Experience

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  Chick-fil-a corporate

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2017

  Team member

  I worked at Chick-fil-a for several years as a team member. This job provided me with experience of customer service, proper communication, and working at a fast pace.

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  Cvs health

  Apr 2019 - Sept 2022

  Pharmacy technician
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  University of north dakota

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Interdisciplinary research experience for undergraduates (reu)

  •Worked as a research student during a 3 month internship with the University of North Dakota Engineering Program•Conducted study on how to create Mixed Matrix polymer Membranes for Gas Separation•Analyzed membranes using TGA, GC-MS, NMR, and IR instruments•Communicated professionally results with an oral presentation and poster

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  Kennesaw state university

  Aug 2019 - May 2020

  Undergraduate research assistant

  -Organophosphorus Chemistry Research-assisted graduate student-synthesis, purification, and characterization techniques-practiced strict laboratory safety and disposal of hazardous chemicals-NMR training and TLC

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  Kennesaw state university

  Aug 2021 - Oct 2023

  -instructed Advanced Analytical Chemistry Lab-provided guidance in using FTIR, UV-Vis, GC-MS, and HPLC-prepared solutions needed and set up experiments-helped students learn the principles of the experiments and provided assistance when needed for help with lab report questions and math-showed students how to use Excel when processing large amounts of data-provided feedback and guidance to students when working on their final project-guest lecturer for general chemistry course Show less -develop analytical methods for determining the degree of weathering of Microplastics and their adsorption properties using instrumentation-developing a method for analyzing two organic pollutants using Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography (UHPLC)-using UV-Vis to compare data from HPLC-determining Figures of Merit of the organic pollutants -creating calibration curves-preform adsorption studies of organic pollutants onto Microplastics then analyzing with UHPLC-proficient in excel-using FT-IR to characterize weathering using peak height analysis tool-training on ICP-OES, optical contact angle (OCA), and GC-MS-attended PerkinElmer FT-IR training course and multiple online chromatography seminars Show less

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2022 - Oct 2023

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    Aug 2021 - Oct 2023
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  Amspec

  Apr 2023 - now

  Laboratory technician