Environmental Services Technician

• May 2020 - Present

Water Quality Analyst I

• Nov 2018 - Jul 2020

Perform analysis and data entry for microbiological, physical and metals tests including: Membrane Filtration (MF), Multiple Tube Fermentation (MTF), Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC), pH, Turbidity, Chlorine Residual, Enzyme Substrate Coliform Tests: Standard Colilert, Colilert-18, Colisure, Electrical Conductivity (EC), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Soil Sieve, Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand (cBOD), and Sample Management. Perform general maintenance and calibrations of laboratory equipment including: turbidimeters, thermometers, pH meters, electrical conductivity meters and dissolved oxygen meters Assist with the review of and update of Standard Operating Procedures associated with Sample Receiving, Daily Temperature Recording, Glassware Maintenance, Autoclave Operations, all analysis for microbiological, physical and metals tests, and other duties supporting laboratory analytical activities relative to Standard Methods Sample receiving and recording information into Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), creating and verifying Chain of Custody (COC) information and other sample management duties related to sample analysis and disposal Perform various quality assurance duties such as, daily and quarterly temperature measurements, balance verifications and maintaining accurate written and electronic records Maintain inventory of laboratory supplies Prepare all media and quality assurance/ controls for domestic and wastewater bacteriological analysis which include: Peptone, M-endo, Lauryl Tryptose Broth (LTB), Brilliant Green Bile Broth (BGB), EC Mug Broth, Plate Count Agar (PCA), Nutrient Agar, and Tryptic Soy Broth (TSB) Trained on Alkalinity Analysis using an Auto Titrator, Hexavalent Chromium Analysis using Ion Chromatography and cations (Ca, Mg, Na, K) analysis using Atomic Absorption. Allied functions related to working in a water quality laboratory

Laboratory Aide

• Aug 2017 - Oct 2018

Sample receiving and recording information into Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), creating and verifying Chain of Custody (COC) information and other sample management duties related to sample analysis and disposal Perform general maintenance and calibrations of laboratory equipment including: turbidimeters, thermometers, pH meters, electrical conductivity meters and dissolved oxygen meters Prepare all media and quality assurance/ controls for domestic and wastewater bacteriological analysis which include: Peptone, M-endo, Lauryl Tryptose Broth (LTB), Brilliant Green Bile Broth (BGB), EC Mug Broth, Plate Count Agar (PCA), Nutrient Agar, and Tryptic Soy Broth (TSB) Perform various quality assurance duties such as, daily and quarterly temperature measurements, balance verifications and maintaining accurate written and electronic records Maintain inventory of laboratory supplies Allied functions related to working in a water quality laboratory

Environmental Chemisty Research Assistant

• Jan 2016 - Apr 2017

Created a Watershed Assessment of Jenks Lake located in the San Bernardino National Forest to investigate Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Sources and Concentrations to Jenks Lake Evaluated potential sources of PAHs: Naphthalene, Anthracene, and Pyrene from grab samples at Jenks Lake in the San Bernardino National Forest using a 10-AU Fluorometer to detect PAHs concentration levels Used ArcGIS and contour maps to depict PAH spatial distributions within the Jenks Lake watershed

Analytical Chemistry Research Assistant

• Sep 2015 - Apr 2017

Completed a research study on the Comparison of Chromatographic and Mass Spectrum Analysis Methods for Epicuticular Wax Compounds using GC/MS and HPLC/MS Created Grant Proposal describing this research project Determined which instrumentation is more efficient based on sensitivity, detection limit, time, and amounts used Presented the final research study to the entire University of Redlands Department of Chemistry