EDUCATION Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA
Bachelors of Science in Biological Engineering August 2012
Biological and Food Processing Option
Minor in Environmental Engineering
Major GPA 3.0
•Emphasis on biological and food processes, biological systems, microbiological engineering, environmental resource conservation, environmental regulation, environmental system design, biotechnology, fermentation, mathematical modeling and basic engineering skills
•Biological Lab Safety Certified knowledgeable on safety issues surrounding biological laboratories
•Team Projects covering total design of a value added microbial fermentation process from culture, reactor design and downstream processing. Complete design and fabrication of food processing equipment for an agricultural cooperative in Africa.
•Fermentation Plant Tour at Cherokee Pharmaceuticals Danville, PA plant. Learned about large scale fermentation processes.
EXPERIENCE Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering University Park, PA Researcher 5/09-8/09
•Operated fermentation of Fodder Beets to produce ethanol in small scale bioreactors
•Completed all pre fermentation processes from extracting the sugar from the beet to growing the inoculums
•Determined all the setting s at which the reactor would run based on calculations and case study research
•Performed sterilization of reactor and lab tools
•Maintained the lab and worked towards fixing older machines for future use
•Performed analysis of the fermentation using HPLC, spectrophotometer and DNSA methods
THE DELI RESTAURANT & Z BAR State College, PA
Door Staff 11/11–5/12
•Responsible for checking identification of patrons
•Security of the establishment and patrons
•Aiding in bartending and stocking of bar
•Assisting customers with problems
POLO RALPH LAUREN Lancaster, PA
Sales Associate 5/07 - 8/08
•Responsible for receiving and in processing of thousands of dollars of merchandise
•Assisted ordering manager and ordering products for the store
•Aided in pricing of products for sale and promotional events
•Organized all incoming merchandise so that it could be moved easily throughout the store
•Assisted customers in find products
Weis Markets Willow Street, PA
Cashier/Front Desk Manager 10/03 – 5/06
•Operated Customer Service desk
•Preformed money orders and utility check paying for customers
•Counted and balanced register drawers performing audits of workers
•Balanced the stores safe and managed cash flow
•Managed up to ten other cashiers
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