Khalid F. Alshrari

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Phone

Address § Altawan, Next to Motma'enah hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

PERSONAL INFO

Date of B irth: M arch 11,1985

Marital Status: M arried

Citizenship : Saudi

Saudi ID: 103*******

Place of Issue: Unayzah

Place of B irth: Al Qurayat, Aljouf Province, Saudi Arabia

Highly motivated science student seeking a challenging role in both Microbiology and Biotechnology fields where

my education and experience will add significant values. I am an experienced professional looking for unique

academic and research opportunities in Academia life and to develop my skills and capabilities in the field. I have

good analytical and research skills which I gained through my study and work in different scientific and social

environments. Apart from that, I have great communication skills, and can work effectively both individually and

in a group settings. I also have good knowledge about microbes and cultures. I have a skilled hand when it comes to

handling laboratory equipment. I also possess good organizational capabilities that enable me to go through any

experiment with effective and accurate measures.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Jwdah eStores Feb 2015 Present

Sales Manager

Responsibilities includes but not limited to:- Sales Supervisor

- Pricing

- Interviews

- Meeting Clients

Alsharq Newspaper Mar 2013 May 2013

W riter

A Weekly Writer for Alsharq newspaper.

Online for Internet services & Networking Feb 2002 May 2008

Sales & Technician

Job responsibilities included but not limited to:- Sales and management

- Computer software and hardware technician

- Networking

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- Internet Search and web designs

EDUCATION

2008-2012 Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois 62901

Bachelor of Science in Microbiology

Minor in Chemistry

GPA 3.34/ 4

Achievements Dean’s list: three times

Awarded three times by the Saudi Cultural Mission for academic excellence.

F ields of Study:

Microbiology

Prokaryotic Diversity

Ecology

Biotechnology

Cellular & Molecular Biology

Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms

Bacterial and Viral Genetics

Organic And General Chemistry

Calculus and Statistics

2 012-2014 Master of Science in B iotechnolog y ( Incomplete):

Albany College Of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

(Albany, New York, USA)

- Finished all the required coursework for the degree ( 30 credit hours)

- Incomplete thesis due to family emergency.

- Final GPA (3.6 / 4.0)

Field of Study:

- Biotechnology

- Microbiology ( specialized in Bacteriology)

- Analytical Techniques

- Biochemical Assays

- Statistics

- Molecular Diagnostics

- Genetics

- Research and Experimental Design

- Good Lab Practices

- Quality Control and Assurance

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- T oxicology

- Research Ethics

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Languages :-

- Arabic: Native Language.

- E nglish: fluent (reading,writing, listening, and speaking)

IT & Social skills

- Computer & Internet : Advanced User ( MS Office, Photoshop, Web & page Designs,

B logs, Networking, Presentations, and Team projects )

- Expert User of research Databases

- Experienced Public Speaker & Group Presentator

- Ability to resolve conflict between team members and achieve team harmony.

- Ability to read, comprehends, and interprets technical text, drawing and

charts. Ability to represent the BD to external and industry

organizations.

- Able to work in fast paced, results oriented environment consistently

delivering high quality work.

- Highly motivated, good grasping power, good communication and interpersonal

skills.

- Good Team Player with exemplary analytical and problem solving skills.

EXTRACURRICULARS ACTIVITIES

- Sports ( Soccer, Volleyball, Swimming, Tennis, Wrestling)

- Reading ( Fictional and non-fictional books, Scientific articles, Social Media)

- Blogging and Creative Writing

- Travel and Sightseeing

- Familiarity with all social media channels including but not limited to: Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, LinkedIn,

Google+, Pinterest, Youtube, Buffer/Hootsuite, Foursquare, Instagram, StumbleUpon, Delicious, Google Bookmarks,

Pinit, RSS Feed, Snapchat, Path, ..etc

- Voluntary Work ( Environmental, Social, and Academic work)

- TV Production, Preparing material for TV, Radio, and Social media.

LAB SKILLS & TECHNIQUES

- Experience in Lab case analysis, documentation, creating and implementing standards and best practice

experience.

- Performed experiments involving solution preparation, use of pH meters,

cellular fraction by centrifugation, spectrophotometry, chromatography,

- Microscopy and electrophoresis.

- Experience in biochemistry and bio separation, column chromatography.

- Experience with standard biochemical characterization methods, including, electrophoresis, UV/Vis

spectroscopy and ELISA.

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- E xperience with fractionation/purification of proteins.

- Familiarity with cell culture, cultivating, monitoring, thawing and

expanding mammalian cells cultures using standard aseptic techniques and

cell biology/metabolism.

- Thorough understanding of laboratory safety requirements.

- Courses, Lab skills & T echniques mastered include but not limited to:

- Fluorescent In-Situ Hybridization (FISH)

- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) & Real-time PCR

- M olecular Diagnostics w/ lab

- Toxicology

- Q uality Control

- Good Lab Practices (GLP)

- S cientific Research and Experimental Design

- S tatistics and Data Analysis

- D NA, RNA and Protein Blots & Assays

- Centrifusion

- S terilization and Autoclaving

- M aking plates & Preparing media and cultures

- Flow cytometry, Immunohistochemistry, and H&E histological staining

- Isolation, characterization and identification of bacteria, fungi from clinical and environmental samples.

- Serological techniques - ELISA, agglutination, precipitation, immunoelectrophoresis, blood cell count and etc.

- Microbiological analysis of food and water samples

- General microbiology, Microbial physiology, Industrial,Medical, Food, and Environmental microbiology,

Immunology, Microbial genetics & rDNA technology, Entomology, Biotechnology, Ecology.

- Chromatographic Techniques

- Plant & Animal Tissue Culture

- DNA, RNA Isolation & Purification

- DNA Sequencing

- Restriction & Digestion Techniques

- Molecular Cloning

- Immunoprecipitation

- SpectroPhotometric Techniques

- Gene Expression Analysis

- GMP

- Transfection

- Bioassay

- Foot printing & Gram Staining Techniques

REFERENCES

References available upon request.

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