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E XPERIENCE

T HE A LTA L ODGE A LTA, U T

Handy January 2013 – April 2013

Provided shuttle and porter services to lodging guests at a hospitality establishment; managed hotel logistics including food and beverage

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N ORTH S HORE U NIVERSRITY H EALTH S YSTEM D EPARTMENT OF P ATHOLOGY E VANSTON, I L

Microbiology Fellow December 2011 – December 2012

Completed clinical research projects including institutional antibiograms, diagnostic utility studies, FDA trials, and evaluation of

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respiratory virus panels; adhered to GCP while conducting standard microbiology and PCR-based testing

Investigated current literature, reviews, and patient records for project synthesis

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Developed strong clinical laboratory acumen and familiarity with clinical laboratory and hospital operations

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Organized patient cases, charts, and specimens for resident education

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Selected accomplishments:

Determined the future standard-of-care of care testing method for patients suspected of respiratory virus infections across the health system

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for purposes of lab cost reduction, increased testing specificity and sensitivity, and turn-around-time improvement

Demonstrated the low diagnostic utility of post-mortem blood cultures examining culture information from a cumulative decedent cohort

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Designed a diagnostic algorithm flowchart for medical technologists faced with identifying Lepidoptera and Diptera larvae

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T URTLE C REEK M ANAGEMENT, L LC N ORTHBROOK, I L

Healthcare Data Analysis Consultant September 2011 – November 2011

Analyzed patient census and company finance data to determine company efficiency, sources of loss, and trends in nursing care provided to

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the elderly

Implemented strategy for conversion of institutional patient and financial records into digital formats for purposes of loss-assessment and

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reports of facility progress

D E P AUL U NIVERSITY D EPARTMENT OF B IOLOGICAL S CIENCES C HICAGO, I L

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant August 2009 – January 2011

Organized and prepared instructional lab classes for a non-majors Biology course focusing on basic molecular techniques, biodiversity, and

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vertebrate physiology fundamentals

D E P AUL U NIVERSITY ’ S O FFICE OF T EACHING, L EARNING, & A SSESSMENT C HICAGO, I L

Supplementary Instructor and Mentor; General and Cellular Biology November 2006 – June 2010

Supervised and administered three weekly supplementary study sessions

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Facilitated student learning in challenging areas of study including physiology, cellular processes, and ecology

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Planned comprehensive lessons and created effective practice problems and exams for student use

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Developed proficiency in college level pedagogy

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Supervised new leadership training

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Selected accomplishments:

Set a program-wide attendance record for a session with 62 students attending

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U NIVERSITY OF C HIC AGO M EDICAL C ENTER D EPARTMENT OF P SYCHIATRY C HICAGO, I L

Lab Technician June 2009 – August 2009

Collected and interpreted laboratory data using various methods of statistical testing i.e. ANOVA, Chi-Squared Analysis; investigating the

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affects of drugs of abuse on the mesolimbic dopamine system

Assisted in behavioral experiments, tissue analysis and extraction, immunohistochemistry, western blot analysis, and survival surgery

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C ENTRO D E S ALUD A LTO C OCHABAMBA C OCHABAMBA, B OLIVIA

Clinical Translator June 2008 – September 2008

Served as the direct line of communication between patients, clinical staff, and the attending physicians in and outside the office

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Conducted routine examinations including pediatric tests; distributed prescriptions in the clinical pharmacy

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Developed and practiced medical Spanish proficiency

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Assisted physicians with in clinic rotations and house calls

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D E P AUL U NIVERSITY D EPARTMENT OF B IOLOGICAL S CIENCES ; D IATOMS L AB C HICAGO, I L

Undergraduate Researcher January 2008 – June 2009

Designed and conducted a long-term independent research project investigating the physiological motility of three diatom species

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E DUCATION

D E P AUL U NIVERSITY C HICAGO, I L

Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, College of Science & Health November 2010

Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences March 2011

Awards & Honors:

12 acknowledgements on the Dean’s List, DePaul’s 2006 award for Scholastic Excellence, First Place in DePaul’s First Year Writing Showcase 2006 for

the category of Documentative Essay

H ONORS, A CTIVITIES, A ND A BSTRACTS

Study abroad Argentina and Chile: individual research project on the implementation of biotechnological techniques in Chile’s nationalized copper

industry mining processes

Member of National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Volunteering:

The Posse Foundation’s Math and Writing Coach program, The Posse Foundation’s Dynamic Assessment Process (DAP), Evanston Hospital

Emergency Department, and Project JAM

Languages:

English (fluent), Spanish (fluent)

Taylor, T., K. Poselenzny, M. Regner, S. Das, K. L. Kaul, K. A. Mangold, and R. B. Thomson. Comparison of Two Multiplex Respiratory Virus

Panels: The Idaho Technologies FilmArray™ and GenMark Dx eSensor® System. Abstr. AMP 2012 Meet. October, 2012.

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