Vanessa Kee

Research Engineer and Instrumentation Specialist at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
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(386) 825-5501
Location
United States, US
Languages
  • Chinese Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Malay Full professional proficiency
  • Cantonese Full professional proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Research Engineer and Instrumentation Specialist
      • Jun 2021 - Present

    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Area Manager
      • Jun 2020 - Mar 2021

      - Coached and managed a team up to 100+ Amazon associates on productivity and quality performance. - Trained and developed Tier 1 hourly associates into promoted to Tier 3 (Process Assistants). - Raised standard, challenge and expectations to meet customer’s demand and satisfaction. - Successfully developed projects to achieve team and company goals and objectives, for high efficiency, accuracy, quality and drive down annual costs. - Mentored several newly hired Area Manager and Operation Manager into the role. - Supported safety programs to ensure a safe work environment for the team. Show less

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Research Student
      • Jan 2020 - May 2020

      - Analyze data of force spectroscopy measurements taken for fibronectin and collagen VI ligands coated to silica beads to understand α5β1 and α1β1 integrin mechanotransduction. - Collect force spectroscopy measurements of controls using Asylum AFM. - Get adhesion mapping of chondrocyte cell using Bruker AFM. - Analyze data of force spectroscopy measurements taken for fibronectin and collagen VI ligands coated to silica beads to understand α5β1 and α1β1 integrin mechanotransduction. - Collect force spectroscopy measurements of controls using Asylum AFM. - Get adhesion mapping of chondrocyte cell using Bruker AFM.

    • Research Intern
      • May 2019 - Dec 2019

      - Correlated the Atomic Force and Fluorescence Microscopy to captured the exosomes in micro-carbon beads for hemoperfusion application. - Exosomes were successfully isolated from breast cancer cell (MCF-7) by using ultra-centrifuge technique and captured exosomes by using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). - Presented in the Undergraduate Research Symposium at Sioux Falls. - Correlated the Atomic Force and Fluorescence Microscopy to captured the exosomes in micro-carbon beads for hemoperfusion application. - Exosomes were successfully isolated from breast cancer cell (MCF-7) by using ultra-centrifuge technique and captured exosomes by using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). - Presented in the Undergraduate Research Symposium at Sioux Falls.

  • Women in Science and Engineering
    • Rapid City, South Dakota Area
    • Student Mentor
      • Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

      - Supported first-year mentees (Chemical Engineering Major) through academic guidance, advice, resources, caring, and sharing experiences. - Led middle school students an experiment on Fruit DNA Testing, and shared educational experiences being as a college student. - Supported first-year mentees (Chemical Engineering Major) through academic guidance, advice, resources, caring, and sharing experiences. - Led middle school students an experiment on Fruit DNA Testing, and shared educational experiences being as a college student.

    • United States
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Student Worker
      • Jan 2018 - May 2019

      - Led group tours at all ages and provide knowledge about sciences. - Prepared mineralogy teaching kits for children to understand the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical properties of minerals. - Approached and served customers in the gift shops. - Led group tours at all ages and provide knowledge about sciences. - Prepared mineralogy teaching kits for children to understand the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical properties of minerals. - Approached and served customers in the gift shops.

  • 3Q MRC Kindergarten
    • Selangor, Malaysia
    • Teacher
      • Jan 2015 - Mar 2015

      - Taught the students English and Mathematics. - Encouraged students to develop their academic potential. - Taught the students English and Mathematics. - Encouraged students to develop their academic potential.

    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • English Tutor
      • Nov 2013 - Jan 2014

      - Taught the students English reading comprehension skills and grammars. - Taught the students English reading comprehension skills and grammars.

Education

  • South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemical Engineering
    2017 - 2020

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