Lab Technician/Manager

Deborah R. Schepers

*** ********* ****, *** ***, Md. 21015

410-***-****(h), 410-***-**** (c)

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Experienced Lab Technician/Manager

Extensive experience in the operation of aerosol instrumentation as applied to the characterization of inert and biological particles and the evaluation of developmental air sampling equipment. SUMMARY

Physical Science Technician and Lab Manager with over 10 years’ experience in managing two aerosol and bio labs.

Security Clearance: Secret (2003 - 2014). 40 hours per week EXPERIENCE: Laboratory Manager / Technician Aerosol Sciences Branch, Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center (ECBC), Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010 2003 – 2014

Conduct laboratory experiments to characterize aerosol samplers, identifiers, and detectors; validate aerosol theories developed by others, validate and develop new methods. Prepare aerosol generation and analysis solutions with precisely defined concentrations under specified conditions.

Operate aerosol generation equipment using established procedures: metered dose inhalers; collision nebulizers; Sono- tek, spinning discs, Ink jet, vibrating orifice, pneumatic, and sonic aerosol generators. Operate instruments to analyze aerosol samples using established procedures. Equipment used: fluorometers, coulter counters; scanning mobility particle sizer (SMPS), electrical low pressure impactor (ELPI), aerodynamic and optical particle sizers; microscope, impactors and flowcytometer.

Conduct experiments with Bioaerosols BL1 & Bl2; quantify samples using the Spiral Biotech autoplater and Color Q- Counter. Make agar plates using media clave and plate pourer. Sporulate Bioparticles using ATCC stock. Clean and titer stock solutions. Prepare buffer solutions.Use of PH meters.

Conduct experiments in 70m3 Environmental Chamber (extreme temperature and humidity control), 140m3 Chamber

(Hepa Filtered intake and exhaust), Breeze tunnel (130 ft. tunnel up to 0- 5.0 mph ambient air), Wind tunnel (wind speeds of 1-30 mph), and outdoor field testing. Operate chamber and tunnel control systems, experimental set-up (to include fabrication of necessary stands, fixtures, power source, and flow monitors, etc.), troubleshoot test setup and system failures determining new course of action.

Manage labs to include general housekeeping, order supplies, routine maintenance and calibration of equipment. Maintain property items, laser, Rad, and chemical inventory. Write IOP and keep SOP up to date. Maintain a Sewer Discharge permit log, and Satellite Accumulation Site.

Decontaminate equipment, chambers, labs and waste. This includes the use of autoclaves, vaporous hydrogen peroxide machine, and established decon solutions and procedures. Manage Hazardous waste records. SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS

United States Postal Service- testing for the selection of the Biohazard Detection System (BDS).

Bio-Agent Autonomous Network Detector (BAND) - developed a test bed to accomplish a multi-phased test plan evaluating competitive systems under test.

Gen 3 Biowatch-test Detector and Identifier systems to be Field deployed.

Technical Readiness Evaluation (TRE) of the Joint Biological Tactical Detection System (JBTDS).

Secondary Anthrax Mail Aerosol Study (SAMAS)-developed a test plan to assess the risk of resuspension of Anthraces spores from secondary contaminated envelopes in the mail processing from the 2001 Leahy letter.

Expeditionary Biological Detection-Advanced Technology Demonstration-Phase 1- evaluated collection efficiency in extreme and ambient temperatures and humidity conditions. (TRE 08-02)

Joint Biological Program Detection System (JBPDS)-testing of inlet, collector, and fluidics transfer system, and the

(BAWS) detector/identifier systems.

Contamination Avoidance for Military Mail (CAFMM) - obtain data to be used for risk assessment of counterterrorism technology development.

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