David Tafur

+1-801-***-****, adu182@r.postjobfree.com, adu182@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Utah State University Logan, UT

Masters in Biological Engineering May 2023

• GPA: 3.95

San Marcos University Lima, Perú

Master’s in Molecular biology Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

ESAN University Lima, Perú

Masters in Management information systems Jan 2008 – Dec 2010 Ramon Llul University Barcelona, Spain

Masters in Management information systems Jan 2008 – Dec 2010 Pontificia Universidad Católica Lima, Perú

Bachelors Electronic Engineering Jan 1993 – Dec 1999 EXPERIENCE

Utah State University Logan, UT

Research and Teacher Assistant Jan 2022 – Dec 2022

• Assistant at gold nanoparticle effects on RT-PCR research.

• Teacher assistant on Solidworks™ and Biological systems modeling (Python oriented) courses.

Cía. de Seguridad Prosegur S.A ( 3rd Security company worldwide) Lima, Perú Electronic Security R&D Manager Oct 2002 – Dec 2020

• Design of IT Architecture Database for high security applications (Control of Armored Trucks and Bank sized vaults).

• R&D of electronics for capture and process field variables as temperature, acceleration, vibration to prevent attacks of premises.

Telefónica S.A.A Lima, Perú

Electronic Engineer Jan 2001 – Jul 2002

• Software development for maintenance automation.

SKILLS

Engineering Biology Management Computer

3D Modeling Bioinformatics Teamwork Python

Biology modeling RT-qPCR Critical Thinking SQL

Electronic Design DNA purification Problem Solving Solidworks PROJECTS

Bioinformatics – RNAseq - Differential expression analysis. Analysis of SRR raw data files using Trimgalore, SortmeRNA, STAR alignment, FeatureCounts and DSeq2 pipeline. Bioconductor EdgeR was also employed. The goal was to establish differential expression on genes associated with cellular division, between day and night in breast cancer cells. RT-qPCR Modeling

Building of a mathematical model for RT-qPCR for determine enzymatic and environmental changes over the reaction.

Lab on a chip – Plasmid Transfection and viral Transduction on a chip. Design of a microfluidic chip to reduce time and cost of transfection and transduction on traditional protocols.

INTEREST

• Member of the Secular Humanist Association. Lima - Peru.

• Science topics in general.