RESUME
Education
Bachelor of Science and Letters Degree in Chemistry, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, May •••••
Pre- Engineering major, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, May •••••May •••••
Research Experience
Research Assistant, Cancer and Proteins, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, Fall •••••
••••• Prepared prep solutions of LB media and test solutions
••••• Obtained autoclaving techniques for pipette tips and glassware
••••• Utilized electrophoresis techniques to test proteins
••••• Prepared stacking and separating gels
••••• Completed FPLC equilibration training for the separating column
••••• Executed DNA purification
Work Experience
QUA Technician, 3M Innovations, Cordova, IL, June •••••Present.
Certified in GMP testing
Prepared calibration standards and calibration solutions for product testing
Tested viscosity, inherent viscosity, melt viscosity, gas chromatography, FTIR, atomic absorption,
titrations, transmissions, epoxy equivalent, percent water, gel time, and inert fluids
Recorded GMP data, internals data, and externals data
Certified internal auditor
Assisted other laboratory technicians and chemists with testing products
Identified new procedures for easier testing
Trained a new laboratory technician on laboratory techniques and testing processes
Engineering Technician Pavement Specialist, Edgar County Highway Department, Paris, IL, Summer •••••
••••• Developed a pavement master plan for the companies complete master plan
••••• Constructed and recorded pavement condition reports
••••• Recorded a pavement manual report
Assisted the county engineer and bridge technician in creating a final pavement management
master plan
Engineering Intern, North American Lighting, Inc., Paris, IL, Summer •••••
Built AFS modules for a Lexus headlight
Programmed an assembly robot
Assessed assembly line requirements and equipment placement with the manufacturing engineer
Skills
Computer: Word, Excel, Power Point, Internet
Laboratory: Pipetting, Measuring Techniques, Conversions, Centrifuging,