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Sacramento, Ca, Us

Sacramento, California, United States

• Manage up to 18 simultaneous implementation projects relating to one or more of the following disciplines industries: physical/material testing, food/beverage testing, or clinical testing• Develop project plans based on the scope of work documents• Serve as a product expert on QBench• Hold frequent meetings with customers to provide guidance on the product, analyze and discuss their requirements and needs• Document requirements, changes, etc. so that developers can execute• Meet weekly with department leadership to planproject execution, discuss problems and solutions, discussany escalations, and proactively identify risks• Regularly communicate with customers, softwaredevelopers, and engineering staff to scope projects, get project updates, relay updates to customers, gather feedback or additional requirements, and align the proper resources• Track project progress and budget usage, provide transparency to stakeholders• Provide weekly updates on current project statuses to management, including identifying risks and mitigation strategies• Move projects through the lifecycle from implementation kickoff, to go-live, to project completion• Manage post-live projects and contribute to the development of improved life cycle management for projects• Identify and communicate changes to project scope to relevant stakeholders, document changes, and modify project plans accordingly

Woodland, California, United States

• Perform quality inspections and quality testing on incoming raw materials, packaging materials, in-process materials, and finished goods.• Manage the supplier approval program, and verify incoming certificates of analysis (COAs) and certificates of conformance (COCs) for incoming materials from existing suppliers• Conduct monthly internal good manufacturing program (GMP) plant audits, monthly glass & hard plastic audits, and monthly safety walks.• Inspect and verify pre-operational checks on the production lines before allergen changeovers and/or conventional-to-organic changeovers.• Print and verify production labels for all production lines. • Verify metal detector checks on all production lines to monitor critical control points and manage deviations.• Collect, prepare, and analyze product samples for in-house laboratory testing to ensure conformance to product specifications and for third-party microbiological laboratory testing. • Conduct weekly swabbing and trending for the environmental monitoring program.• Place non-conforming products on hold, and provide guidance on disposition and corrective actions.• Assist with the enforcement of programs and regulations, such as SQF, GMP, HACCP, OSHA, FDA, USDA, and other company policies.• Implemented new quality inspection forms to reduce the usage of paper and to create concise documentation.• Cross-trained as a customer service representative to help field and resolve customer complaints.• Updated and created new standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Ripon, Ca

• Calibrate and maintain laboratory equipment.• Perform laboratory analysis, sample preparation, and maintain laboratory equipment following safety practices.• Measured alcohol content, Brix, density, temperature, titratable acidity (TA), pH, volatile acids, residual sugars, absorbance, free sulfurs, total sulfurs, filterability, turbidity, and conductivity.• Performed analysis of bottling tanks, storage tanks, and finished goods using instrumentation, such as Alcolyzer, CarboQC, autotitrator, densitometers, FOSS wine analyzer, turbidimeter, spectrophotometer, Y15 enzymatic analyzer, Check Stab, and HPLC.• Provided daily maintenance and cleaning procedures to instrumentation, validated calibrations and standard reagents, and created standard reagents.• Analyzed, collected, and provided data to winemakers, cellar, and bottling lines.• Followed standard operating procedure guidelines and personal protective equipment guidelines.• Execute laboratory testing according to standard operating procedures and published methodology.• Performs and documents quality control and assists with equipment maintenance within predetermined parameters.• Accurately complete and maintain all laboratory reports and forms.• Receives, sorts, and disseminates incoming laboratory samples; compares and verifies incoming laboratory test samples and requisitions; completes the appropriate chain of custody documents.

Stockton, California Area

• Used and manipulated micropipettors to safely and accurately transfer small volumes of liquids. • Designed primers to successfully amplify and clone a known piece of DNA via PCR, and ligated DNA created via PCR into plasmid and transformed plasmid into bacteria.• Analyzed PCR reactions using gel electrophoresis, gel purification, restriction digestion of PCR DNA.• Induced expression of DMC1 protein (from T. vaginalis) in E. coli, and purified protein via affinity chromatography.• Utilized SDS-PAGE, Western Transfer, and Western Blot to confirm successful purification of tagged protein, and EMSA to test DNA binding properties of TvRad51 and TvDMC1 proteins.• Prepared RNA for reverse transcription and real-time PCR.

• Collected data from subjects, created a dataset for analysis, and analyzed dataset using Excel.• Analyzed data for a Limenitis lorquini study regarding forewing length and location the in west coast region.• Utilized a Sedgewick-Rafter counting cell and a compound microscope to analyze diversity, abundance, and density of plankton.• Examined and dissected Romalea microptera to understand and view general insect structures.• Identified mayflies, dragonflies, damselflies, walking sticks, leaf insects, grasshoppers, katydids, crickets, Praying mantids, cockroaches, termites, earwigs, stoneflies, cicadas, lacewings, beetles, caddisflies, moths, butterflies, ants, wasps, and bees.Examined and identified plant and tree species local to the Stockton area.• Collected data on the bird community along the Calaveras River on the University of the Pacific campus.• Analyzed data regarding the bird community with Excel to report biodiversity, abundance, and change between years in environmental factors, such as temperature and rainfall.• Created charts and graphs for species accumulation curves, rank abundance distribution, species richness, and temperature-species correlations.

• Used micropipettes to transfer small volumes of liquid reagents and to dilute stock concentrations of reagents.• Isolated microorganisms using streak plating isolation method and measured concentration of cells using spectrophotometer.• Used oil immersion techniques and microscopes to view microorganisms and their structures.• Performed gram stains to characterize bacteria and rapid identification of bacteria using Enterotube II®.• Observed mutagenic effects of ultra-violet light on B. subtilis and S. maracescens.• Transformed pBLUESCRIPT into E. coli and Mss1 linearized plasmid into Pichia pastoris, performed blue-white screening, and colony PCR, and performed ELISA to determine the presence of protein.• Isolated genomic DNA from N. punctiforme.

• Served as a peer educator and main point of contact for 30 third-year and fourth-year students in the McCaffrey Apartments and Greek Communities.• Supervised resident assistants serving in the McCaffrey Apartments and Greek Communities.• Advised residents in the McCaffrey Hall Government for event planning and resident feedback.• Created, developed, and organized social and educational events on topics such as diversity and inclusion, and mastering independent living skills.• Handled minor conflicts and mediated conversation between resident utilizing conflict training techniques.• Organized documentation for room condition reports, apartment condition reports, and roommate agreements.• Responded to phone calls from residents for lockouts, roommate conflicts, and other residential concerns.

Stockton, Ca, United States

Member of Phi Rho Chapter - University of the Pacific

Stockton, California

Phi Rho Chapter - University of the Pacific• Maintained communications with other Greek organizations on campus.• Relayed and reviewed information within the chapter.

Stockton, California

Phi Rho Chapter - University of the Pacific• Documented and organized weekly chapter meetings for minutes.• Recorded attendance at weekly meetings and events.• Monitored fines for excessive absences from events and meetings.• Respond to emails regarding absences, events, and meetings.

Riverside, Ca

• Handled cash and check transactions with customers.• Count money in cash drawers at the beginning and end of shifts to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change.• Document inventory of products at the end of shifts to maintain accountability.• Assisted staff with technical and customer service issues.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biological Sciences, Dean'S Honor Roll

Activities and Societies: Delta Delta Delta, National Residence Hall Honorary, Residence Hall Association

High School Diploma, 4.23

Activities and Societies: Associated Student Body, Mock Trial, California Scholarship Federation, National Honors Society, Red Cross, Make.