Rafael Acosta

Rafael Acosta has over 13 years of work experience in the field of analytical instrumentation. In 2008, they began their career as an Applications Scientist/Sales Engineer at Thermo Fisher Scientific. In 2011, they moved to Agilent Technologies as a GC/MS Applications Engineer, where they provided pre/post sales customer applications support in the Americas. In 2016, they joined Authentix as a Senior Principal Solutions Engineer, providing excise tax recovery, brand protection, supply chain security, and product authentication solutions to clients around the world. In 2017, they became a Sales Account Manager at Phenomenex. The following year, they moved to Bruker Daltonics as a Technical Sales Representative. In 2019, they joined MilliporeSigma as a Senior Scientist Advanced Analytical R&D - Workflow, developing analytical customer workflows for food safety, environmental, forensic and cannabis markets. In 2020, they joined Syft Technologies as a Field Services Engineer, providing technical expertise customer training and instrument installation to scientists performing Real-Time Mass spectrometry. Finally, in 2022, they became a LUMA Product Marketing Manager at VUV Analytics, Inc.

Rafael Acosta received their BS in Chemistry (ACS Certified) from the State University of New York College at Plattsburgh. Rafael then earned a Master's Degree in Analytical Chemistry from Seton Hall University. In 2018, they obtained a Digital Marketing Certificate from Cornell University. In 2020, they received a certification in Unconscious Bias from LinkedIn.