Mara Fink

Mara fink

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  • About me

    Recent graduate from Colorado School of Mines in Chemical and Biological Engineering

  • Education

    • Eagan senior high school

      2016 - 2020
    • Colorado school of mines

      2020 - 2024
      Bachelor's degree chemical and biological engineering

      Activities and Societies: Undergraduate Research (2021-2024) Blue Key Honor Society (Service Chair) 2022-2024 Club Water Polo (VP of Risk) 2022-2024 Mines Hillel

  • Experience

    • District 196 community education

      Jun 2017 - Jun 2018
      Water safety aide and lifeguard
    • Cascade bay

      Jun 2018 - Aug 2019
      Lifeguard
    • Zepto life technology

      Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
      Summer intern

      Helped assemble cartridges used for the development of a point-of-care in vitro diagnostic test of SARS-CoV-2 and heart attacks. Learned how to run the tests and what goes into building the machines that run the tests. Skills Developed: Working safely during a global pandemic, early-stage product development

    • Cascade bay waterpark

      Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
      Head guard

      Performed lifeguard duties including water surveillance, rescue, first aid, and a leadership role. Developed and led lifeguard training sessions and served as a role model. Skills Developed: Leadership, Lifeguard Instructor Certification

    • Colorado school of mines

      Aug 2021 - May 2024
      Undergraduate research fellow

      Performed microorganism research to study their interactions in their natural environment and to provide valuable contributions on the use of Winogradsky columns in classroom settings.Presented research findings in the form of a poster presentation.Fink MR, Sodia TZ, Cash KJ.0.Mini Winnies: scaled down and transparent Winogradsky columns for microscopy in microbiology education. J Microbiol Biol Educ.0:e00212-23.https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.00212-23

    • Qorvo biotechnologies

      May 2022 - Aug 2022
      Spotting technician intern

      Worked on the manufacturing line with the spotting team to learn their process and consider improvements using LEAN techniques to map the flow. Identified a bottleneck and recommended an updated process flow to management. Following the completion of the internship, some of my suggested changes were implemented. Skills Developed: Quality control, documentation procedures and development, and machine operation skills (Scienion).

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