Experience

Wheatsfield Co-op
• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Cashier

  • Dec 2022 - Present


Bayer

• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Laboratory Technician

  • Oct 2021 - Oct 2022

  Analytical Chemisty Laboratory for the purposes of crop breeding research. Analytical Chemisty Laboratory for the purposes of crop breeding research.



Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Laboratory Technician

  • Oct 2021 - Oct 2022

  Hired by Kelly to work at Bayer. Hired by Kelly to work at Bayer.



Iowa State University - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Laboratory Assistant

  • May 2019 - Dec 2019

  Crumpton Lab CREP wetlands water quality testing Crumpton Lab CREP wetlands water quality testing



Iowa State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Entomology Field Technician

  • Jun 2018 - Sep 2018

  Aided in the study of crop pests- primarily counted aphids in soybean plots and entered population count data into Excel in the field. Aided in the study of crop pests- primarily counted aphids in soybean plots and entered population count data into Excel in the field.

• Biology Lab Manager, ISU Limnology Lab

  • Feb 2016 - Dec 2016

  Research Associate I Field Sampling Coordinator / Biology Lab Manager -Supervised the collection of over 400 samples between May and September from 138 lakes across Iowa by a crew of undergraduate and non-undergraduate technicians for the IDNR’s Iowa Ambient Lakes Monitoring Program. -Planned and managed weekly sampling routes and adjusted them depending on the day’s progress. -Maintained and directed the maintenance of limnological field equipment: Zodiac inflatable rafts, 9.8 HP and 15.0 HP outboard motors, boat trailers, and YSI 6600 sondes with 650 handhelds. -Sharpened troubleshooting skills. -Familiar with preparing, processing, and analyzing plankton samples. -Learned to process and format phytoplankton, zooplankton, and field data using VBA macros, Excel, and Access database. -Learned to process limnological profile data collected in .dat format by a YSI 6600 sonde/650 handheld unit; then uploaded the resulting .CDF files to an online site for the IDNR. -Kept an organized file structure to store field data: thousands of photos, YSI profile data, plankton files, and digitized paper files. Show less



Midland Bioproducts Corp

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Assistant

  • Feb 2009 - Nov 2015

  My duties included implementing large scale protein purification and processing. My duties included implementing large scale protein purification and processing.

• Laboratory Assistant

  • 2002 - 2007

  I identified, counted, and measured biological samples for the Iowa Lakes Survey through the ISU Limnology Lab. I identified, counted, and measured biological samples for the Iowa Lakes Survey through the ISU Limnology Lab.



Pioneer Hi-Bred

• Spain
• Research Services

• Temporary Lab Assistant

  • 2005 - 2006

  I assisted in research to reduce fiber content in corn by analyzing the hemicelluose content of transgenic kernels. I assisted in research to reduce fiber content in corn by analyzing the hemicelluose content of transgenic kernels.