Assists business owner with clerical duties and administrative duties, as well as communicate with customers regarding pricing and scheduling of appointments. Analyzed data in the area where the company operates in order to help the business owner develop marketing strategies and target markets. Also follow up with customers to gauge their satisfaction and incorporate their feedback into business plans and advertisements.

Wrote monthly articles to help recent life science grads determine their career trajectories.

Assisted in preparation of federal and state tax returns and delivered to post office ensuring IRS receipt by tax deadline. Researched IRS general and business tax topics as requested by CPA. Managed CPA office: phones, filing, printer maintenance, and office supplies. Provided transportation services when needed.

Worked on a variety of projects related to thermally ablating bacterial cultures, including Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Also developed methods to coat catheter tubes with silicone nanomaterials and produce theoretically biodegradable sponges for vacuum assisted wound closure. Conducted scanning electron microscopy on SIR spheres coated with silica based on a process I found while searching the relevant literature. Some experience was acquired in preparing nanoparticles for studies.

Extracted chicken embryo hearts at days 4, 5, 6, and 10 for use in experiments to determine the effects of environmental stiffness on embryonic heartbeat. Prepared glass slides for coating with gels of varying stiffness. Prepared samples for and performed western blots.

Analyzed data from experiments with drugs on embryonic hearts using MATLAB and GraphPad Prism. Learned basic passaging techniques of cancer cell cultures.

Summer job. Worked as an assistant in the office of a CPA while the full time assistant was away on vacation. Mailed tax returns, answered phones and recorded messages along with miscellaneous tasks to keep the office running smoothly.

Summer job. Worked as an assistant in the office of a CPA while the full time assistant was away on vacation. Mailed tax returns, answered phones and recorded messages along with miscellaneous tasks to keep the office running smoothly.