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San Francisco, California, United States

San Francisco, California, United States

Responsible for performing installations, familiarization, repairs and PM's on various instruments. I work on the following DNA analysis instruments: Fragment Analyzer, ZAG, Oligo PRO, FEMTO, Bioanalyzer, and Tapestation. I also work on automation instruments: Bravo, BenchCel, MiniHub, and PlateLoc. As a FSS, I work closely with my local sales team to meet.

San Francisco, California

(Note: AATI was acquired by Agilent Technologies in 2018) At AATI, I was hired to be the FSE for the north western region (Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska & Canada). This position consists of approximately 75% travel within my region. My primary role is to install and repair AATI's five capillary electrophoresis based fragment analysis.

Modesto

One of my major roles at E.J. Gallo was to analyze phenolic compounds in wine and grape juice with HPLC, and create data reports to track trends for optimal harvesting. I have developed an elliptical Excel Hunter LAB model to analytically evaluate color in wine, and alert the technician if the color is within range. I presented my findings to the VP of.

1250 Lathrop Road, Lathrop CA

Primary person in charge of running and troubleshooting the Dionex HPIC. Used the HPIC to determine the type and quantity of carbohydrates in rice syrups, solids, and byproducts. Reported these results to approve manufacturing runs. Created technical reports to show how enzymes were performing in converting the carbohydrates in rice. These reports improved.

Chemistry Annex | UC Davis

Worked on a team to design a protein that will be used to create a protein scaffold in a photovoltaic cell. Transformed bacteria to be used for protein expression. Inoculated media with the transformed bacteria then expressed the desired proteins with the aide of UV-VIS. Packed and ran anion exchange columns to begin the protein purification process..

Livermore, CA

Assisted students with the use of computers to complete school assignments. Primarily instructed with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. Performed clerical duties.

Davis, CA

Marrone Bio Innovations develops biopesticides that can be incorporated into Integrated Pest Management programs, and can be an effective solution to control pest problems in conventional, transitional or certified organic production systems. I worked in the microbiology laboratory where I primarily isolated novel microorganisms from environmental samples..

Ran Circular Dichroism Spectrometry assays to determine the pKa of an enzyme. Prepared buffers for the experiments, recorded experimental results, and prepared reports to be used by a graduate student for their project.

Davis, CA

Produced and distributed member letters, packets, renewal notices and other mailings. Acted as a representative for the Alumni Association at special events including: Homecoming, Picnic Day, Summer Advising, and others as assigned. Assisted Membership Manager in monitoring inventory, created general reports, and assisted with marketing projects.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biochemistry And Molecular Biology

Academic experience: • Spectrophotometry, HPLC, column chromatography, gel electrophoresis, Western and Southern Blot, PCR, DNA.

Education record

• Completed coursework in Microbiology, Anatomy, Viticulture and Horticulture (with labs)