M. Steven Furches Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

I met with company management to determine programming priorities and delegate responsibility to developers. I met with clients to determine their needs and write specifications for custom software development.

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

I was responsible for developing and maintaining the company's mobile applications. The tools primarily used were Quasar, Vue.js, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and SQL. I developed a proof-of-concept app with Flutter and Dart.

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

I wrote and maintained automated testing software using JavaScript, jQuery, C#, and MS-SQL.

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

I wrote SOPs, instructional guides, and technical documentation for the company's proprietary information management software. I also met with clients and wrote custom software specifications in coordination with the programming department.

Knoxville, Tennessee

- Cloning using Gibson Assembly and restriction ligation reactions- PCR primer design and optimization- Bacterial transformation- Human cell culture

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

- Legionella culture and isolation- PCR and qPCR analysis- Residential and commercial water testing

Harrogate, Tennessee

Directed undergraduate research projects - Research Project: Vascular flora of Lincoln Memorial University - Documented over 300 species of vascular plants, including over 150 county records.Involved three undergraduate studentsFounded the university's herbarium in 2015Taught 10-12 contact hours per semesterNew courses developed - Field Botany - Lecture - Field Botany - Lab - Fundamentals of Botany - Lecture - Fundamentals of Botany - Lab - Advanced Botany (graduate course)Other courses taught - Introductory Biology - Lecture - Introductory Biology - Lab - Biology I - Lab - Biology II - Lecture - Biology II - Lab - Molecular Genetics - Lecture - Molecular Genetics - Lab

Knoxville, Tennessee

Dissertation Research Project: The role of hybridization in generating population- and species-level variation in Sarracenia (Sarraceniaceae) - Collected 500+ specimens Sarracenia species from 50+ locations throughout the southeastern United States - Utilized non-coding chloroplast regions and nuclear microsatellite loci - Performed phylogenetic, population genetic, and geographic analyses using command line and GUI programs on high performance computing clusters and desktop computersResearch Collaborator: Anna Furches, University of Tennessee - Collected 250+ samples from 28 populations of Penstemon (Plantaginaceae) species - Performed troubleshooting of molecular protocols and phylogenetic analysesField Assistant: University of Tennessee Herbarium - Identified, collected, and preserved plant specimens throughout Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wyoming, and UtahCourses taught - Evolution and Society (as Co-lecturer) - Genetics - Lab - Botany I - Lab - Botany II - Lab - Biodiversity - Lab - Biodiversity (Honors) - LabResearch Assistant (June 2009 - December 2009) - University of Tennessee HerbariumPreparing, mounting, and cataloging plant specimens

Vermillion, South Dakota

- Examined patterns of diversity in the federally endangered island endemic, Lithophragma maximum (Saxifragaceae) - Utilized ten nuclear microsatellite loci - Performed population genetic and geographic analyses using command line and GUI programs on high performance computing clusters and desktop computers

Wagner, South Dakota

Served as advisor to the Yankton Sioux Tribe on matters related to environmental and public health.Met with tribal leaders and attended tribal meetings to provide scientific expertise on public health issuesProvided reports to the tribe on matters of public and environmental health Provided inspections, formal reports, and interpretation of scientific data and lab results to tribal representatives and members of the public on matters including: - Epidemiological investigations of foodborne and infectious disease such as Shigella sonnei - Landfills and solid waste transfer facilities - Private wells and residential water quality - Wastewater discharges into public waterways - Residential mold - Residential lead paint - Health and safety inspections of hospitals, public schools, daycare facilities, and hotels - Food service inspections of restaurants and pow-wows - Potential rabies exposures from domestic and wild animals - Bubonic plague risk from prairie dog townsTaught ServSafe food safety classes to local restaurant employeesTaught fire extinguisher classes and MSDS protocols to hospital employeesIn addition to regular duties, served as interim Information Technology manager for the Wagner Indian Health Service hospital (June 2003 - August 2006) - Provided technical support to approximately 80 PC users - Maintained server for the facility - Set up approximately 40 new computers and provided training to users

Amherst, Virginia

- Designed, inspected, and permitted onsite wastewater treatment systems- Inspected and permitted residential wells- Investigated potential rabies exposures from domestic and wild animals

Johnson City, Tennessee

- Performed protein and enzyme assays with radioactively-labeled substrates- Performed thin-layer chromatography on radiolabeled reaction products- Maintained cultures of HeLa and 3T3 cell lines- Developed Access database of all reagents in the department

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Ecology And Evolutionary Biology

Activities and Societies: Botanical Society of America Association of Southeastern Biologists Southern Appalachian Botanical SocietyMy.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Biology, General

I majored in Biology, with a focus on population genetics and botany. My Master's thesis focused on conservation genetics in an endangered.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Environmental Health

Activities and Societies: Students National Environmental Health AssociationI majored in Environmental Health - with courses in water &.