Connor Auth
QC Analyst II at Emergent BioSolutions- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Emergent BioSolutions
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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700 & Above Employee
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QC Analyst II
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Aug 2022 - Present
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QC Analyst I
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Jun 2021 - Aug 2022
• Performed environmental monitoring and utility testing of the facility per the standard operating procedures • Stocked and cleaned lab proactively to maintain proper workflow and ensure client deadlines are met• Informed supervisor/manager upon observing OOS, OOL, or generation of deviations• Participated in validation and troubleshooting of equipment including proactive resolution of instrument issues• Interpreted and formatted non-viable total particulate data for fill operations • Verified and entered approved results in laboratory information management systems (LIMS).• Practiced good documentation and laboratory safety procedures per the standard operating procedures
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Washington State University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Research Assistant
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Aug 2019 - May 2021
• Investigated vitrification as an alternative to slow-programmable freezing for cryopreservation of honey bee semen • Researched sperm motility and its contribution to active transport to the spermatheca • Assisted with keeping and maintaining several honey bee colonies owned by the university • Investigated vitrification as an alternative to slow-programmable freezing for cryopreservation of honey bee semen • Researched sperm motility and its contribution to active transport to the spermatheca • Assisted with keeping and maintaining several honey bee colonies owned by the university
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University of Maryland
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Oct 2017 - Aug 2019
• Investigated the morphological evolution of Peromyscus epididymides caused by postcopulatory sexual selection • Analyzed sperm samples and assessed their velocity, speed, and morphology that may affect reproductive success • Stained testes cross sections onto glass slides using hematoxylin and eosin • Counted Peromyscus sperm using a hemocytometer and Zen Microscope Software • Recorded methodology and results in a well-organized lab notebook • Investigated the morphological evolution of Peromyscus epididymides caused by postcopulatory sexual selection • Analyzed sperm samples and assessed their velocity, speed, and morphology that may affect reproductive success • Stained testes cross sections onto glass slides using hematoxylin and eosin • Counted Peromyscus sperm using a hemocytometer and Zen Microscope Software • Recorded methodology and results in a well-organized lab notebook
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Mathnasium - The Math Learning Center
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Math Tutor
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Jun 2018 - Jun 2019
• Tutored over 50 students from age 4–18 in mathematics from basic number sense to calculus • Implemented targeted learning plans for individual students that closely align with in-school curriculum • Guided student learning while working through assigned homework • Tutored over 50 students from age 4–18 in mathematics from basic number sense to calculus • Implemented targeted learning plans for individual students that closely align with in-school curriculum • Guided student learning while working through assigned homework
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Harford Community College
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United States
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Higher Education
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400 - 500 Employee
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Research Assistant
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Apr 2017 - Aug 2017
• Researched Northern copperhead aggression towards humans with Professor Andrew Adams• Assisted in designing a feasible research model to simulate human interaction with venomous snakes• Recorded internal body temperature of snakes using non-contact temperature gun
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Biology Department Intern
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Jan 2017 - May 2017
• Identified and mapped tree and shrub species on campus using ArcGIS to establish an arboretum• Managed DNA barcoding data collected from tree samples and matched them to arboretum data• Created and implemented phenology curriculum into biology classes on campus• Presented campus-wide phenology results to introductory biology classes
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Education
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Washington State University
Master of Science - MS, Entomology -
University of Maryland College Park
Bachelor of Science - BS, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - Cum Laude -
Harford Community College
Associate of Science (A.S.), Biology and Chemistry