SAMUEL E. TOLLEY
Objective
Scientific Engineer in Analytical Instrumentation
Summary of Qualifications
Completed one year of graduate statistics program
Systems Engineer: 7+ years analytical instrumentation: MS, GC, optics, assay biochemistry
Innate understanding of sub-systems: electrical, mechanical, chemical, data analysis, etc.
Innovative problem solver and trouble shooter
Proficient with computers: Excel, Word, Labview, Matlab, R, LaTeX
Work Experience
Internship National Institute of Standards and Technology summer 2012
Used hierarchical clustering, stochatistic boosting, and multivariate optimization to calculate consensus spectra from peptide replicate LC/MS/MS data.
Graduate Researcher Brigham Young University 2011-present
Analyzed longitudinal autism data across several tests and time points. Currently analyzing spacial data from Io's surface, and correlation between MRI scans and psychology test data.
Lead Engineer Tolley Professional Consulting 2010-present
Programmed a user interface for a Matlab based learning controller. Interfaced with customer and other programmers. Using controller to extract multi-dimensional differentiable manifold.
Head of Research and Development Rand Labs, LLC; Orem, UT 2008 – 2010
Headed exploratory research on new products and instrumentation. Designed and built machinery and instrumentation. Perfected several proprietary technologies. Worked in an FDA regulated lab. Directed the work of a few other scientists/technicians.
Senior Research Scientist Torion Technologies, Inc. 2003 – 2008
Lead project as an overall systems engineer on a portable GC/MS system, from conception to manufacture. Lead 5 scientists and coordinated effort of engineers, working closely with mechanical, software, and electrical engineers. Identified and implemented many subsystem changes to improve system resolution, detection limit, etc. Programmed in Labview and C++ for control and data processing. Took the system to Dugway Proving Grounds to test and trouble-shot problems with signal for different chemical agents.
Graduate Researcher University of Utah 1998-2004
Developed optical based IVD for DNA mutation detection. Customized the Labview program, mechanical subsystem, and electrical subsystems, as well as the binding chemistry involved.
Research Assistant Brigham Young University 1996-1998
Assisted the graduate students with instruments, electronic prototypes and modifications for their projects. Helped develop a combination sampler that could perform capillary electrophoresis and isotachophoresis, among other separations.
Professional Experience
Novel MS Ion Trap Development:
Developed, built, and tested combination ion trap (two trapping regions)
Proved concept of ring geometry ion trap
Developed planar arrayed ion trap
Instrumentation R&D:
Modified and optimized DNA polymorphism detector
Designed, built, and tested air sampler for mass spectrometer
Assisted with the development of traveling wave gas chromatography
Built and tested Tesla vacuum pump
Technical expertise in:
Electrical testing equipment
RF optimization for ion trap mass spectrometry
Inductive heating gas chromatography
Experience at Dugway Proving Grounds with chemical agents
Scientific Presentations at:
ASMS
Pitcon
SPIE
Education
M.S. Statistics Brigham Young University April 2013
Ph.D. Bioengineering University of Utah 2006 3.625
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