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Dominic Marazita

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Winston-Salem, NC 27106

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EDUCATION

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (graduated May 2021)

B.S. in Zoology with minors in entomology and history, GPA 3.158

Relevant Courses:

Insects and People, Insects and Human Disease, Bees and Beekeeping, Entomology, Forensic Entomology, Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Invertebrate Biology, Molecular and Organic Chemistry, Chemistry Quantitative Science, Parasitology, Forest Entomology, Crop Sciences, The Worm’s Tale: Parasites in our Midst, Quantitative Approaches to Biology, Statistics

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Laboratory trained; Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word and Excel), Internet, Social Media; High school classes in Computer Science Engineering and Scientific Visualization; Latin (advanced); Japanese (intermediate)

EXPERIENCE

Laboratory, Research & Other Relevant Experience

Field Technician, Purdue University, Entomology department (April-September 2023).

Work with various research projects, most notably a study into bee pollination.

Setting up insect pan traps, preparing and designating crop transects from treatment.

Harvesting, weighing, measuring, and analyzing samples from harvested fruit.

Organizing and recording pollination and sample data in Excel spreadsheets.

Pinning and identifying insects, as well as organizing and recording data from historical pinned samples.

Assisting in planting and harvesting watermelon for a cover crop experiment.

Biology Laboratory Technician, Grifols, Clayton, NC (January 2022-January 2023).

Air particle and contact plate sampling, incubation, and recording in order to maintain sanitation standards in classified environments for pharmaceutical products under GLP standards.

40 hrs/week, M-F

Eurofins Agroscience Internship, Mebane, NC. Agricultural work along with tending of and studying bees and bedbugs (Summer 2021).

Studied honey stomachs and varroa mite wash, as well as some pesticides as part of agricultural studies.

Feeding and rearing ants and bedbugs.

Experience in GLP and SOPs

40 hrs/week, M-F

Ant Lab, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Student worker, 2 times a week (November 2019-March 2020).

Assistant to experimental study of springtails. Videoing and measuring jump height.

Cocha Cashu Biological Station, Peru. Wake Forest University’s Study Abroad Program in Tropical Biodiversity. Independent research project on beetle species richness in differing habitat conditions (Summer 2019).

Experience abroad in a field research setting.

Designed, carried out and wrote a paper on an independent research project

Collaborated with other students from multiple various fields who also had their own individual projects.

Arthropod Zoo, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Volunteer worker, weekly (Spring 2018).

Cared for live exhibits, largely cockroaches, stick and leaf insects. This included feeding, moving to new enclosures, and cleaning enclosures.

Kelman Scholar Program, NCSU. Lab assistant. Scientific experimentation into nematicides for root-knot nematodes (Summer 2018).

Worked in a lab environment, which allowed me to closely learn from graduate students and a mentor professor.

Learned about the use of nematicides in a study.

Use of Autoclave

Learned how to write a professional scientific paper and presented it.

Freelance pet care for Rover.com. (Summer 2024)

Maintain and execute feeding, walking, and exercise plans for a wide range of pets and preserve strong client relationships.

Other Work Experience

Carolina Placement, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC. Temporary warehouse work packing batteries at a warehouse (Summer 2017) and cookie and cereal packaging (Summer 2019).

Experience in working in higher intensity environments that require constant attention to detail.

Honors and Activities Dean’s List, NCSU (Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020); Zoology Club, NCSU (2018-2021); Summa Cum Laude, Atkin’s High School (2017); SciWorks, volunteer helper (2012 to 2017); Purdue University’s Residential Program for Gifted STEM Students (Summer 2015); Michigan State University’s Math, Science, Technology Program for Gifted Children (Summers 2012, 2013, 2014); Summa Cum Laude, National Latin Exam (2013).

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