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Oklahoma City, Ok, Us

Oklahoma City, Ok, Us

- Provides project management and tracking solutions for HVAC construction- Researches municipal codes and equipment data to find cost-effective solutions to technical issues

Media production for small businesses, including photography, videos, graphic design, and social media promotion.Tutoring of Biology for high school & college students.Consultation for indoor agriculture, providing guidance in genetics, environmental planning, and hands-on training.

Greater San Diego Area

• Communicating with vendors to obtain lowest priced equipment and reagents, maintaining stocks of important laboratory reagents and equipment, obtaining estimates and repairs for vital capital equipment (thermocyclers, incubators, biosafety cabinets, etc.), verifying student and staff compliance with health & safety standards• Lab Manager title and duties internal to lab while employed by Scripps as “Research Assistant II”

Greater San Diego Area

• Derived and characterized human iPS cells from patient blood samples for CAD study funded by NHLBI.• Executed genome engineering of CAD-risk locus 9p21, producing isogenic knock-out lines for study.• Optimized SMC differentiation protocols for assaying 9p21 contribution to CAD-risk with post-doc colleague.• Concluded Project Manager role after banking invaluable patient-derived lines with WiCell for future study.• Project Manager title and duties internal to lab while employed by Scripps as “Research Assistant II”

Tsri - Dnc, La Jolla, Ca

• Executing independent investigation and supporting research staff with experiments (gene cloning and plasmid construction, tissue culture, stem cell culture, somatic-cell nuclear transfer, FACS, etc.)

La Jolla, Ca

• Optimized neuronal in vitro culture conditions for long-term survival and lentiviral delivery of genes of interest, especially reprogramming factors.• Performed weekly dissection and primary culture of mouse olfactory bulb cells from P0 mice, as well as whole animal gross dissection for organ samples.

Camarillo, Ca

• Performed mammalian cell culture, molecular biology, and general lab upkeep for Master’s level laboratory courses, as well as administrative work for Master’s-level programs.

Ventura, Ca

Manager from 2003-2005.Managed the activity of up to 5 employees. Designed and implemented new organizational systems that increased warehouse efficiency. Maintained the quality of all medical equipment for wilderness adventure, as well as camping and activity gear for hundreds of clients per week. Assisted in administrative roles as needed.

Master Of Science (Ms), Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, 3.97

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Assistant, Human Neural Stem Cell Research Group, Biotech & Health Programs Advisory.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biology, 3.57

Minor in Chemistry Graduated with Cum Laude honors, 2008 Dean's List/Semester Honors: 2005-2008

Education record

Learned that science is my passion.