Office Assistant Project

Katelyn Hargrave

South Elgin, IL

***************@*****.*** - 224-***-****

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

WORK EXPERIENCE

Microscopist

Microtrace LLC - Elgin, IL - December 2015 to July 2016 Microscopist

• Identify pharmaceutical unknowns by Fourier transform infrared micro spectroscopy

• Analyze foreign material found in food and write reports of the findings

• Microchemistry tests for unknowns

• Accept evidence, photograph the samples throughout analysis, create chain of custodies, and return samples when analysis is completed

Laboratory Technician

Microtrace LLC - August 2013 to December 2015

• Identify pharmaceutical unknowns by Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy

• Analyze foreign material found in food and write reports of the findings

• Conduct research of dyes present on fibers using microspectrophotometry, comparison microscopy, and high performance thin layer chromatography

• Microchemistry tests for unknowns

Intern

Microtrace LLC - January 2013 to August 2013

• Created an Ultraviolet-Visible database of 300 commercial dyes

• Validated a new method for analyzing solutions using microspectrophotometry Volunteer

Forensic Science Field Day - May 2013 to May 2013

• Presented a lecture regarding fingerprints

• Helped students develop fingerprints on non-porous items Experinece

Volunteer Presenter

Project Exploration - April 2012 to April 2012

Presented a lecture and an experiment regarding Forensic Biology and DNA Volunteer Forensic Anthropologist

LaSalle Field Cemetery - October 2011 to October 2011 Volunteer at LaSalle Field Cemetery

• Exhumed an entire human skeleton

Intern

Illinois State Police Forensic Science Center Chicago - June 2011 to August 2011

• Separated synthetic cannabinoid isomers through GC/MS

• Analyzed mass spectra to determine differences in isomer spectra

• Determined why isomers separate through gas chromatography by means of organic structure analysis

• Completed drug derivatizations as means of separating the isomers through gas chromatography

• Performed basic maintenance on the GC/MS instrument Office Assistant

Hargrave Builders - May 2006 to May 2011

• Analyzed project manuals and did material take-offs from blueprints

• Inventoried all materials and equipment

• Organized and distributed all paperwork

• Photographed construction projects for brochures and website EDUCATION

M.S. in Forensic Science

University of Illinois at Chicago - Chicago, IL

August 2013

B.S. in Forensic Science

Loyola University Chicago - Chicago, IL

May 2012

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PRESENTATIONS

“Characterization of Extracted Dyes by Capillary Microspectrophotometry: Proof of Concept” Inter/Micro Conference, McCrone Research Institute, June 8, 2015.

“The Comparison of Similarly Colored Fabrics and Yarns Using Comparison Microscopy and Microspectrophotometry” Inter/Micro Conference, McCrone Research Institute, June 2, 2014.

“A New Technique for the Identification of Dyes Extracted from Single Fibers,” Inter/Micro Conference, McCrone Research Institute, July 17, 2013.

LABORATORY SKILLS AND EQUIPMENT

Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry, Infrared Spectroscopy, Ultraviolet- Visible, Thin Layer Chromatography, Microspectrophotometry, Stereomicroscope, Atomic Absorption, Comparison Microscope, Polarized Light Microscope, ESDA, human bone identification, and basic DNA extraction

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