Experience

Sapphire Energy Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate

  • Oct 2012 - Apr 2016

  - Responsible for the operation of a variety of analytical systems including FTIR, ICP-OES, Elemental Analysis, GC-FID/MS - Technical hardware knowledge of Agilent GC, Agilent ICP-OES, ThermoScientific FTIR, LECO TruSpec Micro, Mettler-Toledo TGA - Successfully developed and implemented analytical methods for CHNS/O Elemental Analysis and Simulated Distillation - Trained employees as backup instrument operators to improve team efficiency - Knowledge of laboratory reagents and proper… Show more - Responsible for the operation of a variety of analytical systems including FTIR, ICP-OES, Elemental Analysis, GC-FID/MS - Technical hardware knowledge of Agilent GC, Agilent ICP-OES, ThermoScientific FTIR, LECO TruSpec Micro, Mettler-Toledo TGA - Successfully developed and implemented analytical methods for CHNS/O Elemental Analysis and Simulated Distillation - Trained employees as backup instrument operators to improve team efficiency - Knowledge of laboratory reagents and proper safety and handling techniques; served as group representative on Sapphire Energy’s Safety Committee - Experience writing technical documents such as SOPs and presentations

• Research Technician

  • Apr 2010 - Oct 2012

  - Specialized in providing a variety of sterile media for laboratory use, as well as troubleshoot unique media recipes from scientists on a per-request basis - Assisted in the development and implementation of a high-throughput filtration system for liquid media resulting in a marked increase in team efficiency and a total company savings of over $100,000 - Maintained Sapphire Energy’s algae strain library; which involved the production of media plates for over 500 unique strains… Show more - Specialized in providing a variety of sterile media for laboratory use, as well as troubleshoot unique media recipes from scientists on a per-request basis - Assisted in the development and implementation of a high-throughput filtration system for liquid media resulting in a marked increase in team efficiency and a total company savings of over $100,000 - Maintained Sapphire Energy’s algae strain library; which involved the production of media plates for over 500 unique strains, streaking each strain on two media types, checking plates for contamination and potential re-streaking, and filing each strain away physically and electronically - Responsible for inventory management of several specialized laboratory consumables - Provided general lab support services including cleaning and autoclaving dishware, stocking dishware and consumables, and maintaining lab cleanliness