Project Scientist Resume Samples

Description :

1. Develop soil fumigation method, evaluate fumigant distribution in a soil profile, and determine the environmental fate of fumigants.
2. Improve pest control efficacy (weeds, nematodes, and pathogens) with pesticide and non-chemical alternatives.
3. Optimize water and nutrient management to cope with drought issues, nitrate leaching, and N2O and NH3 emission loss.
4. Work closely with crop industries, regulation agencies, and scientists and faculty at the USDA-ARS and University of California systems.
5. Conduct extension activities, supervise technicians and students and apply for grants.
6. Optimize agricultural practices including plastic mulching, irrigation, hydroponics, biochar application.
7. Evaluate bench-and pilot-scale treatability studies to optimize microbial populations for contaminated soils and sediments.
   

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

Agronomy

Description :

1. Enhanced exometabolomics of a group with Q-TOF, QQQ, and SQ mass spectrometry applications in conjunction with GC.
2. A designed a unique application of GC/MS to profile soil extracts using custom informatics solutions Developed quantitative assays.
3. Applied soil extraction techniques and microbiology to perform longitudinal exometabolomic studies of heterotrophic soil bacteria.
4. Leveraged commercial software to enhance the utility of custom Python metabolomics software.
5. Generated and analyzed data to collaborate on projects in novel study fields.
6. Communicated findings and application updates via posters, program retreats, publications, lab meetings and bi-weekly workshops for postdocs.
7. Performed near-miss investigations as well as investigated site incidents.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Management

Education

Masters

Description :

1. Currently, travel and test air quality using EPA testing methods at various industrial sites.
2. Hired in a relatively new office located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a growing stack testing company based out of Decatur, Alabama.
3. The company continues to grow in Pennsylvania thanks to our clients' high level of satisfaction with our field teams work on a large number of sites.
4. Worked with many clients and different plant operators to help them achieve state and federal air compliance regulations.
5. Coordinate with clients and site operators on things such as arrival time and testing procedures.
6. Identified for initial field team in Pittsburgh Maintained a log on vehicle and generator maintenance.
7. Monitoring systems with varying analyzers Created relationships with state officials during compliance testing.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Management

Education

Environmental

Description :

1. Designing, testing and optimizing olfactometers, wind tunnels, cage assays, greenhouse experiments, and semi-field and field settings.
2. Measure insect responses to attractants or repellents, screening various compounds derived from plant sources.
3. Development and optimization are often required in an insect rearing facility.
   
4. Training students, managing the lab, collaborating with colleagues in other groups for writing research grants.
5. Preparing presentations and manuscripts for scientific publications are among other tasks of mine.
6. Establishing a mosquito colony, bioassays, olfactometry, GC/MS, electroantennography, data analysis.
7. Worked with cross-functional teams to increase process uptime, to determine materials and product quality issues.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Consultant

Education

Chemical Ecology

Description :

1. Develop soil fumigation method, evaluate fumigant distribution in a soil profile, and determine the environmental fate of fumigants.
2. Improve pest control efficacy (weeds, nematodes, and pathogens) with pesticide and non-chemical alternatives.
3. Optimize water and nutrient management to cope with drought issues, nitrate leaching, and N2O and NH3 emission loss.
4. Work closely with crop industries, regulation agencies, and scientists and faculty at the USDA-ARS and University of California systems.
5. Conduct extension activities, supervise technicians and students and apply for grants.
6. Optimize agricultural practices including plastic mulching, irrigation, hydroponics, biochar application.
7. Directed the development of polymer conductors with conductivity close to the state-of-the-art PEDOT.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Agronomy

Description :

1. Proficiency in vivo skills, such as mouse necropsy, histological experiments, immunofluorescence, immunochemistry, and pathological analysis of tumors.
2. Highly experienced in the identification and validation of targets of small molecule antitumor drugs, RNA binding proteins, and transcriptional factors.
3. Proficiency in bioinformatics analysis for expression, mutation, and deletion of target genes in the Cancer.
4. Extensive experience in functional analyses of oncogenes (mutant p53 and DNp63) and tumor suppressor genes.
5. Performed cancer immunotherapy using IL-2, CTLA-4, and PD-L1 in glioma models.
6. Monitor in vivo T cell function and activity following immunotherapy.
7. Developed polyolefin nanoparticle delivery platform for drug delivery across blood-brain tumor barrier,

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

Pathology

Description :

1. Preparation of site investigation plans to assess impact to soil and groundwater from former site activities.
2. Reviewed data to determine historical contamination trends, delineate groundwater plumes and the extent of soil contamination.
3. Prepared an Affected Property Assessment Report (APAR) for submittal to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
4. The purpose of the APAR was to document affected property information to identify release sources and contaminants of concern.
5. Determine the extent of all COCs, identify all transport/exposure pathways, and to determine if any response actions were necessary.
6. Collaborated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on a large scale asthma genetic study to predict disease-causing mutations.
   
7. Assisted with soil, and soil vapor sampling and groundwater well installation/sampling activities at multiple facilities.
   

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Management

Education

Geography

Description :

1. Performed extensive air and stack emission sampling for multiple companies to meet state and federal compliance.
2. Conducted onsite air monitoring per 40 Code of Federal Regulations, parts 60 methods 1 through 26 for nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxides.
3. Data used to calculate source emission rates, flow rates, and oxygen correction values with permitted limits.
4. Operated and calibrated continuous emissions monitoring equipment for onsite stack gas analysis in a mobile laboratory.
5. Conducted relative accuracy tests for continuous monitoring systems on multiple air stack sources.
6. Conducted efficiency tests for various thermal oxidizers, furnaces, and baghouses.
7. Collect filter weight, liquid extraction, and air samples for analysis. Used onsite chain of custody quality control for all sampling methods.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Masters

Description :

1. Designed and conducted microbial ecology experiments for new product development, mode of action, and stability studies.
2. Collaborated as a team member, developing and optimizing 16S pyrosequencing methods and analysis platform.
3. Developed training program for next-generation sequencing analysis methods, facilitating employee training.
4. Collaborated with the global project team, conducting animal trials and using 16S pyrosequencing of chicken intestinal samples to investigate.
5. Characterized microbial communities of broiler chickens and turkeys using 16S pyrosequencing.
6. Analyzed growth characteristics and beneficial properties of candidate probiotic bacteria, using microbiological and molecular biology methods.
7. Performed immunology and cell culture assays, monitoring the immune effects of microbial products.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Management

Education

Microbiology

Description :

1. Provided construction oversight for the removal of PCB contaminated soils from 3.5 miles of river and associated floodplains.
2. Performed confirmation sampling on soils and sediments following excavation activities.
3. Performed liaison work for the client with private landowners in the project area and interacted with regulatory agencies.
4. Conducted remedial investigation delineating the extent of contaminated soils prior to remediation activities.
5. Responsible for coordinating groundwater monitoring activities and maintaining the Soil Vapor Extraction (SVE) system for service.
6. Successfully closed the SVE system at the former bulk oil facility on the site.
7. Assisted in testing and classifying deep-sea mined soft clays Worked with Prof.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

Masters

Description :

1. Ordered, organized, and inventoried all laboratory supplies.
2. Maintained all equipment and was responsible for overseeing and documenting all calibrations, repairs, and usage.
3. Monitored equipment temperatures and parameters using good laboratory practices (GLP).
4. Recorded all relevant Quality Assurance (QA)/Quality Control (QC) information for equipment, media, solvents/solutions.
5. Validated laboratory notebooks and records. And updated facility manual documents when necessary.
6. Authored and reviewed Miscellaneous Operating Procedures (MOPs) and Standard Operating Procedures.
7. Acted as a liaison in a bi-annual safety audit, and emphasized safety as an everyday priority; reported all incidents.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

Microbiology

Description :

1. Worked for clients in the manufacturing, pharmaceutical and food industries.
2. Developed, implemented and coordinate general safety and environmental policies to be followed by company personnel in compliance.
3. Completed regulatory reporting for environmental purposes.
4. Completed various training programs with associated assessments to ensure proper knowledge of the training.
5. Created a safety council with appropriate kick-off meetings, training, and assignments to be completed by the council.
6. Completed various plant inspections to find deficiencies and implement corrective actions.
   
7. Completed near miss and accident investigations. Worked with vendors to implement disposal contracts.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Executive

Education

BS