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- Maintains and supports the purification of antibodies and other critical and critical bio-reagents for use in manufacturing - Produces bio-conjugates and microparticles in the Technical Manufacturing - Supports the manufacturing and monitoring the in-house diagnostic tests for infectious diseases, including those caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites

- Maintains and supports the manufacturing of critical and non-critical bio-reagents for use in production- Supports the manufacturing and monitoring the in-house diagnostic tests for infectious diseases, including those caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites- Maintains quality systems, proper GMP/GLP, and document system

- Assists upper school students in excelling in their Spanish courses -Reinforces class-taught concepts relating to language and culture to develop grammar, vocabulary, oral and audio skills tailored to student's needs- Increases students' knowledge and comfort with Spanish - Helps with grammar homework, clarifies ambiguous concepts, edits students' projects

Assists Dr. Mohan with breast cancer and Alzheimer's disease research at the College of Pharmacy in Portland, ME- Creates and modifies standard operating procedures involving analytical, biochemical, and immunological essays- Maintains cell culture for biomarker and antibody research - Works on data collection and data processing- Prepares lab solutions and buffers for a variety of experiments that includes ELISA, LC-MS/MS, and antibody productuction - Production and development of ELISA plates for research purposes - Assists the production and purification of mice antibodies - Troubleshoots and optimizes experiments

- Creates sales performance reports to evaluate the market production by country in Latin America.- Analyzes possible market trends based on sales production with travel agencies in Latin America- Supports the renovation and creation of new partnerships with travel agencies. - Analyzes product profitability to support strategies along with the N. America Pricing Managers.- Evaluates viability of business proposals from suppliers in different sales territories in Europe.

- Assessed different sensors and control system during the development of new product focused on Artel's Pipette Calibration System PCS®.- Communicated results to instrument and software developers to continuously improve the level of accuracy and precision for critical liquid handling operations.- Analyzed data, interpreted results and presents findings in biweekly presentation during project management meetings.- Proposed ideas to proceed with further tests or to troubleshoot.- Performed validations and verifications under the ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 9001 requirements.About Artel and its technology:Artel is the worldwide leader in liquid handling quality assurance. Artel's products and services increase confidence in one of the most critical laboratory tasks – liquid handling.Based on ratiometric photometry, Artel calibration and verification systems are easy to use and provide immediate measurements that are traceable to the International System of Units (SI). Artel's solutions have been proven in daily use in thousands of laboratories around the world, including pharmaceutical, clinical, forensic, public health and environmental labs, and have carved a reputation as industry standards for automated liquid handler and handheld pipette quality checks.

- Analyzed product profitability to support strategies along with the N. America Pricing Managers.- Evaluated viability of business proposals from suppliers in different sales territories in Europe.- Elaborated weekly reports to evaluate competitively for the products offered thought some online travel search aggregators.Due to good performance, customer service and attention to detail skills, I was promoted twice. Started as Bilingual Reservationist (Spanish - English) selling and creating new reservations over the phone speaking to customers in the UK, Ireland, North America and Latin America. Then, moved to the Customer Service Department offering post-rental services including billing queries, credit card disputes and complaints.

- Completed an advanced training in biochemistry and molecular biology techniques as well as research skills during the senior year project at the Research Group in Biochemistry (LIBBIQ) - Evaluated an expression system of the recombinant protein of study (NMNAT) of L. braziliensis - Tested an alternative expression plasmid to improve and troubleshoot protein solubility - Extensive training in biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, and immunoassay techniques- Discovered an error in the sequence of a recombinant plasmid created in the laboratory that was affecting its manipulation for subsequent subcloning.

- Assisted the implementation of ellipsometric techniques in the study of the in-situ coiled-coil peptide formation on the cell membrane interface. - Analyzed data of peptide-peptide membrane interactions in membrane fusion simulations. - Assisted Professor Claudia Steinem’s and Professor Andreas Janshoff’s research group in the Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry Institute.

- Worked as support staff in the implementation of elipsometric imaging analysis for a research and development corporation. - Provided technical support and troubleshooting for the trial period of a new in-situ chamber cell for a joint project with Professor Claudia Steinem’s research group at Georg-August University Göttingen. - Completed the English-Spanish translation of Accurion’s official website and informative brochures.About Accurion GmbH:Accurion is a high-tech company providing advanced instrumentation in the field of surface analysis and active vibration isolation. Under the brand Nanofilm, Accurion offers surface analysis equipment like imaging ellipsometers, Brewster angle microscopes, reflection spectrometers and many more. The instruments are used in different fields of science like nanotechnology, materials science, colloid-and surface chemistry and biophysics.

- Validation of enzymatic methods as quality indicators in soils in potato and rice plantations throughout various regions in Colombia. - Responsible for preparing standards and reagents to perform required analyses. - Contributed results to the Biology Department’s plant physiology laboratory and Professor Daniel Uribe’s Agricultural Microbiology research group at the Institute of Biotechnology at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia (IBUN).