Amanda Chang Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, Ca, Us

La Jolla, California, United States

Lab Maintenance Technician in Tuszynski Lab:Maintain resources (restocking pipettes, biohazard waste management, refilling the 70% ethanol bottles) in tissue culture rooms. Help maintain a clean lab by sanitizing and restocking washable lab equipment. Inventory management- creating stock solutions [Tris-Buffer-Solution (TBS) and Phosphate Buffer], creating subbed slides, filtering TBS, and autoclaving pipette tips and glass pipettes.

Greeted customers and assisted customers with locating products. Shelved, arranged, cleaned, organized, and restocked the sales floor. Processed cash and credit, and assisted with refunds and returns. Picked and processed online orders, helped customers with online pick-up orders.

Learned the different applications of AI Robotics, the anatomy of AI robots, ethics and functions of AI, and the basics of Python alongside a cohort of 15 youth interns in the AI Robotics Program. Coded Line Follower and Object Avoidance programs for the MBot robot. Adopted and practiced crucial soft skills for any workforce through networking and educational events with tech companies and keynote speakers.

Learned & built analysis on different topics & found healing & community with like-minded peers. Explored topics such as feminism & patriarchy, history of women’s rights, reproductive justice, LGBTQ identities, healthy relationships, & boundaries. Created & presented a Personal Practice Project to nurture personal growth & development.

Learned about environmental justice and grassroots movements in my local communities. Created a program alongside 9 youth members for the Chinese Progressive Association's Recovery Campaign Launch to celebrate a campaign for equitable education. Learned to phone bank to recruit participants for the launch. Strengthened communication, advocacy, and organizing skills.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Cognitive Science W/ Spec. In Machine Learning And Neural Computation, Freshman

High School Diploma

Intro To Web Design