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Chapel Hill, NC, US

Morrisville, North Carolina, United States

Morrisville, North Carolina, United States

Morrisville, North Carolina, United States

• Perform patient sample testing in a manner that adheres to all established standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Perform testing workflow that maintains quality, thoroughness, and optimum efficiency result turnaround time.
• Extract and isolate nucleic acids, prepare Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) libraries, and execute hybridization methods, and prepare samples for sequencing.
• Operate quantification, sizing, liquid handling, and NGS instruments.
• Utilize the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) to track and execute sample processing.
• Collaborate on standard operating procedures revisions/drafts as needed to adjust for process improvement initiatives and regulatory changes.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Lab technician conducting genetic health screening to test for genes such as Cystic Fibrosis (CFTR), Breast Cancer (BRCA), Lynch Syndrome, and many others by using targeted Sanger Sequencing, qPCR, MLPA, and next generation sequencing (NGS),

Reno, Nevada Area

Taught in middle schools and high schools in the greater Reno area. I focused on STEM subjects, and specifically biology, physical sciences, and math. I was also a long term substitute in social studies that focused on American History.

Reno, Nevada Area

• Manage in-person and telephone guest inquiries and customer service requests
• Take guests to their assigned table, taking into account their needs and requests
• Provide information on specials, servers, and promotions as well as address any questions they may have before their server arrives
• Train new hosts and hostesses, as well as advise Red Robin managers from other stores on how to improve their host seating efficiency
• Coordinate with other hosts, servers, bussers, and the managers to efficiently seat, clean, and reseat tables throughout the night, ensuring steady flow of customers in and out of the restaurant

Brisbane, Australia

• I started recruiting for Grow Learning (ABN: 56 604 435 350), and while I was working there, the company joined College Australia to become their recruiting staff.
• Recruiter for a technical college in Brisbane, Australia where I approached interested students in order to enroll them in classes at the college
• Handled application paperwork and acted as a liaison between the college and its students
• Handled initial interviews and evaluations for each student I was responsible for

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

• Assistant for field research in ecohydrology and isotope chemistry for Ph.D. candidate Sarah Schmitt
• Collect and sample fog, rain, and groundwater from various sources at different elevations
• Collect plant samples of native, endemic, and invasive plant species at several elevations to see differences in plant characteristics
• This was an 8 week field research trip to collect samples for further testing

Genome Sciences Building, UNC Campus

• Created a database in SQL for the lab’s information on bacterial genomes
• Learned to program in Perl and SQL, occasionally used R
• Rapidly acquired SQL programming skills to complete a functioning first- iteration database in two months

Carolina Hall, UNC Campus

• Mapped sites of contamination and health symptoms using ArcGIS and tableau
• Analyzed technical reports chemical contamination in Esmeraldas, Ecuador
• Translated interviews from Spanish to English
• Synthesized information into several reports for department use.
• Conducted literature reviews and up to date literature searches
• Translated Spanish interviews into english.

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

• Designed and implemented a research project over the period of 3 months
• Measured Enterococcus levels in drinking water of homes and businesses on San Cristobal Island, Galapagos, Ecuador
• Collected rainfall and related weather data
• Determined impacts of rainfall on bacterial contamination of drinking water and incidences of diarrheal illness.

Bachelor’S Degree, Biology & Geography With Chemistry Minor

Activities and Societies: UNC Women's Club Soccer, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Carolina Swing Dance Club

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