Food Technologist

• Sep 2018 - Present

Cook

• Dec 2017 - May 2018

- Prepared and restocked food - Cleaned around the grill area and throughout the restaurant - Greeted customers and kept the food moving - Maintained a safe work environment - Practiced food safety and quality assurance guidelines - Prepared and restocked food - Cleaned around the grill area and throughout the restaurant - Greeted customers and kept the food moving - Maintained a safe work environment - Practiced food safety and quality assurance guidelines

Undergraduate Research Assistant

• Aug 2016 - May 2018

- Continued development and evaluation of a method for 3,3-dimethyl-1-butanol (DMB) analysis in extra virgin olive oil samples using SPME headspace analysis coupled with triple-quad gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (TQGCMS).

Food Product Development Team

• Sep 2014 - May 2018

- Participated on product development competition teams the past four years to gain the experience and knowledge required to understand the role of product development in the food industry- Led, managed and organized meetings as team captain of the past three teams I have been on, to develop and formulate prototype food products that met the competition guidelines - From new to old, the past competition teams I have participated in are Fiberstar Citri-Fi Innovation Challenge, IFTSA Disney , IFTSA Disney and IFTSA Mars Product Development Competition Show less

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)

• May 2016 - Aug 2016

- Applied for and received a competitive fellowship to perform research over the summer- Developed and evaluated a method to analyze 3,3-dimethyl-1-butanol (DMB) in extra virgin olive oils, balsamic vinegars and grapeseed oils using headspace SPME coupled with a triple quad-GCMS.- Quantitatively analyzed and compared the concentrations of DMB in each tested sample.

Quality Assurance Summer Intern

• May 2017 - Aug 2017

- Developed policies and procedures to meet good lab practices for the micro testing - Developed associated record keeping needed to meet good lab practices - Trained floor workers on newly created SOPs - Collected, analyzed and reported data on quality assurance and continuous improvement projects to product produce cost saving opportunities - Created and implemented a plastic film waste tracking system to reduce waste - Developed policies and procedures to meet good lab practices for the micro testing - Developed associated record keeping needed to meet good lab practices - Trained floor workers on newly created SOPs - Collected, analyzed and reported data on quality assurance and continuous improvement projects to product produce cost saving opportunities - Created and implemented a plastic film waste tracking system to reduce waste

Food Clerk

• May 2015 - Aug 2015

- Operated a cash register to accurately ring up customers' grocery orders - Tended multiple forms of payment - Ensure customers experienced a friendly, efficient checkout process - Interacted with high-volume of customers in a fast-paced environment ensuring that all customers' grocery shopping needs were met - Operated a cash register to accurately ring up customers' grocery orders - Tended multiple forms of payment - Ensure customers experienced a friendly, efficient checkout process - Interacted with high-volume of customers in a fast-paced environment ensuring that all customers' grocery shopping needs were met

Child Care

• Aug 2012 - Aug 2015

- Supervised children while parents used gym facilities - Planned and executed activities to keep children entertained - Communicate and worked with adults to ensure their children felt comfortable in the environment - Supervised children while parents used gym facilities - Planned and executed activities to keep children entertained - Communicate and worked with adults to ensure their children felt comfortable in the environment