College Assistant

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May 29, 2014

Sarah A. Cahn

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** **** *** **** • West Boylston, MA 01583 • 774-***-****

Education

College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts Graduated May 2014

Bachelor of Arts; Chemistry Major

GPA: 3.39

Honors: Dean’s List

Worcester Academy, Worcester, Massachusetts Graduated May 2010

GPA: 4.125

Experience

Supplier Quality Intern under Jacki Lafrance at Amgen Rhode Island May 2013 - August 2013

• Created Amgen forms and implemented a board in the Warehouse to improve the material return process

• Developed process map for Amgen Rhode Island change control introduction of new materials

• Adhered to current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations

Biochemistry Researcher under Professor Kenneth Mills at the College of the Holy Cross Fall 2012 - May 2014

• Examined the mechanism of hedgehog autoprocessing and protein splicing and strived to develop new reactions that

would complete this mechanism

• Constructed new mutants from Brugia malayi and Cryptosporidium organisms

Intern in the College of the Holy Cross Summer Research Program Summer 2012

• Conducted biochemistry research on a team under Professor Kenneth Mills

• Discovered conditions that cleaved hedgehog proteins and performed tests to confirm findings

• Delivered oral presentations of findings at the University at Albany-SUNI Biochemistry Conference and at the

College of the Holy Cross 19th Annual Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium

College Leadership

Resident Assistant Fall 2011 - Spring 2012

• Supervised residence hall and organized programming for forty women

• Served as an approachable resource and enforced college policies

• Managed budget for hall events and handled important information

Violinist in the College of the Holy Cross Orchestra Fall 2010 - May 2014

• Rehearsed for five hours per week

• Performed on campus four times per semester

Skills

Computer:

PC and Mac; Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Visio, Project, SharePoint, Snagit),

EDM Quality, ERP, SAP, TrackWise, Standard Operating Procedure Authorship, DeltaV, WebEx

Laboratory:

Plasmid DNA isolation and purification, Agarose Gel Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis, Vacuum

Filtration, Western Blotting, Centrifugation, Distillation, Recrystallization, Liquid and Gas Chromatography,

UV-Visible Absorbance Spectroscopy, Interpretation of Infrared, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, and Mass Spectra