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Senior Design Project: Algae Biodiesel Production
• Team project on proposing for a plant design and cost estimate to mass culture algae for maximal oil productivity,
and harvest them cheaply, and to reduce the cost of such algal biomass production to an acceptable level.
Senior Design Project: Non-Alcoholic Beer Production
• Team project on proposing for a process on mass-producing non-alcoholic beer
Semester Long Reactor Design Project
• Designed a reactor scheme for the production of formaldehyde using kinetic rates. While designing the reactor,
the project considered the most efficient method while considering the company’s budget and the impact on the environment
OTHER
Awards & Honors: NYU-Polytechnic Promise Scholarship, Rube Goldberg Award
Certifications: Chemical Laboratory Safety Certification
Organizations: AICHe – Biomedical Chairman, Founder of Biomedical Engineering Competition, SASE, SBE, SHPE
Skills: Proficient in Cantonese Chinese, Microsoft Office, Team Management, Leadership, ASPEN, NMR, Photoshop, Factotum,
Reading standard operating procedures (SOPs), HTML5, Visual Basic, SQL