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Mather, California

All hazards emergency management using SEMS, NIMS, and ICSRadiological emergency planning for nuclear power plantsState Liaison to Diablo Canyon Power Plant

Davis, California

Helping to address global challenges across food and agriculture.Gene editing / CRISPR: non-browning avocado, non-browning lettuce, and various genes in tomato

Woodland, CA

• Molecular Biology Bench Scientist, RNAi research associate
• Conduct research to enable RNAi-based weed control of herbicide resistant weed species
• Assist with design of software program to conduct high throughput image analysis and quantify visible leaf phenotype
• BY-2 cell Transformation and protoplast production for RNAi formulation research
• Manage field trials, tissue collection, and data collection to test RNAi formulations in field setting to enable efficient decisions and quick turn-around of data
• Skills: radioisotope labeling assays, Northerns, Southerns, and Westerns; qPCR; nucleic acid extraction; and microscopy, photography, and image analysis

Woodland, California

• Molecular Biology Bench Scientist, RNAi research associate
• Conduct research to enable RNAi-based weed control of herbicide resistant weed species
• Assist with design of software program to conduct high throughput image analysis and quantify visible leaf phenotype
• BY-2 cell Transformation and protoplast production for RNAi formulation research
• Manage field trials, tissue collection, and data collection to test RNAi formulations in field setting to enable efficient decisions and quick turn-around of data
• Skills: radioisotope labeling assays, Northerns, Southerns, and Westerns; qPCR; nucleic acid extraction; and microscopy, photography, and image analysis

Davis, California

• Lab Manager, Molecular Biology lab design and relocation from Davis to Woodland site
• Assisted in design of new lab space in Woodland site, interacted with architects and scientists to design the radiation lab and microscope room to be functional and efficient
• Served as liaison between leadership and scientists, organized groups for design of new space, and foresaw many bottlenecks for lab relocation. Promptly communicated with all parties involved: deciding equipment.
• Minimal research down-time
• Leaders’ quotes, “He was instrumental in filling operational gaps in conjunction with our move to Woodland and the loss of our facilities manager”; moreover “He always served as the go to person when times get rough.

Davis, California

• Molecular Biology Bench Scientist, Biotechnology research associate
• Designed novel PCR / gel-based assay to screen thousands of unselected R0 RNAi events. Developed a novel method to determine copy number as an alternative to laborious Southerns
• Prepared the industry regulatory package to evaluate quality of Vistive Gold transgenic events, a replacement product for hydrogenated oils and fats, which are high in trans-fatty acids. Conducted the Southerns needed.
• Managed field sampling for external, collaborative metabolite-profiling project. Recruited and trained volunteers for field sampling. The work was conducted safely under adverse field conditions. Led volunteers to.

Fort Drum, New York

• Sergeant US Army, Infantryman, logistician, hazardous materials officer
• Leader in US Army infantry: sergeant four years, infantry leader, and infantryman. I trained soldiers to shoot, move, and communicate. I trained soldiers during numerous training exercises in Fort Drum: field live-fire.
• Ammunition Sergeant: managed my team, balanced $3 million ammunition budget for battalion in Afghanistan, and my team returned home with no loss of life or equipment
• Hazardous Materials Officer for Headquarters and Alpha Companies, then Battalion: managed my team, inspected cargo, and authorized shipment of company’s / battalion’s equipment and hazmat material by truck, train.

Honolulu, Hawaii

• Molecular Biology Bench Scientist, Biotechnology research assistant
• Conducted research on structure and blue light-responsive transcription of a chloroplast psbD promoter from Arabidopsis thaliana
• Conducted research which led to discovery that DET1 represses a chloroplast blue-light responsive promoter in a developmental and tissue-specific manner in Arabidopsis thaliana
• Conducted run-on transcription assays, Northerns, DNA sequencing, and ordering supplies

Rehovot Area, Israel

• Summer Internship in Rehovot, Israel
• Conducted research on translocation of heavy metals through plants using phloem-feeding aphids
• Concluded that cadmium can move via phloem from roots to leaves; then, during anthesis, the cadmium is remobilized to developing flower, fruit and seed
• Conducted HPLC analysis

Master Of Science - Ms, Plant Molecular Physiology, 3.60

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, 3.28

Activities and Societies: President FarmHouse Fraternity