Lab Technician, Lab Manager, Researcher, Teacher, Construction

Benjamin Strong

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Objective

Enthusiastic Biochemical professional with five years of diverse lab experience, and an excellent grasp of a wide range of research principles.

My goal is to achieve a career in the science field where I can invest my passions to help the greater good of those around me.

Relevant Experience

Self Employed, Construction March 2018 - present

Including but not limited to: electrical work, HVAC maintenance, gutter building and repair, minor plumbing, deck building, window/door installation, framing, drywall.

First Love Academy, Chemistry/Biology/Algebra Teacher December 2016 - Feb 2017

Responsible for teaching high school grades 9-12 in algebra, biology and chemistry courses.

Grading, parent communication.

Positive role modeling for students.

Lesson planning, test and quiz creation.

James Austin Company, Quality Assurance and Research July 2016 – Dec 2016

Maintain detailed and precise records of lab procedures and ongoing operations.

Assure all employees comply with laboratory standards and requirements.

Daily entry of test data and review previously entered data.

Quality Assurance for all incoming materials and outgoing products such as bleach.

Maintain inventory, research new equipment supplies, possible new products.

Send samples to cost-effective independent labs when needed.

Maintenance and lab calibrations on lab testing equipment.

Responsible for staying within EPA and OSHA guidelines.

Ensure all safety procedures are followed throughout the working environment.

Discard waste materials within EPA guidelines.

Liberty Technologies, Inc., Lab Manager and Quality Assurance Manager June 2015 – December 2017

Experienced in developing a proprietary eutectic. Includes formulating and creating the eutectic, developing electrochemical experiments including electro plating.

Oversee testing, designing of experiments, creating new testing procedures.

Institute training programs for all employees and interns.

Maintain lab procedures, as well as accurate lab data records to assist with quality assurance.

Reinforce and conduct standard procedures throughout laboratory.

Writing and review daily and weekly reports to be submitted to CEO.

Create database and physical storage for previously run samples.

Purchase and receive supplies, maintain inventories.

Maintain safety measures in accordance with OSHAs HAZWAPPER certification.

Research equipment supplies for potential future needs.

Coordinate necessary product testing with independent laboratories.

Perform maintenance, maintain use log/calibrate machines, and testing equipment.

Continuous improvement management of monthly and yearly funding allotted for lab requirements and research initiatives.

Responsible for enforcing procedures throughout the company.

Research further education opportunities for other employees.

Manage up to 10 reports at one time.

Duquesne University, Lab Manager and Head Researcher Summers 2012-2014

Use of computational chemistry methods via MOE for insilico discovery of novel compounds for potential therapeutic drug development.

Responsible for maintaining equipment and developing new experimental methods.

Maintain lab procedures.

Use of in vitro pharmacology for testing compounds

Making reagent solutions, drug serial dilutions, operate equipment including radioactivity scintillation counter, cell sonicator, membrane filtration/cell harvester and mechanical and electronic pipettes.

Replenish liquid nitrogen tanks, maintain laboratory notebook.

Mammalian drug testing procedures.

Education

Seton Hill University, B.S. Chemistry/Biology August 2012 – May 2015

Skills

Good computer and Microsoft skills. Efficient with SAP Inventory Systems.

Great communication, problem solving, negotiation and interpersonal skills. Team player. Excel under pressure. Careful to meet all deadlines. Excellent multitasker, time management skills.

Trained in spectroscopy systems such as MS, atomic absorption, atomic emission, UV-VIS, X-ray. Gas chromatography and liquid chromatography systems including HPLC and solid phase extraction. Process analyzers including NIR. Refractometers, viscometers, evaporators, thermal analyzers, calorimeters, PH meters, chemical synthesizers.

Microbiology skills – aseptic and sterile techniques, optical microscopy, bacterial staining, plating methods (streak, spread, pour, replica), enumeration and identification of bacteria, use of biological safety cabinets, media and buffer preparation, water sample analysis by membrane filtration and MPN.

Biochemistry and cell microbiology skills – DNA extraction, plasmid DNA preparation, restriction enzyme digests, PCR, agarose gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, cell fractionation by differential centrifugation, preparation of cells for cryopreservation, dissection of rat and rabbit ileal tissue, use of hemocytometer

Chemistry skills – solution preparation, titrations, extractions filtrations, separations, simple and fractional distillations, mp and (micro) bp determination, solubility tests, determination of index of fraction, freezing point depression, simple syntheses, thinlayer chromatography, liquid chromatography, gas chromatography

Spectroscopy skills – UV, visible, IR, NMR, and mass spectroscopy

References available upon request.

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