RITA NGAKA
***** ********* ****** ****** ****, CA 91304
Cell: 818-***-****, Home: 909-***-****, Email: ************@*****.***
Research Assistant with 6+ years of experience with directing experiments, arranging chemicals, and organizing lab notebooks. Possesses STEM Associate degree, an expertise in chemistry tutoring. Looking to extend my managerial skills to others.
WORKING EXPERIENCE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE
18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91330
Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) Promoting Opportunities for Diversity in Education and Research (PODER) funded by the NIH
Research Assistant, July 2017 – May 2018
Investigate the locations of the world that are at risk of diseases carried by vectors by matching the environment they originated from, to places that have a similar habitat.
PIERCE COLLEGE
6201 Winnetka Ave, Woodland Hills, CA 91371.
Pierce College Chemistry Department
Lab assistant Aug 2017- May 2018
Help keep labs running by making solutions, setting up a variety of chemistry labs and organizing the chemistry stockroom.
Center for Academic Success
Chemistry tutor, June 2016 – May 2018
Bridge equity gaps by assisting struggling students to attain a deeper understanding of chemistry and ultimately pass their classes.
ACHIEVEMENTS
COPE Health Scholar with the most hours, Jan 2017
Completed the most hours on Simi Valley Hospital’s Telemetry 1 among my cohort, 2015D Rotation.
Presenter at the CSUNposium, UCI HTCC, and UCLA MURC. April 2018
Presented my research on Ixodes scapularis as an invasive species and precautions against them at the 22nd annual CSUNposium and at UCI Honors Transfer Council of California Honors Transfer under BUILD PODER at CSUN which was funded by the NIH and also at UCLA’s Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference.
VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE
UCLA MEDICAL CENTER, SANTA MONICA
1250 16th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Care Extender, November 2018 – present
Ensure hospital volunteers is in compliance with regulations by processing paperwork, documenting patient satisfaction surveys.
Increase patient comfort by checking in on them, feeding, assisting in their admission and discharge.
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL
2975 Sycamore Drive, Simi Valley, CA.
COPE Health Scholar, November 2016 – April 2017
Ensure patients comfort by feeding, cleaning, and assisting them and also taking their vitals to check for abnormalities.
EDUCATION
LOS ANGELES PIERCE COLLEGE
6201 Winnetka Ave, Woodland Hills, CA 91371
Associate’s degree in STEM September 2015 – June 2018