Marketing, Catering, and Customer Support

• Oct 2020 - Present

Peace Corps Volunteer

• Jul 2018 - Mar 2020

• Taught Math to 9th and 11th graders (class sizes ranged from 40 to 110 students)• Incorporated critical thinking activities into lessons with a focus on character development • Wrote a grant to equip the school’s library with technology and furniture• Served as a mentor teacher to new Peace Corps trainees• Organized interclass academic competitions and poetry presentations• Translated and reviewed informatics French lessons • Created a 60-pages French literacy resource manual • Co-facilitated STEAM and sexual and reproductive health sessions • Lived and interacted successfully with a Guinean host family

Technical Research Assistant

• Nov 2015 - Jun 2018

• Recruited healthy-control volunteers, processed the IRB paperwork, and performed blood draws • Isolated PBMCs, serum, and plasma from the blood of multiple sclerosis patients and healthy subjects • Maintained a repository of frozen samples for future and ongoing studies • Ordered laboratory reagents and supplies • Trained and supervised high school and college interns• Assisted post-doctoral and research fellows with their projects• Techniques used: isolation of immune cells (Ficoll-Plaque, Macs), immunostaining, flow cytometry, preparation of total RNA from cells and mice gut tissues, dissection of mice, cDNA synthesis, qPCR

Certified Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide

• Dec 2013 - Aug 2016

• Worked with older adults in nursing/assisted living homes, patient's houses, and an adult daycare center• Assisted with activities of daily living and ensured medications were taken• Helped in conducting group activities (i.e. bingo, trivia, exercise and arts and crafts)• Monitored patient's physical and emotional state• Provided patient advocacy and support • Worked with older adults in nursing/assisted living homes, patient's houses, and an adult daycare center• Assisted with activities of daily living and ensured medications were taken• Helped in conducting group activities (i.e. bingo, trivia, exercise and arts and crafts)• Monitored patient's physical and emotional state• Provided patient advocacy and support

Research, Biochemist

• Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

• Studied the enzymology of inteins, enzymes from deep-sea thermophiles• Techniques used: PCR, DNA purification and ligation, agarose gel electrophoresis, site-directed mutagenesis, bacterial transformation (E. coli BL21), protein purification via immobilized metal affinity chromatography, SDS-PAGE and Western blot• Prepared buffers, stock solutions, LB media and agar-plates • Studied the enzymology of inteins, enzymes from deep-sea thermophiles• Techniques used: PCR, DNA purification and ligation, agarose gel electrophoresis, site-directed mutagenesis, bacterial transformation (E. coli BL21), protein purification via immobilized metal affinity chromatography, SDS-PAGE and Western blot• Prepared buffers, stock solutions, LB media and agar-plates

Research, Plant Biologist

• Jan 2015 - May 2015

• Investigated the response of the plant species, Centaurea jacea to resource distribution and neighbors • Set-up a greenhouse experiment simulating four combined treatments• Harvested, scanned roots, and used WinRhizo software to measure root length • Used R Studio and Microsoft Excel for data analysis

Biology and Chemistry Tutor

• Sep 2014 - May 2015

• Facilitated one-on-one sessions and weekly group reviews (20 to 70 students)

Mathematics Tutor

• Oct 2011 - May 2015

• Structured one-on-one sessions for algebra, applied calculus, and statistics• Helped improve student’s performance by at least one letter grade