High School Project

Najma Syed

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Southall,

Middlesex, UB2 5ES Email:

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Personal Profile

I am keen to begin a career in Embryology. I am a dedicated,

hardworking individual who strives for perfection. I am naturally

helpful, polite and extremely conscientious. In addition I have an

excellent grasp of the English language; both written and spoken which

enables me to mix well with people at all levels. I take pride in my

excellent time-keeping and organisational skills, and can be relied

upon to work on my own initiative or as part of a team.

Education

Brunel University

2005 - 2008

BSc (Hons) Medical Biology (2:1)

Final Year Research Project: Title: "Affinity Purification and

Analysis of Anti - Peptide Antibodies". This project required me to

work independently & accurately in a specific time manner in order to

gain the best results. I was able to utilise my communication and

leadership skills and achieved a distinction grade.

Uxbridge College

2003 - 2005 A-levels:

Sociology, Biology, Politics & Chemistry

Featherstone High School

1999 - 2003

GCSE's: 9 grades A-C, with Mathematics (B), English (B, C), Sciences

(B, B)

GNVQ: gained a Merit certificate in Information Technology

Employment

Embryologist, IVF Clinic, Hammersmith

March 2010 - Date

Duties include: oocyte retrievals and sperm (gametes) from patients

for processing, maintaining viability of gametes, tissues and embryos

during processing, preparation of gametes and the environment for IVF

and facilitation of fertilisation, embryo culture and

cryopreservation, monitoring embryo development, embryo selection for

transfer, monitoring and maintaining cryobanks, care and maintenance

of equipment and record keeping.

Technical Support Assistant, Forensic Science Service, London Jan

2009 - Jan 2010

Duties included, receiving, sorting, labelling urine and blood

samples, preparing and dispatching samples for referral to other

sites, rotating stock effectively and ensuring all chemicals and

components used are within their use by date, ensuring laboratory

equipment and instrumentation was maintained and calibrated to

maintenance schedules and Standard Operating procedures, where

appropriate, recording observations and measurements and reporting

results, making written and verbal reports of test results,

responsible for all procurement activity, including lab and office

consumables and also equipment - including supplier interaction, use

of FSS systems and also distribution, performing laboratory tests in

order to produce reliable and precise data to support scientific

investigations, carrying out routine tasks accurately and following

strict methodologies to carry out analyses, preparing specimens and

samples, constructing, maintaining and operating standard laboratory

equipment, for example centrifuges, titrators, pH meters, recording

and sometimes interpreting results to present to senior colleagues.

Other Employment

Data Analyst

Nov 2008 - Dec 2008

Duties involved discussing information needs with internal staff

and/or external clients, collecting and collating appropriate data for

use in excel spreadsheets and conduct related research. Preparing and

making presentations on data findings, gathering data concerning

student attendance and the use of the university's lecture theatres in

order to analyse and assess budgetary constraints across the campus.

This involved highlighting useful information, suggesting conclusions,

and supporting decision making.

Tutor

June 2007 - July 2008

Duties involved assisting students with reading, writing, spellings,

comprehension & grammar. Planning, preparing, and delivering lessons,

activities & homework. Also, training new staff and keeping student

records up to date as well as supporting pupils on an individual

basis.

Key Skills

Computing Knowledge and experience of Windows XP, MS Word, MS

Excel, MS Powerpoint, using email and Internet.

Languages Multilingual (Urdu, Punjabi & Hindi)

Team Work Confident leading teams and also an effective team member.

I enjoy finding solutions and supporting colleagues.

Communication Oral communication skills expressed in presentations

and in talking to the general public. My degree

course greatly enhanced my written and verbal

communication skills due to the many presentations,

assignments, posters, essays and projects required.

Other Full (clean) driving licence

Interests

I enjoy writing and performing comedy sketches/plays which has

enabled me to use my design and creativity skills. In my spare time I

enjoy playing the piano and hope to improvise & compose my very own

melodies.

References

Available upon request

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