Engineer Technician
Resume:
Sheng-Pai Chuang
Oakland, CA *4605
*********@*****.***
Education:
University of California, Berkeley
B.S. Bioengineering, May 2004
Experience:
Bioprocess Technician, Manufacturing, Genentech, South San Francisco CA
(October 2008 - April 2014)
- worked graveyard shift
- run large scale chromatography and TFF skids.
- clean and steam large vessels
- prepare buffers and document steps with MES system
- performed large scale processes under GMP regulations
- review documentation (tickets, labels, equipment readings)
Test Technician, Manufacturing, Labcyte, Sunnyvale CA
(November 2005 - October 2008; April 2014 - Present)
- Integrate and test mechanical and electronic components (stages, sensors, RF module, motors, DIO boards)
- Calibrate liquid handling instruments on the production floor and ensure product meets specifications
- Provide the first line of troubleshooting for diagnosing problems.
- Work with other departments such as engineering, R&D, and software to solve issues that may arise.
- Pilot improvements to calibration procedure and prepare new/revise procedures and SOPs
- Make fluorescence plates for testing
- other equipment used – oscilloscope, soldering iron, Mini-gene dispenser, Envision fluorescence reader, Evolution
plate filler
Lab Assistant, California Department of Health Services, Richmond CA
(December 2006 – December 2007)
- Maintain inventory of specimens in freezer storage (blood spots, plasma, urine, etc)
- Update and track specimens using computerized tracking system developed in Access
- Pull, pack and ship specimens when requested by a research study.
Test Engineer, Automation & Process Eng, Applied Biosystems, Foster City CA
(November 2004 – June 2005)
- Work with team to design experiments to quantify nano-dispensing of Aurora MultiTip Piezo Dispenser using
fluorescence assays in high density plates
- Main operator of lab instrumentation
- Generate data and present findings back to team
- General lab maintenance (making buffers & stock solutions, lab inventory, training techs)
- other equipment used – Aurora Flying Reagent Dispensor, Tecan Safire2, Tecan Genios, Thermo Multidrop
Lab Researcher, Hsiao-Ping Moore Lab, University of California, Berkeley CA
(May 2003- January 2004)
- Trained by Professor Moore to in molecular biology techniquesa
- Mammalian cell culture, protein and DNA gel electrophoresis, western blotting, RT-PCR, TCA precipitation,
immunofluorescence, transfection, Maxi preps, protein assays, prepare stock solutions and media
- Worked on project involving the isolation of lipid rafts and understanding its involvement in protein trafficking
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