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Madison, Wi, Us

Middleton, Wisconsin, United States

• Promoted as subject matter expert and point person for Gilson pipette service and ISO 17025 compliance• Maintaining service relationships and expanding Gilson's market share by coordinating service opportunities with laboratories and technicians in all US sales territories• Streamlining field service operations to process customer orders accurately and efficiently• Scheduling and documenting maintenance of the field team's calibration equipment including balances, weights, and environmental monitors

Middleton, Wisconsin, United States

• Established as the preferred service vendor for biotech companies and universities across all seven of Gilson’s U.S. sales territories• Consulting with customers to understand their laboratory processes, determine the most appropriate service product, and negotiate contract pricing based on the quantities of service required• Exceeded territory revenue target in 2020 and 2021 and received awards for generating 130% of personal revenue target in 2020• Utilizing Salesforce CRM, SAP, and Infor CloudSuite ERP software to maintain customer accounts, pursue leads generated by engagement with our online marketing, and visualize quarterly target revenue progress • Managing and training five current remote Field Service Technicians in project management, servicing standards, and proper channels of engagement within the organization

Middleton, Wi

• Managed large orders of customer pipettes in ISO 17025 laboratory and field settings through the diagnostic, repair, and calibration processes• Built a skill base in the full service of all pipette brands while troubleshooting and resolving issues with both pipettes and balances• Communicated with customers regarding technical aspects of their orders, ensuring that they were informed about and satisfied with their service• ACHIEVEMENTS: Received Gilson Quality Award for implementation and management of an ergonomic protocol for our laboratory technicians, mitigating repetitive motion stress and increasing individual engagement with posture and stretching exercises

Middleton, Wi

• Managed and organized research products to ensure timeliness and quality data, ensuring rigid standards for laboratory record keeping and RFID experiment tracking• Supported the transformation lab in production and propagation of GMO soybean and cotton embryos and explants; participated in all aspects of GMO production, from growth media production through agrobacterium transformation to plugging explants and seed harvesting• Used sterile laboratory techniques and tools (pipettes, bottle-top dispensers, and balances, etc.) in an ISO setting while fine-scale manipulating tissue cultures and plant materials in a variety of growth/selection media transfers

Deforest, Wi

• Managed and conducted large-scale greenhouse and growth room experiments while monitoring and mitigating confounding externalities including pests, humidity, temperature, and soil nutrition• Supported the plant pathology research team and graduate Research Associate in the research, discovery, and verification of disease-resistant strains of beans, carrots, onions, and sweet corn• Designed and implemented strict protocols regarding laboratory record keeping, seed inventory, phytosanitation, safety, inoculum preparation, and experimentation• Developed integrated understanding of water filtration, heating/cooling, humidity, forklift, and pesticide application systems; maintained relationships with contract repairmen for larger fixes and ordered all supplies for the lab

University Of Wisconsin At Madison

• Performed ELISA tests on thousands of corn samples, interpreted spectrophotometer results to confirm presence of advertised proteins, and helped maintain records of findings• Verified the presence of advertised proteins in various seed corn samples from across Wisconsin• Tested germination rates of corn samples using planting paper and growth chambers• Sorted and planted mixtures of grass and legume seed samples

• Directly assisted the Greenhouse Manager in daily maintenance duties while maintaining records of operations and offering solutions to researchers.• Applied knowledge of plant physiology and pathology in the diagnosis and treatment of plant diseases and pests• Used creative thinking and engineering skills to design PVC plumbing and support structures for investigators with specific research needs; coordinated with investigators to seamlessly integrate plans into research experiments• ACHIEVEMENTS: Earned Pesticide Applicator license in order to safely mix, load, and spray plants with chemicals

Stevens Point, Wi

Worked with fellow interns to find new sterility genes in soybeans and dwarfism genes in wheat for journal publication and potential commercial implementation  Confirmed orientation of ST-3 and ST-5 sterility gene on soybean genome through Bulk Segregant Analysis using PCR and gel electrophoresis.  Isolated and purified DNA by freezing, pulverizing, and chemically treating thousands of soybean leaf samples.  Gained experience with pipetting, diluting, analyzing gels, maintaining a lab journal, and writing journal articles.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biology, General

Bachelor’S Degree, Biology, General

Activities and Societies: Plant Genetics Lab Intern 2010-2012Biology Major; Philosophy Minor; focused my classes around plant genetics.