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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).• Practiced good documentation and laboratory safety procedures per the standard operating procedures

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