Amanda Clark

**** ******** ** **, *******, WA ***02

Cell: 360-***-**** : acu8af@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a position in the field of life sciences.

EDUCATION

Pacific University: Forest Grove, OR Graduated: May 2015 Major: Biology

Senior Thesis: Impacts of a Restoration Logging Project on Metabolic Diversity of Fresh Water Stream Microbes in Chehalem Ridge Natural Area

SKILLS

Laboratory - Academic

Microscopy

Preparing microscope slides/heat fixed smears

Gram, acid fast and spore staining techniques

Inoculating cultures

Operating an automated plate reader

Micropipetting

Acrylamide protein gel electrophoresis

Passaging eukaryotic cells in culture

Cell lysis and protein extraction

Computer

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint

R statistical software

EXPERIENCE

Specimen Processor Cordant Health Solutions Tacoma, WA

August 2015 - Present

Accession and process specimens and prepare samples for further testing

Receive and sort samples, preparing them for initial screening

Use micropipettes for quantitative aliquots when positive samples require further testing

Stores samples using company storage system

Microbiology Processor Multicare Health System Tacoma, WA

June 2015 - August 2015

Process patient specimens and assist medical lab technicians in running tests

Sort, track, and label specimens received in lab

Culture specimens using a variety of media and techniques

Office Assistant Pacific University Human Resources Department Forest Grove, OR

May 2014 - May 2015

Assist employees of Human Resources with projects

Work front desk, answer questions, handle sensitive documents, filing

Assist payroll specialists in completing payroll cycle

Summer Research Pacific University Biology Department Forest Grove, OR

May 2014 - August 2014

Collected water samples from Chehalem Ridge Natural Area to measure microbial diversity

The Tualatin River provides drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people in Washington County and all of the water that falls onto Chehalem Ridge eventually leads to the Tualatin. Chehalem Ridge has been undergoing a restoration logging project that may negatively impact the health of the water draining into the Tualatin River. The aim of this work was to assess the microbial metabolic diversity of various streams that experience exposure to various levels of human interference.

Community Level Physiological Profiling was used to apply carbon source utilization patterns to gather information regarding the function of mixed microbial communities.

Used Biolog Ecoplates and automated plate reader in order to measure optical densities of each well and infer microbial diversity

Conducted extensive statistical tests, along with measures of diversity calculations including Richness, total carbon metabolism, Average Well Color Development, diversity of carbon metabolism and Shannon Weaver Index, a combination of those two factors.

Presented research at Pacific University Undergraduate Research Conference and Murdock Undergraduate Research Conference

Laboratory Assistant Pacific University Biology Department Forest Grove, OR

January 2014 - May 2015

Assist the professor during and outside of lab

Work with students to answer their questions

Grade quizzes administered in lab

Help students to understand microbiological techniques for example, inoculating cultures, gram, acid fast and spore staining, microscopy

Bay Worker Taylor Shellfish Farms Shelton, WA

May 2013 - August 2013

Planted geoducks on the shores of the Puget Sound

Planted juvenile geoducks that will be harvested after three to five years

Worked as a group to plant all of the geoducks supplied each shift, making sure that three geoducks were poke planted into each six inch PVC pipe that had been buried vertically into the sand so that only about two inches of the pipe was visible

Began each shift when the tide was at its lowest so that all of the PVC pipes that had been buried were visible in order to poke plant the geoducks and working while the tide was turning allowed the geoducks the least exposure to the sun’s heat which could easily harm them

Swim Coach Evergreen Swim Club Olympia, WA

May 2012 - August 2012

Developed practices for novice to high school level swimmers, gave advice and assisted with technique

Gained understanding of how to teach a new skill to a novice athlete such as correcting stroke technique and body position in the water by explaining how to make the change and what difference it should make in their swimming

Developed relationships with the swimmers and identified progress with their swimming abilities

Lifeguard Forest Grove Aquatic Center Forest Grove, OR

December 2011 - February 2013

Monitored pool and front desk during pool open hours

Assisted patrons with questions or concerns regarding pool hours, swim lessons schedule, prices, signing up for a membership, facility closures

Administered first aid when needed

Worked front desk, handled cash, operated cash register, organized books

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