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Perryville, MD Street Address
PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE (c)EMAIL AVAILABLEHighly organized, self-motivated, multi-disciplinary scientist with background in biotechnology, project management, marine ecology, groundfish surveying, data analysis, and mentoring junior staff, seeking employment that utilizes my skills and allows me the opportunity to continue learning in a multidisciplinary project management and biologist position. EDUCATIONCollege of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina (Attended August 2015 May 2019) Bachelors of Science in Biology, May 2019o Graduated with Honorso Relevant coursework: tropical ecology, general ecology, fish biology, coral reef biology, genetics, cellular biology, molecular biology Bachelors of Arts in Chemistry, May 2019o Relevant coursework: analytical chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, thermodynamics, physical chemistry, physics, calculus Cumulative GPA: 3.810 (Magna Cum Laude)PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEQPS Holdings, LLC, Newark, DEAssociate Scientist, Staff Scientist, & Research Associate, TLM (Full time) Sep 2019-Present Principal Investigator (PI) for over 5 method development studies, 12 Good Laboratory Practices(GLP) validations, 20 GLP sample analysis studies, and 20 non-GLP sample analysis studies, ensuring GLP and Good Documentation Practices (GDP) o Including 5-day rapid turn-around results for sample analysis o Including complex validation and method development studies o Including managing active projects and ensuring scope of work outlined in contract is met Authored over 60 high-quality technical reports in compliance with GLP requirements, including mastery preparing associated documents using Microsoft Office products and Watson Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Independently and routinely keep track of data trends, including alerting appropriate Sponsor regarding unexpected observations Leads troubleshooting efforts by using strong problem-solving skills and thinking innovatively to determine the root cause of assay deficiency, while maintaining communication with the affected Sponsor Communicates project updates clearly and cooperatively, both internally and externally, to support company timelines and projectso Including verbal, written, and PowerPoint presentations to Sponsors to provide study updates via teleconferences Manages communication with Quality Assurance department by scheduling audits, reviewing audit reports and providing necessary comments, and attending client audits Follows FDA guidance, recommended regulations, company Standard Operating Procedures(SOPs), client SOPs, and department policies when performing lab work, maintaining study records, drafting validation protocols, and drafting study reports Effectively manages up to 30 active studies at a time, while simultaneously being a Supervisor to multiple direct reports at varying position levels, and regularly holds meetings with direct reports to mentor and offer constructive feedback for continued growth Trains junior and mid-level scientific staff in both lab and administrative roles o Including extraction and PCR methods, instrument data processing, and Excel data analysis Candidate's Name
Operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of complex instrumentation Improved organization tactics that increased team efficiency and works with team/Supervisor to implement positive changes Mastery performing manual and kit-based RNA, DNA, and total nucleic acid extractions from a variety of matrices while maintaining excellent attention to detail and following good laboratory practices Mastery performing quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) for target viral biologics via by independently preparing master mix, operating the QIAgility Liquid Handler to assemble the plate, and operating the QuantStudio 7 Flex to acquire results Measured drugs or other target molecules in complex biologic matrices using quantitative, bioanalytical methods, including following analytical procedures, performing liquid phase extractions, operating liquid chromatographic instruments (Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)) NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA May-June 2019 Scientist/Intern (Full time) Processed catch for scientific survey in the Eastern Bering Sea Served as primary research technician for Alaska Fisheries Science Center food habits lab; selected a subset of samples for stomachs collection and extracted and preserved stomachs using standardized protocols while aboard the vessel Sorted tow hauls by species, determined the sex of a variety of fish, including flatfish and roundfish, and measured lengths of a subsample of fish Lived aboard a 142-foot contract fishing vessel for three weeks at sea with a team of full-time government researchers and fishermenCollege of Charleston, Center for Student Learning Sep 2017-May 2019 Tutor (Part time) Tutored students individually and in groups for Biology, General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Participated in workshops to learn how to tutor for a variety of learning styles RELEVANT INSTRUMENTATION & SOFTWARES Agilent BioAnalyzer using 2100 Expert software Agilent TapeStation using TapeStation software BioRad QX One droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) using QX One software Nanodrop Spectrophotometer Promega Maxwell QIAGEN QIAsymphony, QIAgility, and QIAcuity using their respective softwares Shimadzu High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) using Shimadzu LabSolutions software Shimadzu Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) using Sciex Analyst software Thermo Fisher Scientific KingFisher Flex using BindIt software Thermo Fisher Scientific QuantStudio 7k Flex using QuantStudio software Candidate's Name
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCEDiver at South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston, SC Jan 2017-Jul 2019 Maintained the Great Ocean Tank (GOT) as a SCUBA diver, by scrubbing rockwork, cleaning windows and walls, and vacuuming the bottom of the tank Prepared GOT inhabitants meals that followed specific instructions set by aquarium staff, and provided the meals via large-scale feeding and target feedings Observed GOT inhabitants and reported any uncharacteristic behaviors to aquarium staff Lead educational dive shows using underwater communication technology Trained in identifying fish species, Guardian full face mask, filling SCUBA tanks RELEVANT CERTIFICATIONS NAUI Open Water, Advanced, and Rescue Dive Certifications RESEARCH EXPERIENCECollege of Charleston, Charleston, SC Jan 2018- Jul 2019 Undergraduate Research AssistantDepartment of Biology, Dr. Phil Dustan Sep 2018-Jul 2019 Identified, measured, and evaluated tire-wear particle abundance in the environment and its consumption by multiple species of marine invertebrates Collected fiddler crabs from saltwater marshes between September 2018 and July 2019 and examined tire particulate abundance in their gills using electron and fluorescence microscopy Measured microplastic abundance in soils, and quantified microplastic runoff into local waters Department of Geology, Dr. Barbara Beckingham Jan 2018-Nov 2018 Determined sorption coefficients for polyethylene strips and crumb rubber with varying polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and studied the effects of hydrogen peroxide digestions on crumb rubber using optical microscopes and ImageJ software by employing methods such as liquid-liquid extraction, nitrogen evaporation, and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) |
