Tyler

Portfolio

(updated - August 2025)

Hello! Welcome to my portfolio! My name is Tyler and I am the founder of this site - Virtual ChemTutor. Below is a collection of some things I've done so far in life. Aside from building this business, I've also founded LayerGrip 3D (we print 3D items!), and have developed cost-effective mass spectrometry techniques to rapidly identify and quantify analytes; along with deconvolution methods to easy the data interpretation process.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach me at:

tyler@virtualchemtutor.com

Brief Work History

Business Owner / Tutor – Virtual ChemTutor

Online / January 2019 - Current

Teaching Assistant / Research Assistant - Mass Spectrometry

Akron University / August 2023 – August 2024

Academic Tutor / Lab Assistant

Stark State College / Online / July 2017 – August 2023

Lab Assistant

University of Akron, Akron, OH / March 2016 – May 2017

Education History

Bachelor of Science – Chemistry – Polymer Option

University of Akron / May 2017

Associates of Applied Business - Accounting

Stark State College / classes completed

Associates of Chemistry

Associates of General Science

Stark State College / May 2015

Relevant Courses

Analytical Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry with Lab
Advanced Organic Synthesis
Polymer Chemistry with Lab
Polymer Engineering
Chemical Separations
Synthetic/Instrumental Labs
Graduate-level Chemistry Classes

Calculus-Based Physics with Lab
Differential Equations

Financial and Managerial Accounting
Business Law, Ethics, and Finance
Taxation and Advanced Accounting

Undergraduate Research

This is a compilation of the work I was able to participate in at The University of Akron Mass Spectrometry lab. I worked as a undergrad with a graduate student, Nick A. under Dr. Chrys Wesdemiotis. Nick was analyzing industrial samples of the non-ionic surfactant - polyglycerol, when I joined. He had me analyze samples myself, interpret raw data, perform molecular dynamic calculations, and draw conclusions about the samples. A summary of the mentioned list is below. This project was a large part of his dissertation. - A big thank you to Nick and Dr. Wesdemiotis

Post-Undergrad Research

From 2023-2024 I was able to work with various mass spectrometers and ionization techniques (ESI, MALDI, DART, etc). We developed cost effective techniques to rapidly identify analytes in the gas, liquid, and solid forms.

We used LC and GC/MS when necessary and focused mainly on the Direct Analysis in Real Time (DART) ionization technique. I also had the pleasure to work directly with the inventor of this technique, Chip Cody.

I then focused on deconvolution methods in mass spectral data which is showcased below in my poster presented at ASMS Anaheim 2024. Phthalates and PFAS were a focus of this study. I also gave a presentation at ASMS for JEOL showcasing the DART technique and deconvolution methods.

My last project was to start a database with all types of mass spectra data to compile into a library to then be used to train AI for onscreen peak predictions. When coupled with DART-MS, this technique could be used to rapidly identify water contaminates, plastic additives, etc. along with quantification without using LC or GC - making it very cost effective.

Post-Undergrad Research Poster

Research Summary Presentation

This presentation was my final summary of my undergraduate research. I was not only lucky enough to work in a state-of-the art Mass Spectrometry Lab, I was also able to work with some great researchers too. A big thank you to Chrys Wesdemiotis at The University of Akron for allowing me to work in his wonderful lab.

While scrolling through this presentation, you will be introduced to the primary concern of the research - To successfully characterize (by size and shape) the polymer polyglycerol using Mass Spectrometry Techniques such as:

Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization (MALDI)
Electro-spray Ionization Ion-Mobility Spectrometry (ESI-IMS)
Liquid Chromatography Ion-Mobility using hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography columns (LC-IMS w/ HILIC)

Undergraduate Research Poster

ACS 2016 Presentation

This was presented at the 2016 American Chemical Society Convention in Philadelphia. The presentation was complied primarily by Nicholas Alexander (the graduate student I worked under) and I was able to contribute and edit. Nick gave an oral presentation at the ACS Convention mentioned above.