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Oakland, California, United States

Oakland, Ca

Robert Mondavi Winery

-Work as part of a team to promptly provide accurate results to stakeholders-Oversee performance and data reported by laboratory-Work within a cross-functional team to ensure on-time delivery of product-Assist in hiring and training techs and harvest interns and supervise their performance-Perform analytical and microbiological tests on wines, must, juice, etc-Calibrate and troubleshoot laboratory equipment

Robert Mondavi Winery

-Screen wine for spoilage microbes via microscopic analysis, plating, and PCR.

Robert Mondavi Winery

-Routinely use and maintain large lab equipment, such as the Chemwell, alcolyzer, and automatic titrator-Perform routine analysis such as brix, alcohol, pH, titratable acidity, free and total sulfur, residual sugar, acetic acid, malic acid, ammonia and primary amino nitrogens on juice, fermentor, and wine samples-Screen wine samples for allergens using ELISA-Ensure products adhere to TTB regulations, including proper alcohol and allergen labeling-Assist in hiring and training harvest lab interns-Work as part of a team to promptly provide accurate results to the cellar and winemakers

Robert Mondavi Winery

-Sampled juices, fermentors, and finished wines from tanks and barrels-Performed routine analysis such as pH measurements, brix by hydrometer and refractometer, free sulfur by A/O, etc.-Set up taste panels for winemakers-Data entry

Marco Lab

-General lab upkeep duties, including washing dishes, taking out trash, preparing for and helping perform experiments-Assisted in the study of the effects of pectinolytic yeast on the microbial composition and spoilage of olive fermentation including but not limited to media preparation, serial dilution plating, and CFU enumeration

Harmer Lab

Studied components of the circadian rhythms of Arabidopsis thaliana.

-Worked with other executive board members to ensure proper chapter functioning -Counseled members who struggled with academic discipline

Planned and executed large events, worked within a budget, and communicated with vendors and venues

Stacey Harmer Lab

-Studied the effects of circadian rhythms on plant physiology-Genotyping of A. thaliana via DNA extraction followed by PCR