Kathleen Jacque Email & Phone Number

• Multi-year experience in forensic DNA analysis and serology testing for blood, semen, saliva, urine, and feces. Proficient in the following: - Manual organic and paramagnetic nucleic acid extraction - Tecan liquid.
• Extensive experience in a high throughput laboratory due to primary job of manual organic DNA extraction, qPCR quantitation, PCR amplification, and capillary electrophoresis. Manually extract 24 samples in a batch.
• Demonstrates continual desire to learn and aptitude by being 1 of 5 workers that over time has become proficient in every step of the autosomal DNA analysis process
• Capitalizes on being detail oriented by completing ANAB internal auditor training and participating in internal audits using ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and AR 3125
• Willing to help where ever needed and be a team player. Demonstrated by becoming the interim lab technician for two years where valuable skills were acquired, such as contacting vendors, creating purchase orders.
• Able to break down complex scientific conclusions when testifying in trial as an expert witness

Huntington, WV

• Completed inventory and restocked laboratory supplies weekly
• Audited reagents monthly and organized the reagent log
• Shadowed forensic DNA analysts in performing serology, extractions, quantitations, and amplifications
• Participated in internal audit of the laboratory by showing auditor reagent logs, certificates of calibrations, validations, cleaning logs, preventative maintenance logs, and sitting in on the review of casework and.
• Assisted in drafting analytical procedures for the Qiagen® Investigator™ Quantiplex HYres Kit

Palmer Park, MD

• Validated the YFiler® amplification chemistry kit on a 3130 Genetic Analyzer
• Performed the following internal validation studies: threshold, sensitivity, contamination, precision, mixtures, concordance, and reproducibility
• Experienced gained in the EZ1® DNA Investigator Kit, Quantifiler® Human, YFiler®, and GeneMapper® ID v3.2.1

Huntington, West Virginia Area

• Maintained cleanliness and working conditions of DNA training laboratory weekly
• Prepared DNA training sessions for professional analysts
• Shadowed forensic DNA analysts in performing extractions, quantitations, and amplifications

U.S. Navy Yard

• Researched and analyzed primary and secondary sources to write biographies of select U.S. warships that played key roles during the War of 1812 for an online dictionary
• Mastered research, organization and analytical skills necessary to obtain successful results

CMU

• Researched the effects of anti-oxidants on free radicals through protein experiments
• Interpreted data and predicted future outcomes of results and experiments
• Presented research progress to lab group regularly and collaborated to solve problems efficiently

Ms, Forensic Science, 4.0

Activities and Societies: MUFIA (Masters United Forensic Identification Association), Phi Kappa PhiDNA Analysis and Crime Scene.

Bs, Biomedical Science, History, 3.65

Activities and Societies: Alpha Sigma Tau, Panhellenic Council, Girls on the Run, Order of Omega, Rho LambdaMinor concentrations in.