R&D Lab Technician
Resume:
Peter Lee
San Gabriel, CA 91776
Cell: 626-***-****, Home: 626-***-****
Email: *******@*****.***
Education
University of California, Riverside June 2010
B.S., Biological Sciences
Work Experience
• R&D Lab Technician, American Fruit Processors, Pacoima, CA June 2011 - November 2011
o Compounded beverages and food products for companies.
o Worked extensively in the quality control department to oversee that products being made on production floors were to the exact lab specifications.
o Prepared experiments to trouble shoot products for customers such as modifying existing formulas to improve current products.
• Server/Busser, Latitude Dining Restaurant, UC Riverside, CA March 2009 - June 2009
o Prepared and cooked food from the grill and bussed cafeteria dining area.
• Sales Associate, TJ MAXX, Temple City, CA June 2006 - September 2006
o Undertook multiple tasks such as managing inventory, providing customer service, and cashier.
Technical Skills
• Educated in light microscopy, such as cell staining i.e. Gram positive/Gram negative.
• Compounded different beverage products and injected carbon dioxide/nitrous gas into these products creating Monster Energy drinks.
• Performed microbial tests on products such as counting yeast & mold, aerobic bacteria, e. coli, and total plate counts to ensure food products were safe for human consumption.
• Demonstrated the skills necessary to perform titrations, to check the acid percentage and pH levels of beverages that were compounded for customers to meet specifications.
• Trained in hot packing which involves pasteurization to destroy bacteria, setting the finished product in closed glass bottles and then immediately chilling them in an ice bath.
• Familiarized in spray drying techniques for juice concentrates in which water is evaporated, thus creating juice concentrate powder.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.
Relevant Projects
• Achieved success working on a gummy bear project which included creating new flavors and using fish oil as a supplement to benefit adults.
• Implemented stability tests and shelf life studies to see how fruit concentrates can change in terms of flavor, color, and taste in different conditions such as room temperature, incubation, refrigerated, and frozen.
• Created an experiment to investigate why Perfect Lemon Water changes color when it is not exposed to light. The answer was Vitamin A was not stable and reverts back to beta-carotene when not exposed to light which creates a dark muddy color.
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