Stephanie Hernandez Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Redwood City, California, United States

Redwood City, California, United States

Hayward, California

Project Management:* Independently managed and executed ongoing and new projects, up to five simultaneously to meet product deadlines* Connected and collaborated with various functional teams to ensure experiments and materials are set in place for each project* Documented data, results, and images for projects into Wiki and/or into LIMS database* Performed necessary preliminary data analysis for direct answers to next steps in projects* Interpreted and evaluated errors or problems in experiments, to better improve strategies, outcome, efficiency, decrease costs, and process optimization* Implemented and led weekly logistics meeting to help monitor daily workload and to help avoid workplace injuriesAssay Development and Execution:* Understood the concepts of developing new assays in conjunction with company strategies and goals* Started to develop two assays based on scientific literature to evaluate effects of our products* Carried out up to five projects including abiotic stress experiments and physiology related experiments* Created and revised SOPs for new and current projects, equipment, and specific dutiesTeam Support and Safety:* Ordered and maintained supply inventory for items used in experiments to ensure smooth execution of projects* Coordinated between team members for experiments requiring multiple people to help increase efficiency and incorporation for breaksSupervise A Small Team:* Trained and mentored a direct report for various day to day tasks, culture, and safety protocols* Encouraged team members to develop and improve skills and techniques used in experiments

Hayward, Ca

* Helped determine which possible chemical treatments work best to boost corn and soy germination * Treated seeds with chemicals or biostimulants, planted seeds, prepared materials, daily plant maintenance, seedling and final counts, and harvested for fresh and dry weights* Plated bacteria to determine CFUs * Obtained and complied data into spread sheets, analyzed, and summarized through PowerPoint slides and graphs, and managed and updated data on interface* Created and revised protocols used in germination experiments* Supervised and trained part time assistant in various daily tasks

Hayward, Ca

* Helped maintain Arabidopsis pipeline for other research functional groups through segregation ratio and homozygous line determination, seedling transplants into soil, noting morphological changes in plants, photographing plants at various stages, luciferase and GFP imaging, liquid and gas seed sterilization, seed plating onto different media plates* Assisted in quality control of Arabidopsis lines though tissue collection, DNA isolation, PCR, and gel electrophoresis* Maintained laboratory supplies, prepared media and plates, and kept overall cleanliness of the area

Hayward, Ca

* Assisted with the overall care of plants through soil preparation, staking plants at appropriate stages, seed harvesting, seed cleaning* Prepared media for the various functional groups

* Assisted with overall maintenance of laboratory through supply inventory, equipment sterilization, and, waste disposal

* Helped with archiving various plant specimens through mounting onto archival paper* Prepared materials used for mounting* Assisted with inventory of specimens

* Assisted customers by pulling out prescriptions from will call area and acquiring new and renewing prescriptions* Organized and prepared prescriptions, and stocked materials needed