Dhea Suseno

Worked on high capacity solid-state Li metal batteries for room- and high-temperature operations.

Worked in a team of 5-8 to raise the company valuation from $6M (2015) to $12M (2018) through product development, customer testing, and supply chain management. Technical • Designed and executed experiments optimizing rear-side contact metallization paste for Si solar cells that increase cell efficiency by 0.1%. • Analyzed and manipulated experimental data using Excel and Python to investigate the impact of different material properties and varying solar cell fabrication processes on the cells’ performance. • Performed Back Surface Field (BSF) and Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell (PERC) solar cells fabrication, electrical testing, characterization, failure analysis, and reliability testing using characterization tools and image-processing software. • Performed over 500 bench-top organic vehicle and solution-based particle synthesis up to 1L scale, ensured that product quality met the desired standards through size, purity, and viscosity testing. Supply Chain • Organized and managed annually $25,000 of chem. procurement & storage, national & international haz-mat shipping, and hazardous waste mgmt. Communication & Client Relation • Devised technical strategy for potential customers in adapting our metallization paste to their existing solar cells production line. • Prepared presentations & technical documents, presented findings during meetings, and delivered ideas and recommendations to external partners. Leadership • Directed the company’s internship program by creating new-hires training materials and recruiting 5 candidates in the past 18 months. • Managed interns’ responsibilities on daily basis by forming project plans and presentation schedules.

Methodically studied and systemized a solution-based metal particles synthesis into an improved and standardized process that allowed the team to triplet the number of experiments.

• Developed modified-gene screening system to identify elimination of bisabolene on butanol-producing bacteria, with techniques such as DNA and protein purification, PCR, and cloning. • Organized and systemized data sharing and presentation result between group members using Google drive and Microsoft office online • Performed DNA purification, protein purification, PCR, and cloning

Involved in the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) stage of an LNG plant expansion project in West Papua to increase the plant production capacity by 33%. • Read and generated P&ID drawing for LNG plant expansion design. • Developed process simulation of fractionation unit using Aspen HYSYS. • Calculated coefficient of performance (COP) for the refrigeration system.

Convinced alumni and parents via phone to donate to UC Berkeley, as part of student effort to raise funding to establish various support programs for students, such as disabled student aid and career center

• Led 7-students-team in researching facts, statistics, and house bills related to higher education funding in order to lobby for an increase in higher education funding • Served as liaison between legislators and students in higher education institution • Assessed student complaints and worked with the related department to increase student satisfaction

• Directed students to find the course material in a fast-paced situation • Assisted special procedure transactions, such as book rental and financial aid student coupon