Technician High School

Erin Elizabeth Arentz

Home Address: ** * ******* ** *** 3, Thurmont, MD 21788

Phone Number: (cell phone) 717-***-****

E-mail Address: ********@*****.***

Education:

• Delone Catholic High School: Graduated 13th in class in May 2007.

• Mount St. Mary’s University: date of graduation-May 16, 2010.

o Major: Biology

o Clubs and Organizations:

• Environmental Club

• Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society (Vice-President)

• Women’s Rugby Club (Captain: Spring 2007-Fall 2008; President: Spring 2009)

• G.H. Miles Honors Society

Achievements and Interests:

• Interest in manual photography, including film development and print-making

• Published in poetry book: “My Letter to the World,” Dana Larkin Sauers

• Presented research at the 2009 meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Sciences

Work Experience:

Alizee Pathology

Histology Laboratory Technician

Computer Systems Validation Committee member

June 2010-present

Responsibilities include training of new laboratory employees, x-raying various samples, film development, handling animal tissue, some immunohistochemistry experiments, general lab maintenance, etc.

Training in SOP and GLP compliance, biohazardous materials and handling dangerous chemicals.

X-raying various samples, film development, handling human and animal tissue, trimming of various tissue samples, embedding of various tissue samples, staining of slides (including H&E and special stains), coverslipping of slides, some immunohistochemistry experience, pipette calibration, temperature logs, ordering of supplies, general lab maintenance, disposal of hazardous waste, etc.

Mount St. Mary’s University Science Department

Under Dr. Jeffrey Simmons

May 2008-May 2010

Conducted a senior honors project, Growing Two Species of Algae in Wastewater Effluent Samples and Analyzing Their Lipid Content for Use as a Biofuel.

Responsibilities include collecting samples, running tests, general lab clean-up, etc.

I have worked with soil samples, water samples, wastewater, phosphorous levels, cell cultures (E. coli, algae), etc.

Performed analysis of wastewater and other aquatic samples.

Performed analysis of soils.

Performed analysis of algae.

Used a variety of Standard Operating Procedures and techniques, including, but not limited to, Total Suspended Solids, Total Phosphorous, Total Dissolved Phosphorous, Dissolved Reactive Phosphorous field testing for salinity, field and laboratory testing for ph, field testing for dissolved oxygen, sterile laboratory transfers, proper pipetting, laboratory algae cultures, etc.

Used a variety of instruments, including, but not limited to, microscopes, ph meters, analytical balances various pipettes, spectrophotometers, etc.

Presented research at the Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences annual meeting in 2009.

The GAP

August 2011-January 2012

Store Associate

Provide service to customers by assisting in clothing selection, running the cash register, etc.

Trout’s Towne Restaurant

February 2009-June 2010

Waitress

Provided service to customers by taking orders, doing minor food preparation, running the cash register, etc.

References:

Dr. Jeffrey Simmons

Mount St. Mary’s University

Professor of Environmental Science

E-mail Address: *******@******.***

Phone: 301-***-****

Colin Waters

Alizee Pathology

Histology Laboratory Technician

E-mail Address: *******@***************.***

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