Assistant Engineer

MITCH FERNANDEZ PHONE: 786-***-****

**** ** ***** **** ~ Miami Lakes, FL 33018 EMAIL: ********@***.***

P ROFESSIONAL S UMMARY

Biological Sciences and Chemistry student with four years of undergraduate academic experience at

Florida International University seeking roles as a Research Assistant in Bioinformatics, Biology or

Chemistry. Serves as a facilitator of student programs to develop students knowledge of coursework

and laboratory work in the subjects of Biology and Chemistry. Professional history includes work in the

fields of Information Technology and Intelligence Analysis. Holds a completed Bachelor of Arts in Russian

Language and Literature. Fluent in the English and Spanish languages.

E DUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences, Anticipated Completion: 2013

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, Anticipated Completion: 2013

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Miami, Florida

McNair Fellow ~ Dean s List ~ Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society ~ Golden Key Honour Society

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

General Biology I & II General Biology I & II Labs Biological Anthropology & Lab Genetics

Func. Genomics & Proteomics General Chemistry I & II General Chemistry I & II Labs Ecology

Analytical Chemistry & Lab Organic Chemistry I & II Organic Chemistry I & II Labs Data Structures

Biological Chemistry I & II Database Management Multivariable Calculus Linear Algebra

Instrumental Analysis Physical Chemistry I & II Physical Chemistry I & II Labs Microbiology

Bachelor of Arts, Russian Language and Literature, 1991

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Gainesville, Florida

A CADEMIC L EADERSHIP

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

PANTHER AIKIDO CLUB

Founder, President, and Assistant Instructor (August 2010 Present)

Managed all club activities and performed all operational roles of a university-focused organization, such

as recruitment of members, equipment acquisition, and coordination of activities with University staff.

PEER LED TEAM LEARNING

Leader and Supervisor (August 2010 - April 2011)

Instructed university students in the subjects of Biology I and Genetics, and supervised other leaders

delivering academic instruction of Biology I and Human Biology coursework.

CHEMPAL PROGRAM

Preceptor (August 2009 Present)

Provided department-sponsored tutoring of Chemistry students; assisted students in General Chemistry

concepts and advised students on how to solve chemistry coursework problems.

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R ESEARCH E XPERIENCE

BIOINFORMATICS RESEARCH GROUP FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Student Assistant (October 2010 Present)

Assisted Dr. Giri Narasimhan on a metagenomics project involving the analysis of the lung microbiome of

patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Developed a bioinformatics pipeline for

analysis of 16S rRNA sequences. Created and managed a local implementation of the Galaxy framework

on a high-performance computer cluster, including the incorporation of custom-built tools and

preparation of a software maintenance schedule. Developed a software tool to simulate evolution of

16S rRNA sequences. Created simulated bacterial communities as test cases for existing biodiversity

calculators and classification tools.

MATHEE LAB FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Laboratory Assistant (August 2011 Present)

Assisted Dr. Kalai Mathee with basic microbiology laboratory techniques related to the metagenomics

project described above. Helped isolate microbial DNA in samples collected from human subjects.

Amplified 16S rRNA sequences via PCR. Performed gel elctrophoresis and other tests as needed.

WANG LAB FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Laboratory Assistant (August 2011 Present)

Assisted Dr. Xiaotang Wang on projects concerning single-site mutagenesis of chloroperoxidase (CPO)

enzyme. Cultured H105A and F186A mutant strains of C. fumago in order to produce and concentrate

CPO altered at a single residue for analysis of enzymatic activity. Attempting to develop protein

structure prediction software to identify sites of interest for further experimentation.

P ROFESSIONAL E XPERIENCE

PSC, INC., Reston, Virginia

Intelligence Analyst/Information Technology Consultant (1994 1999)

QSS GROUP, INC., Lanham, Maryland

Network Administrator and Assistant Site Lead (1997 1998)

PSC, INC., Reston, Virginia

Assistant Supervisor/Intelligence Analyst (1992 1994)

UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE

Voice Language Analyst Russian and Spanish Languages (1988 - 1996)

I NFORMATION T ECHNOLOGY C ERTIFICATIONS

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

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