Experience

Intrepid Potash
• United States
• Mining
• 200 - 300 Employee
• QA Coordinator

  • Aug 2023 - Present


Lhoist

• Belgium
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Quality Control Laboratory Technician

  • May 2019 - Aug 2023

  Sample and measure chemical and physical properties of all types of raw and finished products, environmental systems, and fuels. Document, interpret, and communicate analysis results to maintain product quality. Assist with tasks in other departments and other Lhoist plants as needed. Create and amend customer COCs and COAs to reflect current quality specifications and daily quality reports for managerial meetings. Develop and implement laboratory SOPs. Maintain ISO 9001 & SQF standards and enforce QMS. Understand and follow ASTM and AASHTO guidelines for dolomite and HiCal lime and hydrate analysis. Essential lab maintenance (media preparations, preventative machinery maintenance, housekeeping, etc.) Show less



Clark County School District

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Guest Teacher

  • Jan 2018 - May 2019

  Fill in when the regular classroom teacher is not able to be present. Substituted different grade levels (pre-K to adult education), classes (maths, sciences, AP, ELL, etc.), and various schools (magnet, Title I, behavioral, etc.) for differing lengths of time (half days to quarter semester). Fill in when the regular classroom teacher is not able to be present. Substituted different grade levels (pre-K to adult education), classes (maths, sciences, AP, ELL, etc.), and various schools (magnet, Title I, behavioral, etc.) for differing lengths of time (half days to quarter semester).



University of Nevada-Las Vegas

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2012 - Jan 2018

  Biosafety level 2 (BSL2) spore cultivation and harvesting. Spectrophotometry. Spectroscopy (ICP- AES, AAS). Aerobic cultivation of bacteria. Bacteriology (staining, colony counting, aseptic techniques, etc.). Cell culture. Macrophage cytotoxicity assays. Chromatography (column, TLC, GC, HPLC, etc.). Automation (Tecan, epiMotion, etc.). Microscopy (light, phase, and confocal). Various molecular biology techniques (PCR, mutagenesis, etc.). Training graduate and undergraduate students on BSL2 and cell culture procedures. Essential lab maintenance (media and buffer preparations, autoclaving, etc.). Supply purchasing and inventory accountability. Show less

• Undergradaute Research Assistant

  • Jan 2010 - Dec 2011

  BSL2 spore cultivation and harvesting. Spectrophotometry. Spectroscopy (ICP-AES, AAS). Aerobic and anaerobic cultivation of bacteria. Bacteriology (staining, colony counting, aseptic techniques, etc.). Automation (Tecan, epiMotion, etc.). Microscopy (light and phase). Essential lab maintenance (media and buffer preparations, autoclaving, etc.). Molecular biology techniques including PCR, bacterial transformation, site-directed mutagenesis, gel electrophoresis, plasmid purification.



The Venetian Resort Las Vegas | Las Vegas Sands Corp.

• Fire Commans and Engineering Dispatch

  • Feb 2003 - Aug 2007

  Monitored the hotel and casino floor's fire alarm panels and dispatched appropriate personnel via radio to the proper location for investigation in case of panel notification. Used an intercom to announce over the casino floor a prewritten message to notify guests what was happening (May I have your attention, please, the noise you are hearing is part of the hotel's early alert system...). Received phone calls, kept logs of engineering (maintenance) requests, and dispatched appropriate personnel via radio to the needed location—follow-up with the employee for status before the end of shifts. Show less


United States Air Force
• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee
• Weather Forecaster

  • Jul 2000 - Jan 2003