Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, Minor in Chemistry & Business Entrepreneurship | Sept 2014

Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant | Nov 2014 – Apr 2015
Department of Research & Development, Medolac Laboratories | Lake Oswego, OR
 Researched literature on characterization of breast milk to gather technical data for production & research
 Implemented guideline, developed & applied new research topics to ensure product safety & quality
 Established appropriate storage temperature and determined shelf-life of raw and finished samples
 Purchased instrumental kits and arranged testing services with other companies
 Performed QA/QC testing on samples using microbial counts, osmolality, pH, nutrient composition
 Verified safety and quality of pre- & post-processed samples
 Monitored clean room for sample production
 Tested for adulteration of sample with foreign proteins
 Prepared solutions, set-up & maintain lab instruments, discard wastes – according to SOP

Lab Microbiologist (Temporary Position) | Apr 2015 – May 2015
Purity Laboratories Inc. | Lake Oswego, OR
 Performed QA/QC testing on food & nutraceutical products
 Applied methods of MPN, VIP assays, USP, petrifilm and spread plate to detect specified food pathogens based on FDA BAM and AOAC standards & adhered to testing requirements of ISO

Undergraduate Research Assistant | Dec 2012 – June 2013
Dr. Alan Bakalinsky’s Lab, Department of Food Science & Technology | Corvallis, OR
 Carried out plasmid restriction using appropriate restriction enzymes based on DNA mapping
 Prepared and ran electrophoresis gels for plasmid analysis
 Transformed different inserts into yeast vector

• HPLC, mass spectrophotometry, pH meters, Calais Human Milk Analyzer, nanodrop, light microscope, petrifilm, culture, isolate, enumerate & identify bacteria using USP, MPN, VIP method, plasmid restriction, mapping, extraction & transformation, PCR, RT-PCR, gel electrophoresis, media preparation, hemacytometer reading, autoclaving, aseptic technique, gram stain, serial dilutions, Microsoft office, Minitab,

Animation Sketching, Professional fluency in English, Proofreading Academic Papers, Write Scientific Publications

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