Khalid F. Alshrari
E-mail § D *.*****@*****.***
§ +(966-*********
Phone
Address § Altawan, Next to Motma'enah hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
PERSONAL INFO
Date of B irth: M arch 11,1985
Marital Status: M arried
Citizenship : Saudi
Saudi ID: 103*******
Place of Issue: Unayzah
Place of B irth: Al Qurayat, Aljouf Province, Saudi Arabia
Highly motivated science student seeking a challenging role in both Microbiology and Biotechnology fields where
my education and experience will add significant values. I am an experienced professional looking for unique
academic and research opportunities in Academia life and to develop my skills and capabilities in the field. I have
good analytical and research skills which I gained through my study and work in different scientific and social
environments. Apart from that, I have great communication skills, and can work effectively both individually and
in a group settings. I also have good knowledge about microbes and cultures. I have a skilled hand when it comes to
handling laboratory equipment. I also possess good organizational capabilities that enable me to go through any
experiment with effective and accurate measures.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Jwdah eStores Feb 2015 Present
Sales Manager
Responsibilities includes but not limited to:- Sales Supervisor
- Pricing
- Interviews
- Meeting Clients
Alsharq Newspaper Mar 2013 May 2013
W riter
A Weekly Writer for Alsharq newspaper.
Online for Internet services & Networking Feb 2002 May 2008
Sales & Technician
Job responsibilities included but not limited to:- Sales and management
- Computer software and hardware technician
- Networking
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- Internet Search and web designs
EDUCATION
2008-2012 Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, Illinois 62901
Bachelor of Science in Microbiology
Minor in Chemistry
GPA 3.34/ 4
Achievements Dean’s list: three times
Awarded three times by the Saudi Cultural Mission for academic excellence.
F ields of Study:
Microbiology
Prokaryotic Diversity
Ecology
Biotechnology
Cellular & Molecular Biology
Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms
Bacterial and Viral Genetics
Organic And General Chemistry
Calculus and Statistics
2 012-2014 Master of Science in B iotechnolog y ( Incomplete):
Albany College Of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
(Albany, New York, USA)
- Finished all the required coursework for the degree ( 30 credit hours)
- Incomplete thesis due to family emergency.
- Final GPA (3.6 / 4.0)
Field of Study:
- Biotechnology
- Microbiology ( specialized in Bacteriology)
- Analytical Techniques
- Biochemical Assays
- Statistics
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Genetics
- Research and Experimental Design
- Good Lab Practices
- Quality Control and Assurance
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- T oxicology
- Research Ethics
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Languages :-
- Arabic: Native Language.
- E nglish: fluent (reading,writing, listening, and speaking)
IT & Social skills
- Computer & Internet : Advanced User ( MS Office, Photoshop, Web & page Designs,
B logs, Networking, Presentations, and Team projects )
- Expert User of research Databases
- Experienced Public Speaker & Group Presentator
- Ability to resolve conflict between team members and achieve team harmony.
- Ability to read, comprehends, and interprets technical text, drawing and
charts. Ability to represent the BD to external and industry
organizations.
- Able to work in fast paced, results oriented environment consistently
delivering high quality work.
- Highly motivated, good grasping power, good communication and interpersonal
skills.
- Good Team Player with exemplary analytical and problem solving skills.
EXTRACURRICULARS ACTIVITIES
- Sports ( Soccer, Volleyball, Swimming, Tennis, Wrestling)
- Reading ( Fictional and non-fictional books, Scientific articles, Social Media)
- Blogging and Creative Writing
- Travel and Sightseeing
- Familiarity with all social media channels including but not limited to: Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, LinkedIn,
Google+, Pinterest, Youtube, Buffer/Hootsuite, Foursquare, Instagram, StumbleUpon, Delicious, Google Bookmarks,
Pinit, RSS Feed, Snapchat, Path, ..etc
- Voluntary Work ( Environmental, Social, and Academic work)
- TV Production, Preparing material for TV, Radio, and Social media.
LAB SKILLS & TECHNIQUES
- Experience in Lab case analysis, documentation, creating and implementing standards and best practice
experience.
- Performed experiments involving solution preparation, use of pH meters,
cellular fraction by centrifugation, spectrophotometry, chromatography,
- Microscopy and electrophoresis.
- Experience in biochemistry and bio separation, column chromatography.
- Experience with standard biochemical characterization methods, including, electrophoresis, UV/Vis
spectroscopy and ELISA.
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- E xperience with fractionation/purification of proteins.
- Familiarity with cell culture, cultivating, monitoring, thawing and
expanding mammalian cells cultures using standard aseptic techniques and
cell biology/metabolism.
- Thorough understanding of laboratory safety requirements.
- Courses, Lab skills & T echniques mastered include but not limited to:
- Fluorescent In-Situ Hybridization (FISH)
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) & Real-time PCR
- M olecular Diagnostics w/ lab
- Toxicology
- Q uality Control
- Good Lab Practices (GLP)
- S cientific Research and Experimental Design
- S tatistics and Data Analysis
- D NA, RNA and Protein Blots & Assays
- Centrifusion
- S terilization and Autoclaving
- M aking plates & Preparing media and cultures
- Flow cytometry, Immunohistochemistry, and H&E histological staining
- Isolation, characterization and identification of bacteria, fungi from clinical and environmental samples.
- Serological techniques - ELISA, agglutination, precipitation, immunoelectrophoresis, blood cell count and etc.
- Microbiological analysis of food and water samples
- General microbiology, Microbial physiology, Industrial,Medical, Food, and Environmental microbiology,
Immunology, Microbial genetics & rDNA technology, Entomology, Biotechnology, Ecology.
- Chromatographic Techniques
- Plant & Animal Tissue Culture
- DNA, RNA Isolation & Purification
- DNA Sequencing
- Restriction & Digestion Techniques
- Molecular Cloning
- Immunoprecipitation
- SpectroPhotometric Techniques
- Gene Expression Analysis
- GMP
- Transfection
- Bioassay
- Foot printing & Gram Staining Techniques
REFERENCES
References available upon request.
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