Experience

My work has moved between clinical laboratories, academic research, technical commerce, and data-heavy projects. The categories below lead directly to each part of that record.

Science & research

Accessioner

BillionToOne · Menlo Park, CAJune 2026–present

My role begins when a clinical specimen reaches the laboratory. I compare the specimen with its requisition, verify identifiers and labeling, document it in the laboratory information system, and prepare it for the next stage of testing. I also isolate plasma and buffy coat under established SOPs.

That work has taught me to treat traceability as part of the science. A specimen is only useful if every transfer, label, and record remains reliable. In a high-throughput environment, accuracy has to hold even when the pace increases.

I work close enough to laboratory operations and management to see the business behind the bench. Staffing, throughput, workflow design, turnaround time, and quality all affect whether a diagnostics company can scale responsibly.

BillionToOne develops molecular diagnostics for prenatal screening and oncology using molecular counting. Seeing that system from the accessioning side gives me a grounded view of what customers and laboratory teams need from a scientific product.

Lab Manager & Undergraduate Researcher

Tushir-Singh Lab, UC Davis School of MedicineJanuary 2026–present

My research examines plasmin-mediated proteolysis in ovarian-cancer models. I evaluate the inhibitory effects of Textilinin, Aprotinin 2P, and Aprotinin WT through protein expression and cleavage analysis. The project requires careful comparison between treatments and a clear understanding of what the assay can and cannot support.

The broader lab works in protein engineering, antibody therapeutics, cancer immunotherapy, and dual-specificity approaches. My project gives me experience connecting an individual experiment to a larger therapeutic question.

As lab manager, I help decide who we hire, create the schedule, coordinate responsibilities, and assist with grants and publications. I pay attention to the work that can easily become invisible: who owns a task, when equipment or materials are needed, and what information has to move between people.

Managing those details has made me more direct as a communicator. Research changes quickly, and the group works better when expectations, constraints, and next steps are explicit.

Project Intern & Laboratory Assistant

Scripps Research Translational Institute · La Jolla, CASummers 2024 & 2025

During my biometrics project, I designed the study, worked with the Corsano 287-2B wearable, and collected more than 1,000 hours of physiological data. I analyzed relationships among sleep quality, heart rate, heart-rate variability, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation instead of looking at each measure in isolation.

I had to make decisions about how the data should be organized, which comparisons were meaningful, and how to explain patterns without overstating them. I presented the finished work in a research-poster setting.

I also contributed to Dr. Andrew Ward's universal influenza vaccine team. I supported vaccine formulation and experimental analysis, helped characterize antibody-antigen interactions across conserved influenza epitopes, and collaborated with senior researchers on interpretation.

Dylan Brown presenting a research poster at Scripps Research Translational Institute.
Presenting the wearables and sleep project at Scripps Research.

Commercial work

Business & E-Commerce Associate

Express Diesel USA · San Diego, CAJanuary–June 2025

I worked across more than 600 SKUs in a technical diesel-parts catalog. My responsibilities included pricing strategy, digital sales operations, and improving how products were presented across online channels. The work required accuracy because customers often searched by manufacturer, part number, engine application, and compatibility.

I learned that conversion improves when the information around a product answers the buyer's practical questions quickly. Pricing matters, but so do naming, media, organization, and confidence that the selected component is correct.

I developed an AI-assisted workflow to place Bosch diesel-engine product videos across the eBay storefront. That gave customers more context without requiring the team to update every listing manually. The broader work contributed to a 15% quarterly sales increase.

This role showed me how operational improvements become commercial results. A better workflow can improve both the customer's experience and the team's ability to maintain a large catalog.

Founder & CEO

Tap'n It Tech · Canyon Crest Academy2023–2024

I founded Tap'n It Tech around custom NFC and RFID products that connected a physical item with a digital destination. I handled product development, customer outreach, explanation, and delivery. The venture generated more than $3,000 in revenue.

Because I was responsible for the entire process, I learned quickly which parts of a technical explanation helped a buyer and which parts only added noise. I had to identify the use case, make the benefit concrete, respond to questions, and deliver something that worked as promised.

That experience is the clearest early proof that I enjoy selling technical products, especially when the sale depends on making an unfamiliar idea easy to understand.

Leadership

My leadership experience has developed in places where the work cannot be separated from the people doing it. In the Tushir-Singh Lab, I participate in hiring decisions, create the schedule, coordinate responsibilities, and assist with grants and publications. I have to balance my own research with the needs of the group and address small operational problems before they slow the lab down.

As a PIH Engage team coordinator, I led more than 50 members and helped organize advocacy around access to healthcare. That included public speaking, task delegation, crisis management, and meetings with congressional offices in Washington. Starting Tap'n It Tech added another form of responsibility: setting direction, finding customers, and being accountable for delivery.

Together, those roles have made my leadership style practical. I set expectations clearly, keep work moving, and take responsibility when the plan needs to change.

Data & AI

AI Training Specialist

Handshake AI · RemoteMarch 2026–present

I evaluate AI-generated text, images, video, and speech against structured rubrics. The work calls for close reading and consistent judgment across instruction-following, factual accuracy, visual quality, content fidelity, and overall performance.

I separate factual errors from missed requirements and presentation problems, then explain the difference clearly. That habit transfers well to technical selling: understand what was actually requested, test a claim against evidence, and give feedback that another person can use.

Member

AI Student Collective · UC DavisSeptember 2025–present

I work with clinical data from more than 300 patients to support diabetes-risk prediction. I use Python to clean and normalize the records so the dataset is more consistent and useful for predictive modeling.

The project has shown me that analysis starts before a model runs. Definitions, missing values, normalization, and source quality shape what the result can mean. I bring that same evidence-first mindset to research and product conversations.