Luke D’Cunha

Luke D’Cunha, Resume

Citizenship: United States of America. (Location: Houston Texas).

DOB: 4 July 1990

E-mail: ace4f3@r.postjobfree.com, Phone: 806-***-****

Summary: I believe that my knowledge of computer science and IT will be very useful on the

job. I am very hard working and detail-oriented. I can learn new things very quickly.

Work:

Research Assistant at MD Anderson’s Leukemia sample banks. DNA/RNA isolations,

Ficolling, flow cytometry, cell culture growth, cell banking, etc. Worked with computer

programs and IT.

Teaching Assistant for Organic Evolution taught by Dr. Ximena Bernal at Texas Tech

University. Organic Evolution is a senior level course, required for all biology majors.

Led discussion sessions and implemented the online discussion using Blackboard. Set up

the video camera and audio system that the distance education students used. Helped

tutor students. 2013.

Sales associate at Home Depot. Helped to implement in Lubbock a new cloud-based

computer program to train employees and keep better track of performance. Helped

customers. 2012.

Fish Keeper at Mr Aquarium Store. Did water quality testing, cleaned aquariums and

took care of fish. 2012.

Programming/IT skills:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008

• Firewall configuration

• Microsoft Sharepoint

• PHP

• Python

• Model-view-controller development

• Object-Oriented Programming

• MySQL (database design, development and maintenance)

• HTML/CSS/XML (web design)

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 and Expression Web

• Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher etc.

Luke D’Cunha

Statistical analysis

o statistical modeling

o meta-analysis

o data mining & analysis

Education:

Texas Tech University

Bachelor of Science in Biology, completed Cell and Molecular Biology Specialization

requirements; 2013.

Minor: Chemistry

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology; 2013. (Double majored in Biology and Psychology)

SAT (2008)

Math: 800/800

English: 730/800

SAT Math Level II: 800/800

SAT Biology: 760/800

SAT Chemistry: 740/800

Other:

Golden Key Award, Texas Tech University

Presidential Scholars, Texas Tech University

Awarded the, “National AP Scholars Award” and the AP Scholar with distinction by the

College Board Advanced Placement program.

Recipient of the “National Merit Commended Student” award, college board

Volunteer:

Regular contributor to the Wikipedia Genetics Project, and edit and add information to

genetic related articles. I also contribute to various biology-related articles.

Volunteered at Texas Tech University Medical Center. Volunteered at the Cancer Center at

University Medical Center affiliated to Texas Tech University. Had to assist patients as well

as nurses and doctors, throughout 2011.

Volunteer at St John Newman Catholic Church. Regularly volunteer as usher, pass out

fliers, greet and seat the congregation. From 2008 to present.

Luke D’Cunha

Volunteered in “The Teen Volunteer Services Program” at Texas Tech University as a

receptionist, greeter and patient helper at the Information Desk. - July 2005 to August 2007.

Volunteered and did Research at Texas Tech University, Department of Agriculture.

and Genomic studies in 2006.

Volunteered in “The Teen Volunteer Services Program” at Texas Tech University

Health Science Center. Completed a total of 61.5 hours as laboratory assistant in

the Microbiology laboratory - May 2005 to August 2005.

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