Matthew Silva BS Chemical Engineering ****
****.*****.***@*****.*** Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Process Engineering Consultant – In Good Health (Brockton, MA - Healthcare) Present
Developed all company SOP including UV mold remediation, pharmaceutical concentrate manufacturing, product packaging, and general laboratory practice. Upgraded all laboratory controls and manufacturing processes.
Technologies: Project Management, Waste Management, GxP, SOP, Solvent Extraction, Waters® Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extraction, Food Manufacture/Package, Bioceutical Process.
Scientist/Engineer I - Physical Sciences, Inc. (Andover, MA - Defense & Space) 10/2013 – 09/2014
Converted quantum dot batch reaction to high through-put flow synthesis. (Air Force)
Integrated PbSe quantum dots with polymer matrices to create Infrared patch devices. (Air Force)
Synthesized organic materials for energetic formulations. (ATF licensed)
Supported system development testing for AIRIS (Adaptive Infrared Imaging Spectroradiometer).
Technologies: QD synthesis, Organic Synthesis, Air-free Technique, TEM, UV-VIS-NIR, Centrifuge, Speed Mix, Solvent Extraction, Polymer Formulation, Film Casting, Laser Optical Measurement, DSC, EH&S.
Technical Content Editor - Firecracker, Inc. (Cambridge, MA - Electronic Learning Software) 02/2014 – 11/2014
Authored physics topics in fluids and solids, electrostatics, energy, force, motion, work, magnetism, and misc.
Reviewed chemistry topics for accuracy in electrochemistry, acids and bases, thermodynamics, kinetics, and misc.
Technologies: Physics, Chemistry, Technical Writing, HTML, Microsoft Word, Excel, Template Optimization, Scrum.
Researcher + Lab Manager - N.U. Ch. Engineering Dept. (Boston, MA - Electrodeposited Alloys) 01/2013 – 11/2013
Synthesized NiMoW and NiMo alloy coatings for catalytic and corrosion property research. (NASF)
Synthesized FeNiMoW nanowires using PVD gold on polymer membranes for bio-sensing electrodes. (NSF)
Ran daily lab operations: inventory management, equipment/safety/general lab training, spending, and EH&S.
Technologies: Potentiometry, SEM/EDS, XRF, Microscopy, Metall. Prep, PVD, Plating, Electroforming, Hull Cell, Corrosion, Nanowire Fabrication, Membrane Deposition, EH&S.
Engineering Internships:
Draper Laboratory (Cambridge, MA - Defense & Space) 01/2012 – 05/2013
Nexx Systems (Billerica, MA - Semiconductor Process) 01/2011 – 08/2011
Xtalic Corporation (Marlborough, MA - Electrodeposited Alloys) 01/2010 – 07/2010
Publications
Silva, Matthew, A. Kola, S. Sun and E. J. Podlaha-Murphy. “Electrodeposition of Ni-Fe-Mo-W Alloys (Parts 1-3).” NASF Surface Technology White Papers (Sept - Dec 2013): Products Finishing. Web.