Senior Scientist/Chemist

~~Education~~

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, 2003. University of California, Irvine, CA. Synthesis and Chemistry of Organoimidovanadium(V) Compounds and Their Role in the Formation of Vanadium Nitrides. Advisors: Dr. Donald R. Blake and Dr. Nancy M. Doherty.

Postgraduate Researcher in Chemistry, 1997. California State University, Fresno, CA. Computational Investigation of the Square Planar Zinc Compound Ba2Zn3AsO2. Advisor: Dr. Kimberly A. Lawler.

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, 1992. California State University, Fresno, CA.

~~Areas of Expertise~~

• Synthesis, characterization, and structure elucidation of organometallic, inorganic, and transition metal compounds/materials.

• Analytical techniques including multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, TLC, HPLC, X-ray crystallography, Mass spectrometry, IR spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectrophotometry, GC.

• Air/water sensitive manipulations, including Schlenk line, glove box, and high vacuum techniques.

• Technical documentation – cGMP Batch records, SOPs, synthesis reports.

• Client service – Project Management, communication, presentations.

• Trained and certified in handling hazardous substances, including radionuclides.

~~Research and Experience~~

Senior Scientist, 2004-2009. Aptuit, Inc., Kansas City, MO.

• Designed synthesis routes and prepared APIs using cGMP protocols and procedures.

• Prepared technical documentation – synthesis reports, cGMP batch records, SOPs.

• Responsible for API project management – budgets, timelines, and client communication.

• Prepared client project proposals for custom APIs.

• Conducted multi-step syntheses of custom organic compounds (milligram to kilo scales).

Radiochemist, 2003-2004. ViTrax Radiochemicals, Inc., Placentia, CA.

• Developed and analytical methods (HPLC, GC) for organic molecules.

• Performed synthesis of custom tritiated (3H), chemicals.

• Synthesized 14C labeled organic and pharmaceutical compounds, including intermediates and custom compounds.

Graduate Researcher, 1997-2002. University of California, Irvine, CA.

• Discovered a new route to vanadium(V)organoimido compounds using trimethylsilyl-derivatized cyclopentadiene reagents.

• Elucidated reaction mechanism of imide conversion to amines in terminal vanadium nitride synthesis.

• Synthesized first isotopically labeled (15N) vanadium nitride incorporating cyclopentadienyl ligands.

• Discovered unique vanadium(V)nitride formation via organoimide carbon-nitrogen bond cleavage.

Research Scientist, 2001. World Club Supply, Inc.

• Conducted research towards synthesis of quaternary pyridinium salts for cosmetics manufacture.

• Optimized synthesis to make amenable to large-scale production.

• Collaborated with engineers on process and reactor design.

NMR Facility Manager, 2000. University of California, Irvine, CA.

• Implemented new NMR experiments used in faculty research groups.

• Responsible for maintaining instruments and training new users.

• Maintained Silicon Graphics/Irix database of 200 users.

~~Awards & Fellowships~~

• School of Physical Sciences Outstanding Teaching Contribution Award, UC Irvine 2002.

• Hypercube Graduate Scholar Award, CSU Fresno, 1996.

• Teaching Associate of the Year for Chemistry, CSU Fresno, 1996.

• Physical Science Summer Research Fellow, CSU Fresno, 1991.

~~Presentations & Publications~~

Ortho-Palladated [Ring-U- 14C]Acetanilide: A Versatile Intermediate for the Synthesis of Labeled Compounds, David J. Leuck, William C. Perry, John E. Goehl, Rocky D. Gipson, James H. Windels and Michael H. Marx. International Isotope Society, 18th Meeting of the US Central Chapter, Kansas City, KS, 2006.

Chemistry of a Dimeric Cyclic Vanadium Nitrido Compound: Synthesis and Ring-Opening Reactions of [Cp*V(μ-N)Cl]2 , R. Dean Gipson, Darren E. Insko, Nancy M. Doherty. 221st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA.

Tricarbonylbis(phosphine)Iron(0) Complexes, R. L. Leiter, E.A. Leiter, C. A. Boecker, D. R. Miller, K. H. Hecker, G. B. Kauffman, J. D. Toney, K. C. Ng, E. H. Haynie, M. Cabrera, R. D. Gipson, B. A. Smith, C.K. Yim, Inorganic Syntheses, 31, 210 (1997).

A Computational Investigation of Ba2Zn3AsO2: A Compound with an Unusual Arrangement for Zinc R. Dean Gipson, Kimberly D. Lawler. 214th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Las Vegas, NV.

~~References~~

Available upon request.

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