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Washington, Dc, Us

• Supervise eight research technicians, am responsible for experiment design, execution, and redesign• Assisted in the revision, development, and execution of multiple team processes such as monitoring fermentation runs, technology transfer package, fume hood installation, sourcing suppliers and their qualifications, pilot plant and upgrades, lab safety, analytical methods, and full lab shutdown response during the COVID-19 pandemic• Designed and implemented a laboratory safety program according to newest OSHA & MI LARA regulations that included employee training, proper instrument checks, protocols, incident response and documentation• Established an ordering system for production and research materials• Developed and implemented training on Eppendorf Bioflow 120’s, HPLC protocols and usage, autoclaves, lab safety, fume hood usage, and lab on boarding• Develop and provide oversight of project budgets• Serve as lead on annual financial audit and procurement software implementation

Ann Arbor, Mi

Ann Arbor, Mi

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Drafted and implemented standard operations of procedure, a hazard communication plan in compliance with MI-OSHA LARA standards and amended the spill prevention plan to include the hazardous chemicals in use. Perform in house product development and testing along with optimization of protocols.Manage on the job training and mentoring of new employees and interns.Communicate with waste pickup team and building managers to ensure safe practices.

Brisbane, Australia

Notable Techniques: anaerobic volatile compound sampling, solid phase micro extraction, Bruker MALDI-TOF, sampling human tissue• Designed and performed high throughput growth experiments of bacterial isolates from individual and complex communities, specifically with the Fusobacterium and Streptococcus genus• Performed genus based bioinformatic analysis of sequenced bacteria isolates• Streamlined bacterial isolation from complex communities using selective media• Developed a technique to assay volatile compounds produced by anaerobic bacteria found in the human small intestine of patients with functional dyspepsia or inflammatory bowel disease

Sydney, Australia

• Served four course lunch and dinner banquets from 100-1500 people• Maintained a well ordered and proficient bar serving 20-2000 people at events including book signings, banquet dinners, and exposés• Efficiently worked in groups of 3-50 staff members in bar and service settings with the ability to transition from wait staff to bar staff throughout an event• Proficiently set up bars and ballrooms for banquets and cocktails and learned how to appropriately manage inventory for consumption based drink packages

Ann Arbor, Mi

Notable Techniques: high throughput phenotypic screening,HPLC, protein and DNA gel electrophoresis, western blotting, PCR, protein purification, molecular cloning, sterile technique, anaerobic culturing, protein crystallization, isothermal titration calorimetry, allelic exchange, fluorescent microscopy• Performed high throughput screening of over 200,000 compound and natural product extracts from a chemical genomics library using live cells in an anaerobic chamber• Developed a specificity counter selection screen for non-specific inhibitors of Bacterodes thetaiotamicron• Identified 3 compounds for specific pathway inhibitions• Characterized the binding affinities and preferences of 10 carbohydrate-binding proteins• Optimized conditions for X-ray crystallography of 7 separate proteins resulting in 2 solved structures• Developed the appropriate genetic controls to determine membrane protein localization by fluorescent microscopy• Determined the structural basis for bacterial glycan recognition by bacterial members of the cow rumen• Anticipated the necessities of the lab, based on members’ projects by ensuring prompt supply orders keeping the lab running efficiently• Trained and mentored undergraduate and graduate students on laboratory machines and techniques

Ann Arbor, Mi

• Responded to emergency situations quickly while ensuring a safe environment for patrons. • Surveyed pool for possible dangers with over 40 people swimming at once.

Ann Arbor, Mi

• Manage expense reports for professors and research projects• Maintain and update material safety information and ordering documents

Ludington, Mi

• Responded to emergency situations quickly while ensuring a safe environment for patrons. • Surveyed pool for possible dangers with over 40 people swimming at once.

Ludington, Mi

• Learned how to teach groups (up to 8) of children (ages from 2-16) the importance of and skills of water safety.• Overcame challenges of communication between generations while sustaining a trusting relationship with parents and children.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biomolecular Science

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biomolecular Science

Activities and Societies: Dance Marathon at the University of Michigan (DMUM), FEMMES, The Detroit Partnership

Bachelor Of Science - Bs