Engineer Assistant

Joseph Ngo

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Education

University of California of Davis, Davis, CA

Bachelors of Science in Biotechnology Animal Biology, March 2007

Experience:

Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 2007-Present

Research Assistant-Mouse Genetics Colony Manageent

-Responsible for the breeding of genetically modified mice to support research and developmental needs by applying knowledge of CKO, CKI and transgenics in various breeding schemes such as: backcrossing, intercrossing, y-chromosome fixing, and timed pregnancy to reach complex experimental goals within a given timeline

-AALAS Training Module Team Lead: Organized meetings between AALAS and team members to create a training module for the maintenance and management of mouse models

-Highly experienced with internal database system to perform following tasks:

-Scheduled animal work such as clipping, wean and everyday health checks for recording keeping

-Maintain/Manage colonies to reach experimental goals and keep within allocated limits

-Quarantine Team Member: Knowledge of how to update database when incoming shipments arrive as well as scheduling sample collection dates for health screenings. Created new colonies in database system by referencing protocols and shipping institution information.

-Co-Shipping Coordinator: Responsible for contacting the following people to coordinate shipments: receiving institutions, shipping contacts, receiving institutions investigators, our own Genentech investigator, animal courier,RAs and their supervisors.

-New Hire Trainer: Trained four RAs to be fully functional team members within the allotted time period. Focused on animal techniques required for daily tasks as well as how to prioritize work for day, week and longer term time frames.

-Sentinel Orbital Bleed Team Member: Performed monthly orbital bleeds on sentinels to check for any diseases in animal holding rooms

-Training Manual Project Member: Worked on individual sections such to create a reference guide for new hires to become productive independent members of the group

-Necropsy: Collect tissue samples (i.e. liver, lungs, brain, pituitary gland, etc) for analysis

UC Davis Animal Genetics Lab, Medrano Lab, Davis, CA 2006-2007

Intern

-Researched the high growth (C57BL/6J-hg/hg) gene’s effect on mice body weight and

composition due to environmental and genetic factors

-Collected tissue and organ samples using standard sterile techniques

-Prepared, ran and analyzed DNA, mRNA, and protein gels

-Maintained detailed records of confidential lab procedures and analysis’

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DANR Analytical Laboratory Davis, CA 2005-2007

Student Lab Assistant

-Extracted plant samples for organic and metallic composition for agricultural analysis via HPLC

-Independently processed and examined 90% of the lab’s plant moisture factor tests

-Prepared solutions for calibration curves of various machines

-Collaborated efficiently with research associates to meet rush order deadlines

International Rectifier Santa Clara, CA 2002

Engineering Technician

-Produced and tested power supplies for missiles

-On site troubleshooting requiring soldering and reassembly of power supplies

-Machine shop experience such as milling, drilling and assembly of test fixtures

Larscom Inc. Milpitas, CA 2000- 2002

Intern Production Engineer

-Revised and drafted, using AutoCAD, device layout for WAN servers

-Created and maintained build of materials lists

-Developed an alternative chip which saved $250,000 in material expenses

-Generated standard operating procedures for the assembly of WAN devices

Technical Skills

Animal Handling Techniques: Collecting tissue samples, clipping, retro-orbital bleeds, ear notching/tagging, timed pregnancy, plug checks, tumor checks, necropsy, HTML, JavaScript, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Photoshop, AutoCad, soldering, machine shop, Git, Heroku, mySQL

Extra:

GitHub User Name: JosephNgo

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