Experience

Bifar S.A.S.

• Colombia
• Consumer Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Laboratory Analyst

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  Microbiological analysis of product, packaging material, water filtration. Gel-clot endotoxin test, microbiological sampling of air and surfaces; sterility test for injectable solutions; growth promotion test for culture medium and media fill validation test. Microbiological analysis of product, packaging material, water filtration. Gel-clot endotoxin test, microbiological sampling of air and surfaces; sterility test for injectable solutions; growth promotion test for culture medium and media fill validation test.



Teleperformance

• United States
• Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Bilingual Customer Service Representative

  • Jan 2021 - Sep 2021

  Customer service in food sales and use of digital platforms to solve problems in real time. Customer service in food sales and use of digital platforms to solve problems in real time.



Tabacos-Zafiro

• Sales Staff

  • Jan 2020 - Sep 2020

  Opening of a new market to national clients and sales of our products in different cities of Colombia. Opening of a new market to national clients and sales of our products in different cities of Colombia.



North Carolina State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Kelman Scholars Program

  • May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Black rot susceptibility of sweetpotato developmental stages and virulence of pre and post-emergent Ceratocystis fimbriata isolates, research project 2019: Evaluate different stages of two varieties of sweetpotato against C. fimbriata infection and assess changes using different pre and post-emergent C. fimbriata isolates. Black rot susceptibility of sweetpotato developmental stages and virulence of pre and post-emergent Ceratocystis fimbriata isolates, research project 2019: Evaluate different stages of two varieties of sweetpotato against C. fimbriata infection and assess changes using different pre and post-emergent C. fimbriata isolates.



University of the Andes

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2019 - May 2019

  Undergraduate Teaching Assistant in Bacteriology LaboratoryPrepare different agar and materials for students to teach them to understand the bacterial metabolism during class. Support the students with concerns, questions and their class research projects inside and outside the laboratory.

• Thesis Work

  • Nov 2018 - May 2019

  Malassezia furfur is a lipid dependent yeast and commensal that is part of the mycrobiota of skin of animals and humans. A high mortality rate has been reported in immunosuppressed patients and neonatal with lipid parental nutrition due to this pathogen. However, the interaction of the pathogen with its host is currently unknown. That is why we proposes Galleria mellonella as a new study model that allows to evaluate the virulence of this pathogen inside its host. This insect tolerate a wide range of temperatures, including human temperature 37◦C, also, the immune response against pathogens is similar to the innate immunity in humans and it has allowed the study of virulence and the activity of drugs in some yeast of great medical importance such as Candida sp. and Cryptococcus sp.. The aim of this study is to establish the infection model of M. furfur in G. mellonella. For this, M. furfur inoculum was adjusted to four different concentrations that were injected into G. mellonella to carry out a mortality test. Hemolymph analysis was done to observe the immune response of the larva against the pathogen and the death of the larva was corroborated using measure of fungal load to ensure that it was caused by M. furfur. The infection model of M. furfur in G. mellonella was standardized and this showed a possible tolerance to the pathogen at low concentrations. This study is a first approach that allows to study the host-pathogen interaction and the antifungal activity of M.furfur that will allow the treatment of patients who present bloodstream infection. Our results are similar to standardized models with Cryptococcus species where there was an activation of the immune response of G.mellonella and, in addition the virulence was proportional to the inoculum injected. Show less

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jun 2018 - May 2019

  Undergraduate Research Assistant at the Cellular and Molecular Processes of Pathogenic Microorganisms Research Group (CeMoP)Identify human pathogen microorganisms using phenotypic tests. Design, create and write the Pathogenic Bacteria and Fungi Identification Manual using different phenotypic tests Current thesis research in Malassezia yeast and the its infection standardization in the novel animal model Galleria mellonella. The project is developed in CeMoP Lab, which is directed by Adriana Marcela Celis Ramirez and is part of the University of the Andes Science Faculty. Show less