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Bozeman, Montana, United States

Bozeman, Montana, United States

Volunteer Management- Responsible for the recruitment, training, and placement of volunteers.Special Event Design-Designer of weekly guest lectures and special events throughout the year.Community Outreach- Build displays and interactive experiments out of limited materials to bring to students at various events.

Montana, United States

Owned volunteer recruitment, training, and organization.Develop education programs and curriculums for students, as well as design andorganize experiments for center visits to foster engagement and interactionLead camps activities and volunteer affairs, including administrative andscheduling duties, logistical planning and coordination, on-boarding and trainingvolunteer staffManage inventory and organization assets through implementing 5s system formanaging exhibit pieces and suppliesLead and teach STEM subjects in a classroom and field environment, includingacademic subjects and hands-on projects on various topics (coding, robotics,etc.)

Bozeman, Montana, United States

Bozeman, Montana, United States

Assess bacteria strains for the culturing and developing, cultivate and producebatches for testing, and analyzed testing results from the spore labExecuted purification and adjust results as needed, as well as refined the processof promoting growth of a foreign organism to achieve concentrateIdentified and resolved problems through A3 root cause analysis and researchfollowing the principles of Gemba, Lean Manufacturing, and KaizenSupervise and manage all shipments arriving at the facility by inspecting all ordersand managing the disposal, waste, and packaging processManaged the waste management process and a team of laboratory technicians,ensuring adherence to safety and regulation protocolsMaintained close communication and collaboration with EPA, DPT, FDA, OSHA,and Department Transportation & Regulations to ensure adherence to standardsOwned trainings on OSHA, safety regulations, and facility processes, as well aslead the initiative to improve working conditions within the lab

Bozeman, Mt

Assess and quality check bacteria strings to prepare for culturing, as well asmake changes and adjustments along the process to get the best yieldProduced samples and performed testing of biological indicators to meet requiredstandardsSuccessfully managed operations, inventory, and production during COVID-19 byadapting current processes while still maintaining industry standards and ordersDevelop technical communications and instructions for staff members to manageand supervise transition of the adjusted production flowOptimized and managed the storage and inventory of laboratory supplies forseveral departments through Kanban and 5s system

Bozeman, Mt

Conducted ELISA testing for the detection of agronomically important viruses that affect potatoes.Worked closely with management to coordinate sample delivery from the field to the lab.Played a key role in ensuring laboratory staff was following aseptic techniques.

Bozeman, Mt

Bozeman, Mt

Ticket taking. Desk Clerk. Usher.

Bozeman, Mt

Prepared biological samples for testingInoculated agar platesMaintained a sanitary laboratory for the technicians

Food Fermentation: The Science Of Cooking With Microbes, Pass

Extension course on the microbiology of fermentation with practical lab work at home.

Bachelor'S Degree, Cell/Cellular Biology And Anatomical Sciences

Activities and Societies: BS Biology- Cellular Biology and Neuroscience with a Biomedical Focus. Health Professional's Association..