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St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Performance of bench laboratory work, including magnetic bead-based multiplex immunoassays, competitive ELISAs, sandwich ELISAs, protein quantitation assays, endotoxin assays, DNA extraction and quantitation, and E-gel.
• Method development and validation of experimental immunoassays for laboratory-specific implementation.
• Calibration, verification, and maintenance of Luminex Intelliflex and LX200 instruments, along with routine preventative maintenance on microplate washers, pH meters, CO2 meters and incubators, and water bath incubators.
• Technical writing, including the preparation of methods for laboratory assays, standard operating procedures for the use of equipment, and the reporting and interpretation of analytical results.
• Management, preservation, and shipment of a large inventory of ultra-low temperature biological samples, including serum, plasma, feces, urine, and cell-culture media.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Provided field management and acted as Health and Safety Officer for various U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and U.S. Air Force sites across the United States, including Illinois, Mississippi, Virginia, New York.
• Managed field events for various environmental media, collecting laboratory samples for petroleum and chlorinated hydrocarbons, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, metals, pesticides, herbicides, and polynuclear.
• Supervised environmental construction activities, including the excavation of hazardous substances to depths up to 10 feet below ground surface and the injection of liquids to remediate contaminated groundwater and.
• Authored environmental reports and plans approved by U.S. and state governmental agencies, including Work Plans, Records of Decision, Injection Completion Reports, and Monitored Natural Attenuation Reports.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Managed the collection of real-time and analytical soil vapor samples while coordinating with various governmental agencies, including the Illinois EPA and Illinois Department of Public Health.
• Evaluated the operating effectiveness of a soil vapor extraction system, interpreting system data and making recommendations to system operators for performance optimization.
• Conducted oversight of contractors on the installation and abandonment of vapor monitoring points and groundwater piezometers while collecting soil samples for analysis.
• Examined soil vapor analytical data through numerous attenuation models to evaluate subsurface conditions for potential site closure.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Planned and performed the sampling of indoor and ambient air samples for analysis from over fifty residences and public buildings in Southern Illinois.
• Managed the collection and laboratory screening of soil vapor extraction well samples and the calibration and upkeep of screening instrumentation in a field laboratory.
• Oversaw the shipment of hazardous soil vapor and LNAPL samples, ensuring compliance with DOT and IATA regulations.
• Authored detailed reports on the results of monthly and quarterly sampling efforts related to soil vapor remediation, including the review, analysis, and interpretation of sampling results.

Collinsville, Illinois, United States

• Collected groundwater, soil, and soil vapor samples at numerous sites throughout Illinois and Missouri.
• Assisted in the installation and semi-annual monitoring of three particulate monitoring stations at a cement mining and production facility in Southern Missouri.
• Handled the collection and maintenance of automated and wireless data logging equipment on soil vapor monitoring wells in Southern Illinois.
• Led a team of biologists and archaeologists during the collection geospatial information systems (GIS) data for endangered species and cultural artifacts on pipeline right-of-way in Wyoming, Montana, and North Dakota.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Produced medical peptides in an industrial-grade chemical reactor via Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis.
• Utilized numerous hazardous materials associated with peptide synthesis using enhanced levels of personal protective equipment.