Experience

Illinois Natural History Survy

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Laboratory Technician

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  I assist the Medical Entomology lab with research relating to mosquito-borne diseases. This includes maintaining mosquito colonies, cell culture, bacterial culture, and periodic assay work. I assist the Medical Entomology lab with research relating to mosquito-borne diseases. This includes maintaining mosquito colonies, cell culture, bacterial culture, and periodic assay work.



KWS Cereals

• Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

• R&D Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  I assist in wheat breeding, research plot harvesting, and sample processing I assist in wheat breeding, research plot harvesting, and sample processing



Albright College

• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Science Tutor Manager

  • Aug 2014 - May 2015

  I assist students with course work in biology. I also plan and present training sessions for fellow peer tutors, and act as a liaison between the science tutors and administrative staff.

• Laboratory Assistant

  • Sep 2013 - May 2015

  I assist students with laboratory equipment, techniques, and procedures and answer any questions regarding laboratory or lecture material. I also aid in preparation and administration of practical exams.

• Biology Tutor

  • Sep 2012 - May 2015

  I assist students in general biology courses on a weekly basis in hour-long sessions. This includes reviewing material, explaining concepts, creating quizzes, and aiding in the building of study skills.

• Permaculture Garden Intern

  • Jul 2014 - Sep 2014

  Prepared soil and planted organic crops, identified and removed any and all pests, watered and harvested each plot on a weekly basis. Was also responsible for setting up and selling the garden's harvest at a weekly garden stand, sending out notification emails to the garden community, and keeping track of the garden's weekly produce and monetary yields.