Assistant Technician

Megan Jennifer Robertson

abk745@r.postjobfree.com

Current Address

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Athens, GA 30605

912-***-****

Qualifications

. 4 years of laboratory experience, including lab set-up

and breakdown, lab maintenance, and undergraduate

research

. Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Powerpoint,

and Excel on PC and Mac computers

. Detail and task oriented with excellent time

management

. Able to work in a team environment with diverse

populations

Education Georgia Southern University Statesboro, Georgia

Bachelor of Science Biology May 2008

HOPE Scholarship (2004-2008)

Work Georgia Southern University Statesboro, Georgia

Experience Lab Technician II July 2008-July 2010

. Responsible for setting up and breaking down labs

every week for 80 sections of lab classes

. Maintained and stocked 2 preparation rooms and 3

laboratory classrooms

. Responded to any technical difficulty that graduate

teaching assistants encounter, including teaching labs

. Lead weekly prep meetings for graduate teaching

assistants to demonstrate lab protocol

. Prepared agar plates of several different recipes,

including LB broth, tryptic soy, and nutrient media

. Poured agarose gels for electrophoresis

. Prepare tissue culture media in microcentrifuge tubes

. Monthly subcultured bacteria strains of E.coli and S.

marcescens

. Disposed biotrash, heavy metals, and other hazardous

waste according to departmental regulations

. Tested the antibacterial effectiveness of 19 different

essential oils against E.coli and S. marcescens with

disc diffusion to establish baseline data for labs

. Determined the allelopathic effects of essential oils

on radish, lettuce, and wheat seeds using bioassays

. Established water quality of aquaculture aquariums and

campus lakes using conductivity, pH, and dissolved

oxygen meters

. Collected specimens for labs, including plants, fish,

and invertebrates

. Responsible for cleaning and repairing 30 compound

microscopes for student use

. Maintained chemical and equipment inventory on

Microsoft Excel

. Managed department's video collection

. Assisted faculty, other staff, and grad students when

in need of equipment

. Updated and installed software on lab laptops

. Changed and up kept filters on two DI machines

Supplemental Instructor January 2008-May 2008

. Managed two sections of twenty students once a week

. Facilitated discussion and encourage participation on

selected topics

. Promoted critical thinking skills in answering

problems

. Advised students on study habits and note taking

. Held study sessions outside of class time if needed

. Communicated with faculty supervisor as a liaison for

the students

Student Assistant January 2006-December 2007

. Set up and broke down labs for biology lab classes

. Catalogued a complete microscope slide record

. Assisted in grading student papers

. Learned to handle laboratory equipment

. Started a chemical and equipment inventory for the

main preparation room

. Organized and labeled drawers of preparation room

. Kept all glassware washed and stored safely

. Drained and cleaned the Aquaculture tanks in the lab

rooms

. Maintained laboratory notebook

. Screened tick DNA samples for Q-fever with PCR

amplification reagents in a fume hood environment

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