Professional Experience
Kakivik Asset Management, LLC, 2012 to 2020
Analytical Laboratory Technician
Performed on-site sampling and analysis of petroleum fluids and corrosion products from aging infrastructure both in laboratory and field settings on a shift rotation of 3 weeks on and 3 weeks off. Duties included monitoring sulphur and GHG emissions; sampling and analysis of wetland surface water, seawater and discharge water, proper disposal of hazardous waste, and data analysis, control charting and visualization.
Duties included:
- Maintenance of laboratory equipment
- Instrumentation QA/QC
- Laboratory analysis of industrial process fluids and solids
- Identification of unknown materials
- Collection of pressurized samples
- Custody transfer sample handling and analysis
- Handling sensitive and confidential data for multiple clients
- Spectrographic analysis using UV/Vis, FTIR, and XRF
- Maintained up to date procedures adhering to ASTM and EPA standards
- Bacterial monitoring in process systems
- Solvent extraction
- Measurement of residual process chemical concentrations
- Maintain laboratory records, databases, and instrumentation logs
- Method development and proving
- Compile data into reports
- Control charting and data validation
Marker Gene Technologies, Inc., 2008 to 2009
Internship, Research Associate
Designed and executed multi-step synthetic reactions to create molecules capable of binding cell organelles, florescent dyes used for staining and imaging, Ca2+ specific chelators for measuring internal cellular calcium concentrations, and enzyme specific dyes for kinetics studies.
Duties included:
- Designed and preformed multi-step organic reactions
- Preformed air, moisture, and light sensitive reactions
- Synthesis of fluorescent dyes for cellular organelle staining
- Developed enzyme targeted dyes used for kinetic studies
- Synthesized intracellular Ca2+ fluorescent indicators
- Purified products by crystallization and column chromatography
- Analyzed absorption and emission wavelengths of fluorescent molecules using UV/Vis spectroscopy
- Characterization of products using HPLC, 1H and, 13C NMR
- Maintained written documentation of reaction procedures in laboratory notebook
- Maintenance of laboratory equipment
- Instrumentation QA/QC
Alaska SeaLife Center, Summer 2006
Assisted in hematology monitoring of sea mammals. Performing red and white blood cell counts, blood serum chemistries, and enzyme activity used to assess the health and well-being of the resident animals.
Godwin Glacier Tours, Summer 2005
Animal Handler
… So yeah, I once spent a summer mushing dogs on a glacier … see the photos … While this might seem like a joke, it’s not. I’m being conservative with my description … though, I will use this as a moment of brevity …
Duties included:
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- Feeding and care of extremely hyper dogs
- Interacting with tourists
- Managing an alcoholic Canadian
- Helicopter line rigging … seriously.
- Snowmobile engine repairs
United States Forest Service, Summer of 2004
Archeology Technician, Seasonal
Conducted remote field surveys to locate, identify, and document historic sites and artifacts from Russian mining operations and native peoples in Alaska.
Duties included:
- Identification possible archeological artifacts
- Mapping artifact locations in archeological sites
- Maintain field notebook
United States Forest Service, Summer of 2003
Archeology Technician, Seasonal
Conducted remote field surveys to locate, identify, and document historic sites and artifacts from Russian mining operations and native peoples in Alaska.
Duties included:
- Identification of possible archeological artifacts
- Mapping artifact locations in archeological sites
- Maintain field notebook
