Sean Galicia Tan ***.****.*@*****.*** ***** Grey Eagle Ct. #33 1-562-***-****
Germantown, MD 20874
Objective:
To attain a part-time position with an environment that promote professional growth as well as provides the flexibility to work weekend or 2nd shift weekdays.
Professional Goals
To master current skills as well as take on appropriate task to grow professionally in the laboratory as well as administrative. To provide at atmosphere for work to be professional and fun.
Work Experience:
Human Genome Science Inc., Quality Lab Associate- Rockville, MD Jun. 2008 - Present
Sampled/ tested water for bioburden, endotoxin, TOC and conductivity. Reported and tagged out ports exceeding limits
Sampled EM for clean room classified as ISO 5, 7 and 8 using contact plates, sash units, climets, and SMAs.
Conducted various studies for qualification of various steps in production. cGMP
Baxter, Microbiology Technician- Los Angeles, CA Oct. 2007 - Mar. 2008
Tested, read, and documented Bioburden samples and classified results into mold, yeast, bacteria, and/ or coliform
Sampled LAL, conductivity, Bioburden and TOC within an FDA, ISO & GMP clean room environment.
Maintained test area cleanliness/ 5s and autoclaved instruments.
Recorded test results within LIMS and wrote Root cause reports.
Beckman Coulter, Associate Scientist- Brea, CA Jul. 2005 - Feb. 2006
Ran protocols, followed SOPs to validate automated equipments (QA department).
Operated, maintained, and troubleshooted Automatated equipment, including the LX20, DxI 800, DxC 600 and 800.
Maintained lab for auditing purposes and reported on test/ updated notebooks.
Heart English School, English Teacher- Mito-shi Japan Mar 2006 - Mar. 2007
Lectured and planned English classes in a team environment for Jr. High School, Elementary, and adults.
Dominican Hospital, Emergency Department Volunteer- Santa Cruz, CA May 2004 – Oct. 2004
Delivered lab samples, assisted in patient care, and prepped patient rooms.
American Airlines, Fleet Service Clerk- LAX Jun. 2000 - Jan. 2003
In a team of 3, directed aircrafts to gate, worked heavy machinery such as; jet conveyers, forklifts and trucks
Cleaned jet cabin, and loaded cargo such as luggage and hazardous materials while complying with OSHA standards.
Education:
B.S., Molecular, Cell, Developmental Biology, June 2005
University of California, Santa Cruz
Associate of Arts in Natural Science and Economics, June 2003
Cerritos College
Academic Laboratory Experience:
Lab Project:
Isolated and identified/ sample analysis microorganisms by plating, testing for various abilities such as fermentation of glucose to acid by phenol red test, flavoprotein by catalyses test, cytochrome c presence by Oxidase Test, and etc.
Obtained, enriched, and maintained aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms taken from soil, grass, and human body.
Cross-breaded C. elegans to obtain double homozygous kyIs174 GFP, PAX-6 mutants, and gave statements on the finding in a scientific report format using RNAi.
Wet Chemistry
Isolated limonene, alpha- pinene, beta-pinene, myrcene, etc. from orange peels with simple distillation and tested for volatile and purity using Gas Chromatography.
Used spinach leaves to identify the polarity, ratio to front value, and best solvent for xanthophylls, chlorophylls, and etc pigments in Thin Layer Chromatography.
Purified caffeine from tea leaves using liquid- liquid extraction, rotary evaporator, and sublimation.
Computer Skills: Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, LIMS, Windows, Microsoft Office, Prep-link, DL2000, and UNIX
Hobbies: Basketball, watching movies, listening to music, biking, camping, Surfing, Rock climbing, and mountaineering.