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Houston, TX, US

Houston, Texas, United States

• Identified, analyzed, and qualified value oriented benefits for companies in various industries including, software, engineering, architecture and manufacturing.
• Assisted in the analysis of financial and technical data
• Conducted in-depth interviews with executives, CPAs, financial officers and technical staff to gatherrelevant information
• Conducted on-site interviews to gather relevant documentation for identifying and analyzing potentialincentives upwards of $750,000

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• Discovered an enlarged bouton phenotype in the temperature sensitive mutation of the Shibire gene within Drosophila Melanogaster model.
• Investigated synaptic bouton architecture within the Drosophila Melanogaster model utilizing confocal microscopy, monoclonal antibody staining, QPCR, animal dissection, ELISA, western-blot, protein.
• Organized and architected biochemical assays to discover the needed information relevant to neuromuscular junction signaling and synaptic activity
• Presented research findings to the laboratory to explain results while seeking to gain and implement feedback from members of the team to improve experimental design
• Produced a genetic line of Drosophila Melanogaster that was utilized in a recently published laboratory paper “Temporally and Spatially Localized PKA Activity within Learning and Memory Circuitry Regulated by Network.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

• Worked to optimize bioreactors to push LAMP technology as a competitive PCR alternative in the food distribution industry
• Optimized the running conditions and equipment for the bioreactor pumping mechanisms through theprincipals of transporting engineering and analysis
• Developed and designed the software framework for the bioreactor machinery utilizing the micro-python computer programming library
• Designed and developed prototype blue-print designs for the initial bioreactor iterations utilized CAD
• Attended brainstorming sessions to collaborate with team members to address technical uncertainty and improve experimental design

Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, United States

• Managed high volumes of customers in an organized fashion while maintaining composer and etiquette
• Worked to understand individual needs and preferences to advise consumers food and drink choice
• Effectively communicated with staff members to ensure that there were no lapses in customer servicethrough delegation and willingness to assist team members

Detroit, Michigan, United States

• Developed the adventitia layer for patient specific vascular grafts via cell culturing and cell differentiation
• Optimized cell culturing conditions through the investigation of alternative substrate concentrations and chemistries
• Analyzed histological samples for tissue variance to better optimize vascular craft performance
• Organized and architected biochemical assays to discover the needed information relevant to mammalian tissue and cell culture and to increase structural rigidity of the tissue grafts
• Proficent in sterile fume hood practices
• Collaborated with lab members to gain fundamental knowledge regarding best practice standards forconducting qualified research and experimental design