With a university staff role as a safety-minded lab coordinator for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, my duties include:• Supporting department faculty, staff, researchers, and students in their respective roles by maintaining the availability of needed chemicals and reagents.• Demonstrating and providing training on good laboratory practices to promote and emphasize a department-wide culture of laboratory safety and professionalism.• Collaborating with curriculum… Show more With a university staff role as a safety-minded lab coordinator for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, my duties include:• Supporting department faculty, staff, researchers, and students in their respective roles by maintaining the availability of needed chemicals and reagents.• Demonstrating and providing training on good laboratory practices to promote and emphasize a department-wide culture of laboratory safety and professionalism.• Collaborating with curriculum coordinators to develop standard procedures for preparing chemicals and equipment for teaching labs.• Labeling, storing, and properly disposing of all department chemicals and reagents in compliance with Hazcom and NFPA regulatory standards. Show less

Agenics Labs provides analytical testing services for dental waterlines nationwide. As a lab technician, my responsibilities included:• Receiving, validating, and processing daily water samples into the laboratory database.• Preparing samples for bacterial and chemical analysis by following SOPs for EPA-certified testing methods.• Interpreting water sample test results, preparing client reports, and providing lab-related customer service.• Maintaining the efficiency… Show more Agenics Labs provides analytical testing services for dental waterlines nationwide. As a lab technician, my responsibilities included:• Receiving, validating, and processing daily water samples into the laboratory database.• Preparing samples for bacterial and chemical analysis by following SOPs for EPA-certified testing methods.• Interpreting water sample test results, preparing client reports, and providing lab-related customer service.• Maintaining the efficiency, quality, and safety of all lab operations by calibrating equipment, taking weekly inventory, and disinfecting lab surfaces.• Providing and writing job-specific and safety-related training for new lab employees.• Creating and maintaining detailed preventative maintenance schedules for over 50 pieces of lab equipment, and coordinating third-party calibration services.• Training new employees on all lab-related SOPs, protocols, and practices, including lab safety, preventative maintenance, and inventory.• Achievements: - Completed rigorous data validations for a correlation study between two different microbiological testing methods, which resulted in the incorporation of a new state-of-the-art water testing service offered by the lab. - Participated in a validation study that resulted in the automation of sample pH and TDS testing processes. - Developed several Excel spreadsheets for enhancing the documentation of common lab practices, including monitoring lab performance metrics, sample controls, maintenance checklists, and inventory calculators. - Built a functional warehouse space to meet the evolving needs of water test kit assembly and distribution processes. Show less

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, I accepted an opportunity to help manage a new internship program created for BYU-Idaho environmental science students. Over the course of three to six months, interns are given the opportunity to contribute to the in-field water quality monitoring projects of a prestigious nonprofit organization in the Teton Valley. My accomplishments as a project manager and internship participant included the following:• Built a remote storage… Show more In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, I accepted an opportunity to help manage a new internship program created for BYU-Idaho environmental science students. Over the course of three to six months, interns are given the opportunity to contribute to the in-field water quality monitoring projects of a prestigious nonprofit organization in the Teton Valley. My accomplishments as a project manager and internship participant included the following:• Built a remote storage shed as a contact-free drop site for shared field testing equipment, and developed a sanitation protocol to reduce COVID-19 exposure risk between interns.• Performed routine water quality field assessments for 27 river sites and 6 wells in East Idaho(evaluation parameters: temperature, pH, conductivity, TDS, DO, nitrates/nitrites, phosphates, turbidity, discharge, macroinvertibrate survey, habitat assessment).• Organized a master spreadsheet to perpetually facilitate remote data entry by multiple teammates• Managed coordination, performance, and data analysis of soil infiltration field tests for 5 farms.• Authored training protocols and initial data reports of soil infiltration tests.• Trained 11 interns on instrument maintenance, weekly calibration, inventory, and data entry. Show less

I worked closely with a department faculty member on a variety of department projects meant to improve the usability of several educational resources available to chemistry students and faculty. Responsibilities and experiences related to this position included:• Creating and organizing online content for a new laboratory course.• Editing, formatting, and updating lab procedures used by >200 chemistry students per semester.• Writing, formatting, and occasionally grading… Show more I worked closely with a department faculty member on a variety of department projects meant to improve the usability of several educational resources available to chemistry students and faculty. Responsibilities and experiences related to this position included:• Creating and organizing online content for a new laboratory course.• Editing, formatting, and updating lab procedures used by >200 chemistry students per semester.• Writing, formatting, and occasionally grading quizzes and assignments for two chemistry courses.• Editing and uploading tutorial videos online for improved student usability.• Formatting Excel spreadsheets to serve as an ongoing statistical resource for 18 faculty members.• Receiving and inputting data from exam results into the aforementioned spreadsheets.• Creating a navigational interface for a digital version of the university's chemistry textbook. Show less

As a Student Lead, I worked closely with the Stockroom Manager to ensure safe preparation, storage, and disposal of all chemicals related to academic and research activities within the chemistry department. My specific responsibilities in the stockroom included:• Maintaining an organized and clean work environment in three stockrooms and four laboratories.• Preparing and cleaning up chemicals and equipment used by faculty members and students for in-class demonstrations and research… Show more As a Student Lead, I worked closely with the Stockroom Manager to ensure safe preparation, storage, and disposal of all chemicals related to academic and research activities within the chemistry department. My specific responsibilities in the stockroom included:• Maintaining an organized and clean work environment in three stockrooms and four laboratories.• Preparing and cleaning up chemicals and equipment used by faculty members and students for in-class demonstrations and research projects. • Managing a timely rotation ("set-up" and "take-down") of chemicals and equipment to be used in various academic laboratory settings. • Taking regular inventory of all chemicals and equipment belonging to the stockroom, and informing the stockroom manager of inventory that needs to be replenished.• Writing and updating SOP's used by other Stockroom Assistants for lab setups.• Keeping a detailed log book of all stockroom solutions that are prepared on-site.• Training new Stockroom Assistants in their responsibilities.• Following all lab safety standards when disposing of chemical waste into hazmat barrels.• Completing special maintenance tasks, such as building storage shelves, pumping air out of distilled water lines, and deep-cleaning 25 fume hoods. Show less

I worked directly with two chemistry faculty members on editing an open-source online textbook to meet the needs of a new online introductory chemistry course. Specific responsibilities included:• Using my prior experience with digital textbook conversion to design a layout and format for improving the uniformity, versatility, and professional aesthetic of the modified textbook.• Copy editing and formatting the figures, tables, and body of the text.• Compiling open-source images… Show more I worked directly with two chemistry faculty members on editing an open-source online textbook to meet the needs of a new online introductory chemistry course. Specific responsibilities included:• Using my prior experience with digital textbook conversion to design a layout and format for improving the uniformity, versatility, and professional aesthetic of the modified textbook.• Copy editing and formatting the figures, tables, and body of the text.• Compiling open-source images for incorporation and properly documenting image licenses.• Training a team of 2 additional employees on the editing and formatting process. Show less

I worked as a teaching assistant for the lab section of a quantitative analysis course. This 6 hour/week lab is an application of principles taught in the lecture portion of a first-semester analytical chemistry course. Responsibilities pertaining to this position included:• Supervising and assisting in the learning experience of 15 laboratory students. • Answering questions about laboratory procedures and use of chemicals and equipment.• Encouraging lab safety and cleanliness… Show more I worked as a teaching assistant for the lab section of a quantitative analysis course. This 6 hour/week lab is an application of principles taught in the lecture portion of a first-semester analytical chemistry course. Responsibilities pertaining to this position included:• Supervising and assisting in the learning experience of 15 laboratory students. • Answering questions about laboratory procedures and use of chemicals and equipment.• Encouraging lab safety and cleanliness by demonstrating proper lab practices.• Assisting in the neutralization and cleanup of all chemical spills.• Testing the functionality of common electronic laboratory equipment (pH probes, analytical balances, etc). Show less

I worked closely with Dr. David C. Collins on an undergraduate research project that resulted in the following experiences and achievements:•Acquired and analyzed data for a set of handheld models designed to demonstrate five chemical bonding principles in a classroom setting.•Presented a poster of our work at BYU-Idaho's Research and Creative Works Conference.•Co-authored a journal article describing our work (see attached), which was later published by The Chemical Educator in… Show more I worked closely with Dr. David C. Collins on an undergraduate research project that resulted in the following experiences and achievements:•Acquired and analyzed data for a set of handheld models designed to demonstrate five chemical bonding principles in a classroom setting.•Presented a poster of our work at BYU-Idaho's Research and Creative Works Conference.•Co-authored a journal article describing our work (see attached), which was later published by The Chemical Educator in January 2018. Show less