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Ricardo A. Williams

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Bushkill, PA 18324

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OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position which will allow for career growth in the field of biology or research.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science in Biology, Minor in Business Administration, December 2009 Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre PA

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Sales Associate - Pier 1 Imports December 2007 – September 2010

• Greet customers and ascertain what each customer wants or needs.

• Describe merchandise and explain use, operation, and care of merchandise to customers.

• Recommend, select, and help locate or obtain merchandise based on customer needs and desires.

• Compute sales prices, total purchases and receive and process cash or credit payment.

• Answer questions regarding the store and its merchandise.

• Maintain knowledge of current sales and promotions, policies regarding payment and exchanges, and security practices.

• Maintain records related to sales.

• Demonstrate use or operation of merchandise.

• Place special orders or call other stores to find desired items.

Microbiology Lab Tech- Eurofins Strasburger & Siegel September 2010-Present

• Calibrate, validate, or maintain laboratory equipment.

• Formulate and Sterilize media for everyday operations.

• Record test data and results for samples in logbooks or enter data and results into eLIMS

• Adhere to pertinent health, safety, and environmental regulations.

• Operate laboratory equipment such as autoclave that is utilized in testing samples.

• Perform routine microbiological testing within QC, in accordance to SOPs at all times.

• Assist in the execution of method/equipment validation when required.

• Assist with method transfer and validation studies

• Ensure department cultures are maintained and viable for analysis

• Identify method/matrix/analytical difficulties and report these together with proposed solutions to supervisor.

• Adhere to appropriate quality measures to meet or exceed the standards set by ISO/IEC 17025, government regulatory (cGMP, GLP), and company requirements relevant to assigned duties.

• Perform timely and accurate analysis of samples to meet customer commitments, including but not limited to, preparing samples for analysis, using appropriate analysis methods and techniques, and applying appropriate data reduction.

• Identify method/matrix/analytical difficulties and report these together with proposed solutions to supervisor.

Automated Logistical Specialist (92A) - United States Army August 2002 - Present

• Establishes and maintains stock records and other documents such as inventory, material control, accounting and supply reports. Establishes and maintains automated and manual accounting records, posts receipts and turn-ins, and performs dues-ins and dues-outs accounting.

• Corrects error and exception documents. Reviews and verifies quantities received against bills of lading, contracts, purchase requests, and shipping documents. Unloads, unpacks, visually inspects, counts, segregates, pelletizes, and stores incoming supplies and equipment. Maintains stock locator system and administers document control procedures.

• Repairs and constructs fiberboard or wooden containers. Packs, crates, stencils, weighs, and bands equipment and supplies. Constructs bins, shelving, and other storage aids. Processes requests and turn-in documents at direct support level through warehousing section. Processes inventories, surveys, and warehousing documents.

• Performs prescribed load list and shop stock list duties in manual and automated supply applications. Prepares, annotates and distributes shipping documents. Breaks down and distributes field rations. Operates material-handling equipment. Performs accounting and sales functions in self-service supply.

• Ensures that inventories and location surveys are performed in accordance with established procedures. Instructs warehouse personnel in loading, unloading, segregation, pelletizing, and selection of stock and storage areas. Performs property disposal storage functions. Ensures application of special procedures for handling, storing, packaging and shipping retrograde material. Retrieves and analyzes history and activity files pertinent to system rejected documents. Maintains accounting records of property disposal activity.

• Reviews requests for major and controlled items. Reconciles activity records for monthly and quarterly reporting and status reviews. Processes data inquiry and manager referred listings and cards. Manages controlled, critical and reserve stocks and operational readiness floats. Performs financial management functions. Process output from catalog inquiry program, document modifiers and special cancellation requests. Performs commissary store functions to include stock replenishment, price changes, inventories, security, stock receipt, and oversees the constructions of displays.

• Computes cost of the Basic Daily Food Allowance. Ensures subsistence items stock age objectives are met. Prepares data input and utilizes ADP output to assist in material management. Prepares reports on labor and equipment, available storage space, relocation of material, warehouse refusals, and stock requirements. Directs correction of location survey discrepancies. Assists unit intermediate maintenance personnel in planning maintenance program. Plans and coordinates subsistence supply activity. Directs corrective action to minimize spoilage, flavor contamination, and improper warehouse practices.

COMPUTER SKILLS

• MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Paint Shop Pro, Outlook Express, Internet Research. Knowledge of Macintosh

REFERENCE: Available upon request

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