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United States

United States

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Manage gown certification database to ensure employees are within manufacturing compliance
• Oversee LIMS peer approval project to prepare all samples for QA review
• Review documentation for errors prior to submission to Quality Assurance
• Improve turn-around time for EM batch records by formatting particulate data
• Train new hires on lab assays and techniques as a Qualified Trainer
• Perform environmental monitoring of the facility per the standard operating procedures

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Performed environmental monitoring and utility testing of the facility per the standard operating procedures
• Stocked and cleaned lab proactively to maintain proper workflow and ensure client deadlines are met
• Informed supervisor/manager upon observing OOS, OOL, or generation of deviations
• Participated in validation and troubleshooting of equipment including proactive resolution of instrument issues
• Interpreted and formatted non-viable total particulate data for fill operations
• Verified and entered approved results in laboratory information management systems (LIMS).

Pullman, Washington

• Investigated vitrification as an alternative to slow-programmable freezing for cryopreservation of honey bee semen
• Researched sperm motility and its contribution to active transport to the spermatheca
• Assisted with keeping and maintaining several honey bee colonies owned by the university

University Of Maryland, College Park

• Investigated the morphological evolution of Peromyscus epididymides caused by postcopulatory sexual selection
• Analyzed sperm samples and assessed their velocity, speed, and morphology that may affect reproductive success
• Stained testes cross sections onto glass slides using hematoxylin and eosin
• Counted Peromyscus sperm using a hemocytometer and Zen Microscope Software
• Recorded methodology and results in a well-organized lab notebook

Laurel, MD

• Tutored over 50 students from age 4–18 in mathematics from basic number sense to calculus
• Implemented targeted learning plans for individual students that closely align with in-school curriculum
• Guided student learning while working through assigned homework

Bel Air, MD

• Researched Northern copperhead aggression towards humans with Professor Andrew Adams
• Assisted in designing a feasible research model to simulate human interaction with venomous snakes
• Recorded internal body temperature of snakes using non-contact temperature gun

Bel Air, Maryland

• Identified and mapped tree and shrub species on campus using ArcGIS to establish an arboretum
• Managed DNA barcoding data collected from tree samples and matched them to arboretum data
• Created and implemented phenology curriculum into biology classes on campus
• Presented campus-wide phenology results to introductory biology classes

Master Of Science - Ms, Entomology, 3.94/4.00

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Ecology And Evolutionary Biology - Cum Laude, 3.92/4.00

Activities and Societies: Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math | Beta Psi Omega Professional Fraternity | Tau Sigma Honor.

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Biology And Chemistry, 3.79/4.00

Activities and Societies: Rainbow Alliance | Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society | Multicultural Student Association