Malcolm Tran

Experience

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  Toys"R"Us

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Retail Associate

  • Solely responsible for maintaining and operating the electronics department. • Responsible for addressing customer concerns about video games, tables, and other electronic devices in inventory.• Responsible for closing department in the evening and "laser-lining" (organizing) items on shelves in preparation for next morning.

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  McDonald's

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

  Cashier

  My responsibilities include interacting with customers, management, and fellow staff in various settings around the restaurant. During peak hours, my duties involve working as a liaison between front-of-house and back-of-house in an effort to serve all requests from customers. In addition, I am familiar with food safety and customer satisfaction recovery protocols.

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  University of California, Riverside

  Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

  Chair of Programming of Pentland Hills

  • Lead a committee of Resident Hall Association Senators to organize events for residents in the Pentland Hills resident hall while managing an annual budget of $5,000.• Responsibilities include project planning, team management, task delegation, coordinating with the Marketing Committee and collaborating with other UCR organizations. • Provided stress relief events to hundreds pf Pentland Hills resident hall residents.

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  Associated Students of the University of California, Riverside

  Mar 2016 - Jun 2018

  Co-Founder and Director of Operations of Student Voice Committee

  • SVC is an advisory committee in the Associated Students of UCR (ASUCR) under the office of the Executive President that conducts research on student issues and works with administration and the entirety of student government to improve the student body of UCR. • Responsibilities included hiring and forming a team, coordinating delegates, compiling data for executive student officials, obtaining and managing a $5,000 budget, creating an organizational culture, networking with student government leaders, and other daily operations of the organization. • Surveyed hundreds of students on issues important to the student body.• Worked with other student officers to bring about positive changes to the campus.• Created statistical model to evaluate data collected and determine 90% confidence on surveyed results.• Conducted weekly meetings with entire team and with executive board.• Creating organizational culture of inclusion, productivity, and camaraderie. Show less

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  Self-Employed

  Jun 2016 - Jan 2019

  Academic Tutor

  • Tutored many students in preparation for various test and subjects such as the UC Davis math placement exam, the SAT, Advance Placement Calculus, general chemistry, and general physics. • Students were later accepted to prestigious programs, including the only BS/MD dual degree program in California.• Employed Socratic method of questioning to ensure students understand concepts to their fullest.

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  CentriHealth, Inc.

  Sept 2016 - Jun 2018

  Ontology Maintenance

  • Telecommuted progress completed from home in the maintenance of medically relevant ontologies with the goal of creating Individual Health Records (IHR) to be used by nationwide, patients, healthcare administrators, and practitioners.• Contracted for 20 hours per week.• Checked accuracy of biological and chemical description for medical procedures, drugs, among others in database ontologies.• Used Protege, TortoiseSVN, Java ontology management utilities, and Atlassian Jira collaboration software. Show less

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  University of California, Riverside

  May 2017 - Jul 2020

  • Conducted research on the cytotoxic and proteomic effects of electronic cigarette aerosols on the epithelial and fibroblastic cell layers in the lungs of users with the use of novel techniques in air-liquid interface and proteomics. • Familiar with Air-Liquid Interface in VITROCELL and CULTEX exposure systems., western blotting, Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) software, DAVID, Coomassiee Blue Staining, PCR, bacteria transfection, use of model organisms, cell culture, bacterial culture, bacteria staining, florescence imaging, lab safety, biological waste management, autoclaving, among others.•Attended weekly lab meetings.• Researched iQOS devices, cinnamaldehyde, and menthol aerosols and their proteomic effects. • Presented work in various academic conferences, completed senior Capstone project, and currently drafting 2 manuscripts as co-first author. Show less

  • Lab Assistant

    Jun 2019 - Jul 2020

  • Undergraduate Researcher

    Apr 2016 - Jun 2019

  • Treasurer for CampMed

    May 2017 - Jun 2018
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  Medical Task Force International

  Jun 2017 - Jul 2017

  Medical Mission to Cambodia

  • Joined a team of medical professionals and volunteers to host a 4-day free clinic at Vipassana Dhura Buddhist Meditation Center for the people of Cambodia.• Serviced nearly 7,000 Cambodians in improvised rural regions.• Provided medication, vitals check, vitamins, consultations, joint injections, tetanus vaccinations, reading glasses, toys, and clothing.• Given the rampant poverty of the country, many of our patients had never seen a doctor in their lives. • Responsible for taking vitals, crowd control, and pharmacy medication distribution.• Observed extreme medical cases that were the result of low healthcare accessibility and high cost.• Awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the Head Buddhist Monk and Governor of Cambodia. Show less

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  UnitedHealth Group

  May 2018 - Jun 2020

  Ontology Maintenance

  • Telecommuted progress completed from home in the maintenance of medically relevant ontologies with the goal of creating Individual Health Records (IHR) to be used by nationwide, patients, healthcare administrators, and practitioners.• CentriHealth, Inc. was absorbed by UnitedHealth Group (UHG) • Contracted for 20 hours per week.in 2018 in a multi-billion dollar acquisition. • Checked accuracy of biological and chemical description for medical procedures, drugs, among others in database ontologies.• Used Protege, TortoiseSVN, Java ontology management utilities, and Atlassian Jira collaboration software. Show less

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  Medical Task Force International

  Jun 2018 - Jul 2018

  Medical Mission to Philippines

  • Joined a team of medical professionals and volunteers in collaboration with the local Filipino rotary Club to host multiple free clinics in various underserved regions in the province of Cebu.• Serviced nearly 5,000 Filipinos from major cities and rural churches.• Award a Certificate of Appreciate from members of the executive Rotary board and Mayor of Naga City.• Provided free medication, vitamins, glasses, medical consultations, toys, clothes, vitals check, and tetanus vaccines.• Responsible for taking vitals, crowd control, and vitamin distribution. Show less

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  Medical Task Force International

  Oct 2019 - Oct 2019

  Medical Mission to Mexicali

  • Joined a team of medical professionals and volunteers in collaboration with the Red Cross Mexico and Interface to host a free surgical and primary care clinic.• Performed dozens of plastic surgeries on children and adults of local area.• Performed vitals check, flu shots, skin tag removals, lipoma removals, medication distribution,and dental care.• Responsible for performing vitals and checking patients in.• Observed multiple plastic surgeries.