Resume

My resume can be downloaded here.

Experience

Doctoral Researcher – January 2021 to Present

McGill University, Montréal, Canada

Scientific Systems Administrator – January 2021 to Present

McGill University, Montréal, Canada

Lab Manager – January 2021 to Present

McGill University, Montréal, Canada

Graduate Teaching Assistant – September 2018 to April 2026

McGill University, Montréal, Canada

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering – January 2021 to April 2026

McGill University, Montréal, Canada

Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Chemical Engineering – May 2018 to April 2020

McGill University, Montréal, Canada

Ph.D. Program Milestones

Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Chemical Engineering – September 2014 to April 2018

McGill University, Montréal, Canada

Collaborations

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

Service & Leadership

Undergraduate Research Supervision – 2019 to 2025

McGill University, Montréal, Canada

Ph.D. Proposal Defence Committee – Student Member

McGill University, Montréal, Canada

Workshop Facilitator – 2022

McGill University, Montréal, Canada

Local Contact, McGill-ETH Zurich Synergia Symposium – August 2022

McGill University, Montréal, Canada

Chemical Engineering Graduate Students Society (ChEGSS) Councilor – 2018 to 2022

McGill University, Montréal, Canada

Professional Development

Technical Skills

Languages

English (Native), French (Native), Spanish (Native)

Tools

MATLAB, Simulink, Python, Bash, SQL, Excel, PowerPoint, LaTeX, COMSOL, LabVIEW.

Operating Systems

NixOS, Nix (nix-shell for reproducible dev environments), Home Manager, Debian, Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows, MacOS.

Data Science

NumPy, NumExpr, Multiprocessing Package, Pandas, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib, SciPy, Refactoring for Parallel Execution, Statistical Analysis, Data Cleaning, Error Propagation Analysis.

Numerical & Computational Methods

Galerkin Finite Elements, Finite Differences, Collocation, Spectral Methods, Method of Weighted Residuals, Gaussian Quadrature, Monte Carlo Integration, Newton-Raphson Iteration, Implicit/Explicit Time Integration, Predictor-Corrector Methods, Bifurcation Theory (Turning Points, Hopf Bifurcations), Arc-Length Continuation (Keller’s Method), Mesh Refinement (Adaptive/Moving), Petrov-Galerkin Upwinding, Isoparametric Mapping, Lagrange Interpolation, PID Control (LabVIEW).

Analytical Methods

PDE Derivation from Conservation Laws, Laplace Transforms, Series Solutions, Dimensional Analysis and Scaling, Classification of PDEs by Characteristics.

Artificial Intelligence

Classifiers, Regression, Support Vector Machine, Text Mining, Neural Network Programming.

Materials Modeling

Large Atomic/Molecular Modeling Software Package (LAMMPS), Vienna Ab Initio Simulation Package (VASP), Phonopy, MDAnalysis, OVITO, VMD, Moltemplate, Packmol, LCAO and Plane-Wave Basis Set Methods, Elastic Constant and Mechanical Property Calculation (Young’s Modulus, Bulk Modulus, Shear Modulus via DFT), Phonon-Based Thermal Property Calculation (Heat Capacity, Thermal Expansion, Gruneisen Parameter), Kirkwood-Buff / Pressure Tensor Method (Interfacial Tension), Radial Distribution Functions, Density Profiles, Order Parameter Calculation, Equilibrium MD (NPT/NVT), Exploratory Non-Equilibrium MD (Electric Field, Electrocrystallization), Jupyter Notebooks, MATLAB Live Scripts (.mlx).

High Performance Computing

Installation/Maintenance of Slurm Scheduler, CERN Virtual Machine File System, Ethernet and InfiniBand Network Configuration, CPU/GPU Performance Tuning, Cloud and Edge Compute, Parallel Workflow Optimization, Source Compilation and MPI Library Benchmarking (OpenMPI, Intel MPI), GPU Support Testing, EasyBuild, CMake/Makefile Configuration.

Containerization

Docker, Docker Compose, Docker Compose Networking, Self-Hosted Home Server (containerized services, private DNS routing, custom domain and email).

Version Control

Git (branching, merging, conflict resolution), Self-Hosted Gitea.

Computer Networking

Nginx Proxy Manager, HTTPS/SSL Provisioning, Traffic Routing, DHCP Server, DNS Server, Custom Domains, Mail Routing, LDAP User Authentication.

Force Fields & Interatomic Potentials

TIP4P/Ice, OPLS-AA, EPM2, TraPPE, Zhang CO2 Potential.

Technical Writing

Technical Literature Review and Synthesis, Grant Writing (Digital Research Alliance of Canada Resource Allocation Competitions – principal author; NSERC Discovery Grant – consultant/contributor), Review Paper Authorship.

Awards & Achievements

Training Mobility Grant/Award - Quebec Center for Advanced Materials (QCAM): October 2025

Doctoral Research Scholarship - Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies: June 2022 to December 2025

Graduate Research Enhanced and Travel Award: October 2025

Canadian Association for Computational Science and Engineering Travel Award for the 16th World Congress on Computational Mechanics: July 2024

Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel Award: July 2024

Presentation Excellence Award - Concordia University Center for Research in Molecular Modeling Research Symposium: May 2024

Prize for Best Use of Language (French) - Oral Session - 8th Advanced Materials Annual Meeting of the Quebec Center for Advanced Materials: May 2024

McGill Engineering Doctoral Award: January 2021 to December 2023

Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel Award: June 2023

Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel Award: December 2022

McGill Engineering Undergraduate Student Master’s Award: May 2018 to April 2020

Outstanding Presentation Award (Masters) - Chemical Engineering Research Day: November 2019

Tomlinson Engagement Award for Mentoring: CHEE 314 - Fluid Mechanics: September 2017

James McGill Entrance Scholarship: September 2014 to April 2015

LeClaire Manufacturing Achievement Scholarship: July 2014

Publications

Presentations & Conferences

Note: Presentations delivered in English unless otherwise noted. One full talk delivered in French (QCAM 2024). Fielded audience questions in Spanish during collaborator presentations with UNAM (Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México).

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