Certified Nursing Assistant. Help clients perform their activities of daily livingKeep detailed notes and charts of clients statusTransfer clients using Hoyer lift and gait beltCPR certificationCertified Nurse Delegate

Performed all DNA sequencing duties required in-house Used and maintained ABI 3130xl sequencerUsed and maintained Illumina GAII sequencing platformPerformed PCRWorked closely with scientists to troubleshoot and clarify any problems that occurred with sequences Order and replenish supplies for wet lab

Performed all DNA sequencing duties required in house Used and maintained ABI 3100 sequencerAssembled sequence contigs and analyzed data using Vector NTI softwareWorked closely with scientists to troubleshoot and clarify any problems that occurred with sequences Designed sequencing primersDesigned and maintained sequence results database

Molecular Inversion Probe (MIP) assayTeam lead for high throughput assay Project lead for several successful genotyping assaysHandling and processing of Affymetrix GeneChip™ microarrays on Affymetrix systemsUse of Agilent microarray systemsUse of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) to track samples throughout a project.Receive and track customer samples

Performed all DNA sequencing duties required in houseUsed and maintained ABI 377 sequencersAssembled sequence contigs and analyzed data using Sequencher softwareWorked closely with scientists to troubleshoot and clarify any problems that occurred with sequencesAssisted others with various experiments including cloning, Mini-prep, cDNA generation, and RNA isolation

High throughput DNA sequencing on automated ABI 377 and 3700 electrophoresis sequencersPrepared acrylamide gelsOperated, maintained, and calibrated laboratory equipmentPrepared and stocked chemical reagents and buffers

Maintained hydroponic growth systemsDesigned, planned, and built internal and external plumbing, electrical, and lighting for growth chambersResearch of several different plant species for determining which were optimal to grow in hydroponic systemsUsed Macintosh and P.C. operating systems to create spreadsheets, charts, reports, and procedures