Sales Associate

DIANE LINDSAY KILLIANY

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Education:

Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

M.S. Forensic Medicine, May 2012, Cumulative GPA: 3.82

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

B.S. Biology with a minor in Anthropology, May 2010, Cumulative GPA: 3.30

Graduate Research & Internship:

Determination of Heavy and Essential Metal Concentrations in Commonly Used Powdered Baby Cereals (May 2011 – March 2012)

Work involved: using acid digestion to free the metals from the organic component of the cereal, refluxing the acid digestion, vacuum filtration, and Atomic Absorption to quantify metal concentrations.

Equipment used: Flame and Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption

Mentor: Dr. Kishore Bagga

Anatomical & Clinical Pathology Intern, Hahnemann University Hospital (June 2011 – Sept. 2011)

Observation of the following laboratories: autopsy suite, pathology diagnostic laboratory, microbiology, surgical pathology, blood bank, cytology, microscopy, clinical chemistry, and flow cytometry.

Supervisors: Jennifer Armstrong & Dr. Robert Ownbey

Laboratory Experience & Skills:

Solution preparation & standardization.

Gas-liquid, thin-layer, and gel filtration chromatography.

Preparation of serial dilutions.

Calibration and proper pipetting techniques.

Development of agarose gel plates and phage/bacterial tittering.

Use of the electron, compound light, dissection, and fluorescence microscopes to achieve phase contrast, bright field, and dark field illumination.

Advanced dissection techniques of the domestic cat, pig, and rabbit.

Sexual recombination and gene mapping experiments with Drosophila melanogaster.

Bacterial transformations and restriction enzyme digests.

Separation of DNA, RNA, and proteins via gel electrophoresis.

Operation of the centrifuge and cell fractionation of chick embryos.

Protein purifications involving the use of spectrophotometers, succinate dehydrogenase, acid phosphatase, and Bradford’s assays.

Serological testing of various bodily fluids including the use of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

Toxicology techniques and the proper use of chemical instrumentation.

Thorough knowledge of the uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, and disposal methods.

Work Experience:

Italian American Club, Olyphant, PA June 2010 – Present

Bartender:

Attending to customers, operation of the cash register, maintaining the bar stock, and cleaning of bar equipment.

Famous Footwear, Dickson City, PA July – Aug. 2008 & 2009

Sales associate / stock person:

Attending to customers, operation of the cash register, counting of night deposits & transactions, and shipment processing.

Jewish Community Center, Scranton, PA June 2006 - Aug. 2006

Fitness attendant:

Maintaining the weight room, instructing members on proper equipment use, and laundry duty.

Computer Experience:

MS Office, SpectrAA, BLAST, Rasmol, Essential Spartan, ImageJ processing, and Trinity Spectroscopy Software.

Personal Skills:

Strong leadership qualities and in-depth ability to communicate information to others.

Highly organized and self-motivated individual.

Compelling verbal and written communication skills.

Exceptionally detail oriented.

Strong analytical and logical reasoning skills.

Honors & Activities:

Member of the Wellsgate Scholar Program

National SMART grant recipient (Fall 2008- Spring 2010)

Member of Temple University AOF intramural softball league

Dean’s list, Temple University

American Cancer Society volunteer (2005 – 2007)

References:

Will be available upon request.

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