ALEN KARAMIAN

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Encino, CA 91316

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EDUCATION M.S., Biotechnology, August, 2012

University of Maryland University College Adelphi, MD

B.S., Microbiology, August 2001

University of Maryland College Park, MD

EXPERIENCE Adjunct Professor

Northern Virginia Community College (January 2014 – Present) Manassas, VA

Facilitate learning by preparing and delivering combination of lecture and labs; prepare and grade quizzes

and lab worksheets; keep accurate records of student performance; and provide course/laboratory outline.

Develop collaborative and collegial relationships across the Science Department and the College.

Participate in activities consistent with the mission of the College.

Participate in the development and assessment of student learning outcomes.

Coordinate activities with faculty and laboratory staff and follow and enforce departmentally-approved lab

safety procedures.

Trainer & Instructor I

Northern Virginia Community College (January 2007 – Present) Manassas, VA

Manage teaching laboratory set-up, implementation, and dissemination of instructions to faculty.

Serve as Instructional Assistant in Microbiology and Biotechnology labs.

Maintain, set-up, and troubleshoot instrumentation for Real-Time PCR, PCR, and DNA analyzer.

Repair and calibrate variety of laboratory instruments and equipment.

Responsible for procurement of laboratory equipment, supplies and services required for daily operation.

Monitor and update department budgets for expenditure appropriateness and sufficient funds.

Introduce and implement effective ways to cut department cost.

Established professional working relationship with vendors, IT and colleagues.

Supervise subordinates by assigning duties and inspecting their work or reports of their work.

Maintain, update, and implement lab safety standards in accordance with OSHA regulations.

Medical Technologist II

Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (October 2001 – January 2007) Chantilly, VA

Responsible for the accuracy, interpretation and reporting of all test results according to laboratory policies.

Perform interpretation and report results from routine AFB, respiratory bacterial cultures, stool bacterial

cultures, gram stains, ova & parasite, rapid antigens, Enzyme Immuno Assay, susceptibility testing on

bacterial isolates, and PCR for rapid MRSA.

Perform routine general maintenance, QC, CAP proficiency testing, troubleshooting, calibration, validation

and quality control on variety of analytical instruments.

Refer problems and unusual results to appropriate parties and document all corrective action procedures

undertaken in the Laboratory.

Perform clerical and support services as needed, such as answering the telephone, calling STATS and alerting

values to the appropriate department or clinician, disposing of contaminated specimen s, control of inventory,

etc.

Perform coordination of inventory, purchasing and ordering of lab equipment / supplies for the department.

Receive annual training on lab safety hazards and serve as back-up lab safety officer.

Assist in modifying SOP’s.

Biological Laboratory Technician

Prince George’s Community College (October 2000 – October 2001) Largo, MD

Prepared various microbiological nutrient media through aseptic techniques according to the shelf-life

expectancy and various solutions and chemical reagents.

Maintained stock of various bacterial cultures through aseptic transfer methods.

Keep track of inventory and order supplies.

Supervised Laboratory Aid on daily duties.

Modified and improved SOP’s.

Biological Science Aid

U.S. Department of Agriculture (October 1999 – August 2000) Beltsville, MD

Assisted research team members in basic molecular methods.

Kept detail records of laboratory experiments and procedures in the official laboratory notebook.

Calibrated, maintained, and operated various laboratory instruments (pH meter, pipetmans, balance)

Updated computer database of lab supplies and location of archived bacterial clones in spreadsheet via MS

Excel.

Microbiology Internship

(September 1999 – December 1999)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Washington, DC

Assisted in research project to establish perimeters for capacities of houseflies to deliver infective doses of

Salmonella enteritidis.

Assisted in the development of protocol for laboratory testing. Inoculated test organisms (houseflies and

pupae) with bacterial culture (S. enteritidis).

Kept record of experimental data in a laboratory notebook. Tabulated experimental results via MS Excel.

Performed literature search concerning the project through database, library and the web .

Completed a research paper on the project.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Experience in using and troubleshooting variety of microbial identification instruments including but not

limited to Microscan, VITEK, and Biolog.

Experience in using and troubleshooting Biotechnology instruments such as thermocyclers, ABI and Licor

genetic analyzers, and real-time PCR.

Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, UNIX and HTML.

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