Mesoscale Discovery Gaithersburg, MD Aug 2006 to Oct 2011 Research AssociateKforce Scientific Overland Park, KS Sep 2005 to Feb 2006 Contract Research Associate, AAI PharmaNational Lab Tech Overland Park, KS Aug 2004 to May 2005 Contract Research Associate, USDAUniversity of Chicago Chicago, IL Dec 2002 to Nov 2003 Research Associate, Mark Abe's LabIowa State University Ames, IA Aug 1999 to Dec 2002 Graduate Assistant, Dr. Clark Ford's Lab
Education:
Iowa State University Ames, IA 2002 M.S. in Genetics/Molecular BiologyCalifornia State University Long Beach Long Beach, CA 1993 B.A. in research
Creative Information Technology, Inc. Arlington, VA May 2011 to Jul 2011 Project CoordinatorTAG-Mississippi Enterprises, LLC Oakton, VA May 2009 to Jun 2010 Business Operations AssistantBWM Enterprises Fairfax, VA Dec 2007 to Mar 2009 Assistant Event PlannerCircle Studio Fairfax, VA Jul 2007 to Sep 2007 InternshipThe Bailiwick Inn Fairfax, VA Nov 2005 to Jun 2007 Marketing AssociateNational Institutes of Health (NIH) Bethesda, MD Jun 2005 to Sep 2005 Internship
Education:
Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta, GA 2009 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising DesignHoward University Washington, DC 2005 Journalism
Skills:
SOFTWARE SKILLS: Proficient in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word), Adobe Creative Suite 5 (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign). OTHER SKILLS: Extensive Mac and PC experience, knowledge of social media solutions (LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Google Analytics, WordPress, Twitter), digital photography post-processing, 35mm darkroom techniques, prepress for commercial printing, skilled typist and proofreader.