Brooke Reaser

• As a member of the GC-MS hardware R&D team, design and carry out testing for the verification and validation of new instrument prototypes.
• Assist with root cause analysis and suggest remedies for escalations from the field originating from customer use cases related to hardware performance or failure.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with manufacturing, R&D, and marketing to transfer methods,

• Analyzed raw materials, formulas and finished products using spectroscopy, microscopy and gas chromatography coupled with flame ionization (GC-FID) and mass spectrometer detectors (GC-MSD) and comprehensive two dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC x GC – TOFMS).
• Quantified various analytes of interest for the purposes of safety, regulatory, claims, non-OTC c

• Developed methods for the analysis of formula ingredients deposition on hair, the quantification of waxes and oils in formulas, and other methods for the analysis of raw materials, formulas, and finished products by GC-FID and GC-MS, including liquid, headspace, and SPME sampling methods.
• Managed summer intern research projects using GC-FID and chemometrics (PCA) to identify molecular markers

• Performed gas chromatography and advanced chemometrics research as a member of the Synovec lab, including developments in instrumentation and software.
• Used comprehensive two dimensional gas chromatography coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC x GC - TOFMS) for the analysis of complex matrices, such as diesel fuel or metabolomics samples, using tile-based F-ratio for class comparis

• Assisted students in completed laboratory assignments, led quiz section discussions, held office hours to answer questions and work through practice problems, proctored and graded exams and graded lab reports.
• As a Lead TA, performed the above duties while assisting the instructor or professor further by managing and mentoring other TAs; writing and editing labs, worksheets, exams and their re

Helped students in Analytical Chemistry Lab complete laboratories assigned by giving demonstrations and guiding the use of various instruments and their corresponding software.

Under the guidance of professor Doug Beussman, gathered skin samples of human volunteers to analyze using GC-MS in order to characterize the human scent profile for forensic purposes. Improved skills in sample preparation, SPME and GC-MS programming and use. Analyzed gas chromatographs and mass spectra to identify unknown compounds. Developed critical writing skills through construction of dist

Helped to reinforce material covered in class, provided new and improved study skills for struggling students in Spanish, math and chemistry classes

Doctor of Philosophy in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Washington from 2012 to 2017.