Ashlyn Chew
I bring strong customer service and sales skills from busy hospitality roles, including till operation, order preparation, and training new staff. I adapt quickly to new retail environments, thrive under pressure, and am available immediately for temporary retail roles. Basic French spoken.
Developed crystallisation processes for a range of polyethylene glycol linkers, conducting solubility assessments and cocrystal screenings in the Solid Form and Particle Engineering group at Veranova (formerly Johnson Matthey Health).Optimised preparation of amorphous itraconazole, including investigation of an unexpected nematic phase, for analytical method validation of XRPD following ICH guidelines.Presented research to company in Cambridge, Edinburgh, and Massachusetts; complied with SOPs for handling of active pharmaceutical ingredients.Research skills: XRPD, HPLC, NMR, TGA, DSC, LAG, freeze-drying
Developed simulations, animations, and interactive diagrams for an online teaching and learning package on X-ray diffraction techniques for the Dissemination of IT for the Promotion of Materials Science project (available here), with figure published in a textbook by Elsevier (Fundamentals of Microstructural Characterization of Materials) at the Georgia Institute of Technology.Research skills: JavaScript, CSS, HTML
Operated till, customer service, food preparation, took delivery orders, cleaned bar and seating area, trained new employees
Operated sundae machine, preparation of desserts & drinks (bubble teas, frappes, lattes) with ceremonial grade matcha, sencha, yuzu
Managed station to clean and wash utensils and cookware, waste disposal (BOH) & took orders, cleaned tables (FOH)
Monitored ticket and drinks sales, and managed attendee flow in/out for two live music events at Fitzwilliam College.