Gerald Whitehead
Email: *********@********.***
Address: *** **** *********** **.
City: Americus
State: GA
Zip: 31709
Country: USA
Phone: 229-***-****
Skill Level: Assistant
Salary Range: $80,000
Willing to Relocate
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GERALD WHITEHEAD
163 Lane Subdivision Rd. Americus, GA, 31709 229-***-**** *********@********.***
Objective A professional position in research or lab environment
Abilities Dedicated, efficient, and responsible worker; Proficient in the fundamentals of laboratory techniques and the use of lab equipment; Ability to read and interpret results, and write reports on projects and research performed; Work well under pressure; Work well with diverse groups of people
Laboratory Fermentation Media Prep PCR/RT-PCR UV Spectroscopy DNA Isolation
Skills Gram Stains Viral & Bacterial Cultures Micropippetting Centrifuge
Computer Mac OS Windows OS Microsoft Office Applications
Skills
Education M.S. in Biotechnology May 2013
FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY, Fort Valley, GA
Research on the Evaluation of Ethanol Production in Sweet Sorghum
B.S. in Biology; Minor in Chemistry May 2010
MERCER UNIVERSITY, Macon, GA
Received and Maintained Mercer`s University Scholarship
Projects Identification of an Unknown Bacterial Sample
Given a sample of an unknown bacteria (Bacillus cereus)
Performed various Microbiological techniques & tests to identify the sample
Research paper and presentation presented to professor and class
The Effects of Household Cleaning Products on EMC Virus
Cultured & inoculated EMC Virus
Treated infected cultures with diluted cleaning products and tested the effects
Research paper and presentation presented to professor and class
Determination of Drosophila Inheritance
Cross mated Drosophila fruit flies of different genotypes and phenotypes
Observed the outcome to see how different genes were inherited
Formal laboratory report written
Activities Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. -Vice President American Chemical Society
National Pan-Hellenic Council -Treasurer
Work Fort Valley State University
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT August 2011-PRESENT
Assist my graduate advisor in various research projects including biofuels and food safety
Laboratory and field work
J. Leek & Associates
MICROBIOLOGY ANALYST February 2011-August 2011
Test food samples for pathogens and bacteria, reading pertifilm, PCR, and VIDAS results and reporting the results to customers
GAP
SALES ASSOCIATE/CASHIER February 2009-May 2010
Provided customers with quality service and in depth product information while assisting them with their selections
Efficiently handled multiple tasks
Rite Aid Pharmacy
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN/CASHIER September 2007-May2008
Filled and provided information about prescriptions for customers
Trusted with maintaining and cataloging a vast number of prescription drugs
References Available upon request