Robin Monk Email & Phone Number

United States

Rhode Island, United States

• Preparation, Set up, and Operation of processing equipment and materials for the manufacturing of chemical standards
• Utilize a Lab Inventory Management System (LIMS) and a Consumable Inventory Management System (CIMS) for uploading CofA's, inventory posting, discarding materials, inventory labeling and reviewing work orders
• Follow and adhere to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 13485 requirements. Compliant with all SOPs, cGMP guidelines, safety guidelines and regulatory standards
• Participate in individual and group projects that can include cost savings analysis, learning groups, LEAN mindset and Kanban system
• Maintain and uphold Agilent's core values: Focus, Speed, Accountability, Innovation/Contribution, Trust/Teamwork/Respect, and Integrity

Newport County, Rhode Island, United States

• Busser duties include clearing tables, washing dishes, polishing glassware, garbage disposal, sweeping, preparing silverware
• Food Runner duties include delivering food fresh from kitchen to customer, balancing trays, and providing excellent customer service
• I also performed duties as the host, selling wine to customers, and event setup for weddings

West Hartford, Connecticut

• Research assistant at the University of Hartford Tissue Engineering Lab under the guidance of Dr. Eric James
• Generated quotas and purchased lab supplies
• Machined compression plates from steel for mechanical testing using a lathe
• Utilized fused deposition modeling techniques to print PLA dogbone shapes with various porosity for mechanical testing purposes in order to determine an ideal porosity for a lumbar implant
• Performed compression and tensile testing on dogbone shaped PLA samples of various porosity using an Instron machine
• Created a rough CAD model of a porous lumbar vertebra for spinal implant applications on SolidWorks and 3D printed a model made out of PLA

Cell And Genome Sciences Building, Farmington

• Earned a research grant under the Partnership in Innovation and Education Fellowship program to work under PI Dr. Rishikesh Pandey at his Pediatric Biophotonics lab
• Maintained and utilized a multi-modal microscopy system used to perform Raman spectroscopy and qualitative phase imaging
• Researched and investigated how Raman spectroscopy could be utilized for a faster diagnosis of children with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
• Performed white blood cell fractionation protocols on leukemic blood samples
• Processed and visualized data using Origin Pro software
• Presented work at the PIE Program Research Day eventTitle: "Label-free Raman Spectroscopy based Classification of Leukocytes"

West Hartford, Connecticut

• Research Assistant at the University of Hartford Neuroscience Lab under the guidance of Dr. Paola Sacchetti
• Performed research about how probiotics affect the development of Alzheimer's Disease in a murine model
• Performed cryogenic cutting and Vibratome cutting of mice brain tissue
• Performed immunohistochemistry protocols to stain glial fibrillary acidic protein
• Utilized ImageJ software for data analysis