Assistant Quality Assurance
Resume:
Mohammed Bekkour
**** *. ****** ***, *******, IL 60616 ********@*******.***
EDUCATION:
Illinois Institute of Technology, College of Science, Chicago, IL May 2016
B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Recipient of IIT Presidential scholarship; GPA 3.3
Triton College, Department of Science, River Grove, Illinois Aug 2010-Dec 2012
Associate Degree in Computer Science, Student scholar GPA: 3.96/4.00
Relevant courses: Biochemistry Lab, Cell Molecular Biology Lab, Human Biology Lab, Physical Chemistry Lab, Analytical Chemistry Lab, Organic Chemistry Lab, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry I&II, Food Metabolism, Advanced Genetics, Biostatistics, Calculus I, II, & III, Differential Equations.
WORK AND TRAINING EXPERIENCE
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois Jan 2013-June 2016
Lab Assistant-Personalized Cancer Therapy
Programmatically predicted the genes with high mutation rates resulting from Microsatellite
Designed experiments and assessed the effected genes on cancer line through molecular biology techniques as protein purification and characterization then transfect the cancer cells by the gene of interest to evaluate its effect on the cancer cells.
Hands experience with cell culture, cloning, transfection and diverse assays including ELISA, Radioimmunoassay, Immunofluorescence, Lateral flow test, Immunoprecipitation.
Familiarity with LC/MS/MS along hands on experience tabulate results, process mass Spectrometry data, and report data in LIMS under the supervision of the Senior scientist.
Isolated single cell population from HCT116 where clones were recovered, expanded, and validated by both genomic sequencing and RT-PCR analysis
Separated immunocomplexes by SDS-PAGE and subject them to immunoblotting analysis along performing standard colony formation assay.
Familiarity with GMP, ISO, and FDA regulation through course and attending workshops and seminars hosted by Institute for Food Safety and Health
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois Jan 2013-June 2016
Quality Assurance Lead
Gathered Business Requirements from the Business users, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and document the requirements in the BRD.
Created Dynamic CRM data cleansing modules for the department of records to identify duplicate student data using rules from rules table in the database.
Extensively performed manual testing using ALM for in built projects and defect reporting using JIRA for cross departments projects
Converted Business Requirements and Design Documentation into Test Cases and Test Scripts
Running queries against databases to verify the correctness of XML response
Involved in System and Regression testing for the EDI between my.iit.edu and finance department
Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy May 2015-Aug 2015
Intern-Quality Analyst, Food Security and Safety Systems Effectiveness
Worked in Agile methodology and prepared requirement specifications such as Use cases and System requirement specifications and Supplementary specifications; Tag and trace system requirements to business requirements
Performed manual testing by building 352 claims, converting them into EDI file, uploading them into mainframe region and doing error resolution & testing for the requirements.
Monitored the progress and verified the fix of the bugs that were logged into Quality Center
SPECIAL SKILLS AND LABORATORY TECHNIQUES
Biochemistry and Cell & Molecular Biology skills: RNA/ DNA extraction, plasmid DNA preparation, restriction enzyme digests, PCR, RT-PCR, agarose gel electrophoresis, Gel Validation, SDS-PAGE, cell fractionation by differential centrifugation, preparation of cells for cryopreservation, use of hemocytometer, Mammalian cell culture, Good Cells Culture Practice, Elisa Essay, Western Blot, Potency Cell Based Assay (Caspase Activity), Luminex, FACS
Chemistry Skills: solution preparation, titrations, extractions, filtrations, separations, simple and fractional distillation, mp and (micro) bp determination, solubility tests, determination of index of refraction, freezing point depression, simple syntheses, thin-layer chromatography, liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, reflux, recrystallization, LC/MS/MS
Software and Programming Skills: Programming in C/C++, and Extensive use of MS Office applications for Macintosh & PC, PubMed, Minita, Jira, Ms-SQL, Foot-Print, MS-SQL, SQL SERVER 2008/2012, Oracle 10g/11g, TOAD, SQL Developer
Elicitation Technique: Interviews and Workshops meeting, Use Case Diagram, Prototyping (Mock up diagram), JAR/JAD sessions,
Methodologies: Water-Fall, Agile-scrum, RAD
Language Proficiency: Arabic, English, French
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Communication skills: Strengthened as a student employee of the Office of Technology support at IIT; able to write clear, concise lab reports and essays
Teamwork skills: Gained in lab classes and through previous employments
Organizational and time management skills: Learned mainly through managing the heavy load of running undergraduate classes in addition to working and taking on leadership roles.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois Sept 2013-Dec 2014
Microbiology Teacher's Assistant
Prepared liquid and solid growth media, diluted and mixed reagents and inoculated organism samples
For microbiology laboratory experiments
Assisted students during laboratory period and asked their questions.
Triton Community College, River Grove, Illinois Jan 2012-Dec 2012
Analytical Chemistry Teacher Assistance
Presented pre-lab lectures, ensured safety, instructed students in laboratory technique, asked questions to lead to student understanding, and graded both quizzes and full lab reports
Student comments from evaluations: TA was approachable, knowledgeable, responsive, fair, passionate, and encouraged problem solving and critical thinking
LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEER
Resident Advisor Aug 2013- Present
Developing, coordinating and maintaining a program within the community that strives to provide a positive intellectual, emotional and social living environment for students.
President, MEDLIFE May 2014- Present
Responsible for the organization and logistics for the annual trip to South America to promote better healthcare for the unprivileged population of South America
Peer Mentor May 2014- Present
Provide guidance, support, encouragement, and information to new IIT students
Events Director, North African Visionaries Aug 2014-Present
Responsible for the production of events from conception through to completion.
Community Desk Assistant May 2014- Present
Manage the day-to-day functions at the front desk of the residence halls that are crucial to the success of our communities.
Diversity and Selection Committee May 2014- Aug 2014
Focused on implementing diversity education into programming in the residence halls.
Harvard Model United Nations, Press Corps Member Jan 2014- May 2014
Reported on the decision of the committees along analyzing the outcomes for each resolution on a brief column.
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