KARA CLAGGETT

*** ******** **** ***** **********, PA 15137 PHONE 412-***-****

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Individualized Studies

Concentration: Chemistry May 2010

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA

Qualifications Summary

I have taken the following college courses: Principles of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry,

Physical Chemistry, Quantitative Analysis, Microbiology, Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics, and

Principles of Biology. I have the following lab skills and techniques: Pipettes, Bunsen Burner, LECO, and

XRF.

Professional Experience

Senior Technician Alcoa Alcoa Center, PA 1/2011-8/2012

Perform analytical chemistry measurements using established methods

on XRF and Leco Oxygen instruments

Provide and record test results, perform limited charting and data

tracking, run standards and controls, help run cells, monitor temperature,

amps, and volts of cells, perform maintenance procedures on cells, tap

cell, pull samples

Radiochemist Lab Analyst Pace Analytical Greensburg, PA 6/2010-12/2010

Tested water samples and soils for radioactivity using Standard Operated Procedures in a

radiochemistry laboratory

Undergraduate Research Assistant Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA 5/2009-7/2009

Tested the effectiveness of the anti-depressant drug Citalopram by seeing if it could bind in two

different pockets of the serotonin transporter

Developed a set of force-field parameters for Citalopram and performed molecular dynamics on

the serotonin transporter in the presence of Citalopram

Utilized the following software:Gaussian03 for parameterization data ;VMD, MOE, GaussView

used for visualization; NAMD for molecular dynamics simulations; Excel for plotting and data

analysis

Pharmacy Service Associate Rite Aid East McKeesport, PA

1/2007 – 6/2008

Fill prescriptions and provided customer service

References available upon request.

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