Jared Mcphail Email & Phone Number

Foster City, California, US

Austin, Texas, US

• Managing a fast growing team of research specialists in a cutting edge lab environment.
• Acted as a mentor as well as a source of support and clarification when it comes to company policy.
• Key player and trainer in an initiative to expand team workforce by over 30% while developing and refining a stringent training regiment to prepare employees with limited lab experience for work in a large scale.
• Developed and managed a 24 hour rotational schedule to meet the staffing demands of a large scale laboratory.
• Worked across departmental lines to develop, refine, and provide direction for the development team that was central to the company's mission.
• Hands on experience performing troubleshooting of both software and hardware issues with a variety of complex lab instrumentation such as HPLCs, FPLC, Centrifuges, Cameras, Hamilton Liquid Handlers, and more.

Austin, Texas, US

• In addition to running experiments as part of the daily operation of a large scale lab, as Assistant shift manager I also acted in the following capacity:
• Specialized in lab and instrumentation triage to ensure smooth operation of research workflows in a 24 hour environment.
• Acted as a knowledge base for resolving common issues and developed a proficiency in database interactions in a growing environment.
• Served as a mentor for less experience employees on the lab floor, providing feedback, tips, and advice to ensure they were able to perform to their best.

Austin, Texas, US

• Worked in a developing analytical chemistry lab covering a large swath of instruments(DNASynthesizers, HPLCs, Solid Phase Extractions, Gel Electrophoresis, Mass Spectrometry, etc..)
• Trusted to work autonomously handling hazardous reagents and ensuring proper operation and disposal of waste in adherence with workplace guidelines.
• Developed some coding skills when it came to key software interactions occurring in the workplace on a daily basis.
• Developed a deep system knowledge of the systems, intentions, and how to facilitate change in accordance with the company mission.

Pittsburgh, PA, US

• Performed several lab procedures utilizing biochemical tools and reagents
• Assisted instructors with lab supervision of student experiments and reagent handling
• Managed inventory and ran controls to ensure experiment success and readiness
• Graded and reviewed student assignments and reports
• Presented and reinforced lab topics during and outside of class

Clemson, SC, US

• Designed,with a doctoral candidate, a project and methodology for understanding physiological tradeoffs associated with water loss prevention
• Funded by a National Science Foundation Grant
• Collected, maintained, and worked with salamanders in a lab setting
• Received 1st place at end of program poster symposium for presentation of my work
• Data collected recently published as part of a paper in Functional Ecology

Pittsburgh, PA, US

• Ran experiments to understand Gene Regulatory Networks in Echinoderms and their impact on early stage development across the phylum
• Maintained lab supplies, autoclaved, prepared reagents
• Fixed embryos and isolated DNA for templates. And performed PCR, Agarose Gels, Designed Primers, and Hybridization Techniques using RNA probes
• Received funding through the CNAST Undergraduate Grant for a summer session

Bronx, New York, US

Worked with a team to restore a section of forest on the Wave Hill grounds. In addition to this took courses at Lehman college about Geographic Information Systems and performed data gathering on the plant life in our forests.

Bronx, New York, US

Worked as part of a group to restore a designated area of forest on the grounds of Wave Hill Public Garden in an effort to control invasive plants and restore and improve trails and the forest. Also took a course at Lehman college about plant biology to better facilitate our primary task.

Bachelor’S Degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

High School Diploma