Kethia Mathieu

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Objective

To obtain full-time employment that utilizes my technical skills developed from my academic achievements / working experiences and my management skills developed from my leadership roles. Education

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Troy, NY August 2009 - May 2014 Bachelors of Science Degree 2014 Major: Chemical Engineering Minor: Communication Employment

Rousselot Peabody, Inc Peabody, MA April 2018 – Present Quality Assurance Lab Technician: Performs various physical and microbiological testing on gelatin samples to comply with GMIA, USP, and CGMP standards and to ensure customer specifications have been met.

• Analytical Tests: determining fat content, nitrite content, chloride content, bloom strength, viscosity, moisture percentage, pH, conductivity, transmittance, absorbance, turbidity, granulation, repellency, etc

• Microbiological Tests: Total Plate Count, Yeast & Mold, Thermophile, Escherichia Coli, Salmonella, Spore-formers, Clostridium, Shigella, Pseudonmas, Bile Tolerant Gram Negative, Gram + Rods (Lab11), Liquifiers, Gram Stains, etc Alletess Medical Laboratory Rockland, MA Sept 2017 – December 2017 Lab Assistant: Managed incoming blood samples by entering patient data into system and by prepping samples for testing. Assisted with the development of creating food extracts from purchased food varieties. Assisted with food sensitivity testing using the ELISA method.

Leadership Prep Canarsie Middle Academy Canarsie, NY July 2016 – July 2017 5th/6th Math Bridge Teacher: Designed, implemented, and assessed curricula and activities to meet academic standards while also demonstrating a relentless drive to improve the lives of the urban youth. Experience

Undergraduate Research at RPI Troy, NY June 2011 – December 2012 Aptamer Disposition and Characterization on Multilayer Substrates

• Designed procedures of how to deposit aptamers onto a substrate to be used as a component for a biosensor

• Prepared biocultures, buffers, and additional solutions necessary to maintain bacterial life

• Skilled in the use various equipment such as a Centrifuge, Spectrofluorometer, an Atomic Force Microscope, an Ellipsometer, a Colorimeter, a Circular Dichroism Spectrometer, and a Scanning Electron Microscope Publications

• Armand, S., I. Barash, S. Halperin, K. Kyle, K. Mathieu, L. Qin, C. Shing, S. Weeks, “Nanoparticle-Based Analytical Biosensor,” Nevada National Security Site – Directed Research and Development, FY 2011, National Security Technologies, LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2012, 169–180.

• Armand, S., S. Halperin, K. Mathieu, Shing, S. Weeks, “Aptamer Functionalized Metal Oxide Nanostructures for Optical Microbe Sensing,” Sensing Technologies for Global Health, Military Medicine, and Environmental Monitoring III, SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, Baltimore, Maryland, April 2013. Activities / Leadership

National Society of Black Engineers

President (5/2012 - 5/2013): Served as spokesperson, providing goals, supervision, and motivation, of the NSBR-RPI chapter to the general membership, other university chapters, other campus organizations, and STEM companies interested in hiring students. Managed annual budget of about $60,000. Vice President (5/2010 – 5/2011) Retention Chair (5/2011-5/2010) Freshmen Rep (5/2010-5/2009) Skills

Aspen, Minitab, Matlab, NX 7.5, LoggerPro, Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point, Excel, and Outlook)