Lab Technician

TIAGO A. BARROS

Linkedin.com/in/tiago-barros-****5a123 adbni8@r.postjobfree.com

Cell: 973–738-3979

EDUCATION:

May 2018 Kean University - School of Environmental and Sustainability Sciences

BS, Sustainability

Fall 2017 James Cook University, Queensland, Australia

Semester of Study Abroad

Took four classes focused on marine biology

COMPUTER SKILLS: Proficient in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

LANGUAGES: Fluent in English and Portuguese; Knowledge of French and Spanish.

SUSTAINABILITY SKILLS: Sustainability Methods (LCA & SimaPro Program, IPAT), SPSS (t-test, ANOVA), Tree and soil corer.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

October 2019-Present Day GENEWIZ (Biotechnology company)

Sanger sequencing, Lab Technician I, processing DNA (plasmids, PCR, bacterial colonies, glycerol stock) samples from universities, pharmaceuticals and individual researchers

SOPS and good laboratory practices used to safely complete daily work

Regular use of centrifuges, multichannel pipettes (all sample volumes processed in microliters), checking optical densities of samples

INTERNSHIP:

November 2018 CELBI, SA Portugal (Leading Producer of Paper from Eucalyptus and Electricity)

to June 2019

Gained knowledge on company environmental regulations.

Updated systems including chemical safety sheets.

Created instructional safety manuals.

Collaborated with various departments: environmental, safety, laboratory.

Aided in speeding up laboratory procedures.

OFF-SHORE

RESEARCH PROJECTS:

May 2016 Wuhan, China

Observed stomatal density of sycamores with compound microscope.

Utilized phone GPS to survey school campus and gather transect samples.

March 2015 Little Cayman, Cayman Islands

Utilized transects and quadrats in ocean & data collection.

Analyzed coral/algae numbers in lab.

Determined a statistical correlation between algae and coral growth.

Collaborated with students, faculty & facility experts.

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