Experience

InvivoGen

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Support Specialist

  • Jun 2023 - Present



University of Vermont

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Research Technician/Laboratory Manager

  • Oct 2022 - Aug 2023

  Provided management, training, and technical support for complex laboratory courses within the microbiology and molecular genetics teaching department.Coordinated with faculty, instructors, teaching assistants, and fellow staff members to ensure materials and equipment are compliant and prepared on time for each lesson.Laboratory safety officer that ensured a safe laboratory environment, consistent inventory management, maintenance of simulation and lab equipment, faculty training of equipment, budget preparation, and supervision of the lab technicians and student assistants.Provided critical oversight on the use and maintenance of laboratory and shared equipment, major equipment purchases and department-wide TSP service contracts. Show less

• Research Laboratory Manager and Safety Officer

  • Sep 2020 - Oct 2022

  -Main contact point for the Mintz Laboratory. In charge of general safety of fellow lab members, inventory of chemicals and supplies, and proper disposal of waste

• Research Technician

  • Dec 2017 - Oct 2022

  -Assisted with and identified areas of research regarding the virulence of prokaryote Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans using a multitude of microbial, genetic, and biochemical techniques. -Wrote and optimized protocols to allow functionality within multiple prokaryotic organisms. -Led many undergraduate students with learning laboratory techniques, scientific thinking, designing research projects, as well as understanding results in the Mintz laboratory.

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Feb 2016 - Dec 2017

  Given and executed the undergraduate research project “Designing Genetic Tools in Aggregatorbacter actinomycetmcomitans for Biochemical Analysis” for Dr. Keith Mintz.