Assistant Manager

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December 13, 2013

Stephen Fitzgerald

N**W***** Menomonee River Pkwy. ************@*****.***

Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 Cell phone: 262-***-****

Summary Mixed industrial and academic laboratory work experience; multidisciplinary background

in materials science, biochemistry, materials design, and nanotechnology, and strong

problem solving and teamwork skills. Seeking full time entry-level engineering or

research technologist employment.

Education B.S. Materials Science & Engineering, December 2011

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Experience Culture Media Manufacturer (Dec 2012-Jul 2013)

DSM, Germantown, WI (via Aerotek Inc.)

• Temporary contractor for food specialties division of an international conglomerate

dedicated to the production of dairy culture enzymes and cell culture media

• Responsible for the manufacture of one-half to one ton of product yield per hour

• Experienced with HACCP and cGMP principles

Research Assistant (May-Oct 2011, Jan-June 2008)

Joester Biomineralization Group, Northwestern University

• Responsible for building biomineralization research laboratory from the ground up

• Performed microcontact printing of proteins for cell immobilization and analyzed

embryonic skeletal formation using fluorescence and scanning electron microscopy

• Performed embryonic cell culture (sea urchins). Built and maintained sea urchin

environment and isolated and cultured micromere cells for patterned development

• Undergraduate thesis: “Microcontact Printing for Engineering Single Crystal

Biomineralization.” Presented at Northwestern Undergrad. Research Symposium

Research Assistant (June 2007-June 2008)

Mondragon Molecular Biology Group, Northwestern University

• Undergraduate assistant lab manager in a group dedicated to the structural

characterization of DNA topoisomerases and RNase P through x-ray crystallography

• Performed protein purification and separation using nickel-affinity chromatography,

protein assays and SDS-PAGE gel electrophoresis; performed microbial agar culture

• Prepared laboratory stock and buffer solutions, and responsible for lab procurement

Research Intern (June-Sept 2006)

Webster Nanomedicine Laboratory, Brown University

• Experimented to test adhesion of endothelial cells and nanostructured metal/polymer

coatings to vascular stent materials. Designed novel patterned materials for improved

adhesion

• Designed microfluidics that modeled physiological flow over cell seeded matrices

Computers SAP NetWeaver; Lotus Notes; AutoCAD (2D); Lapsed familiarity with MATLAB,

Minitab, Mathematica; Proficient with Adobe Photoshop, ImageJ/Image Pro and

Microsoft Office