HANNAH FASHIMPAUR
Hampshire
Summary
Quality Lab technician for 2.5 years. Experienced with integral steps in production, ensuring material is compliant with quantitative and qualitative standards. Microbiology lab technician for 1.5+ years. Experienced with multiple quantitative testings. Biochemistry graduate brings 2+ years of hands-on experience including experience as a laboratory technician at Judson University. Familiar with actively testing, weighing, and measuring chemical solutions such as essential oils. Knowledgeable in being able to calibrate analytical instrumentations such as liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, and gas spectrometer machinery. The noted gap between graduation and present day is due to actively applying to laboratory positions.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Lab Technician
Entegris
Aurora, Illinois
10.2023 - Current
- Perform analytical, physical, and visual tests on product for production, development, R&D, materials engineering, and on customer return samples
- Enter data into SampleManager system; recognize and address deviations or non-conformances in products, instruments, and quality standards
- Verify and/or calibrate all test equipment per manufacturing recommendations and test methods to ensure data integrity and adherence to ISO9001 standard
- Analyze data or trends and prepare reports for communication to internal stakeholders
- Create Certificates of Analysis for product shipping to customer
- Participate in the maintenance of current lab work instructions and assist in development of new methods and instructions for the quality lab team
- Troubleshoot lab equipment of varying complexity
- Communicate effectively with other team members to promote to a safe, positive, and productive working environment
Microbiology Lab Technician
Certified Laboratories
Aurora, Illinois
03.2022 - 10.2023
- Gap in employment due to working unrelated part-time roles while seeking a role within the biotech/pharmaceutical industry
- Prepare samples for indicator organisms, pathogens, and chemistries
- Apply aseptic techniques in daily workload
- Maintain media and reagents as needed for daily microbiological testing
- Inventory and report expendable supplies/materials needed for testing requirements
- Provide routine preventive maintenance by daily cleaning, sanitizing, and trash disposal
- Perform quality control monitoring by taking incubator temperatures, inoculating control organisms, running media controls, etc.
- Independently pursue an assigned series of processes, procedures, or techniques in accordance with company policies/procedures and customer requirements
- Maintain laboratory condition, to include equipment, supplies, quality assurance programs, and accurate records throughout all procedures
- Perform all activities in a neat, safe, hygienic, and efficient manner
- Share information in an open, and timely manner
- Assisting with managing priorities and schedule such that individual goals as well as team goals are achieved with encouraged participation in the Food Safety Net Services Team
- Responsible for the safety of oneself and others working within their area Responsible for the completion of required training
Lab Assistant
Judson University
Elgin, Illinois
10.2017 - 05.2019
- Gained experience in multiple qualitative and quantitative testing including but not limited to visual inspection, compression testing and density testing
- Gained experience in the utilization of aseptic technique to eliminate contaminants that could potentially affect laboratory results.
- Learned of the importance of adhering to regulations such as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Lab Practice (GLP), Good Documentation Practice (GDP)
- Within organic chemistry course and biochemistry course, actively tested, weighed, and measured chemical solutions such as essential oils
- Familiar with calibrating analytical instrumentations such as liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, and gas spectrometer machinery
- Fluent in spectroscopy methods and using mass spectrometry
- Maintained detailed documentation of all results from analyses within a laboratory notebook.
- Utilized MS Word to generate scientific reports as well as utilized MS Excel to analyze scientific data.
- Prepared buffers for laboratory experiments with a strict adherence to laboratory protocols.
- Utilized and maintained basic laboratory equipment such as pipettes, pH meters, filtration, etc.
- Provided accurate inventory for college in class assignments
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Biochemistry
Judson University
Elgin, Illinois05-2019
Skills
- Very analytical and possess great attention to detail
- Analytical Chemistry Skill Set: Gas Chromatography, Liquid Chromatography, Gas Chromatography, Gel Electrophoresis
- Basic Chemistry Skill Set: Titrations, Dilutions, and the Creation of Solutions
- Basic Laboratory Equipment/Skills: Autoclaves, Automatic Pipettes, Centrifuges, pH Meters, balance, Aseptic Lab Techniques
- Basic Microbiology Skillset: Environmental testing, Bacterial Identification, Gram Staining, Bacteria Cell Culture, Bioburden, Sterility testing
- Adhered to Regulations: Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Lab Practice (GLP), Good Documentation Practice (GDP)
- Basic Computer Skills: Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint
Timeline
Quality Lab Technician
Entegris
10.2023 - Current
Microbiology Lab Technician
Certified Laboratories
03.2022 - 10.2023
Lab Assistant
Judson University
10.2017 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Biochemistry
Judson University
Presentations
- ACA presentation: Tilapia Mummification - April 2017
- Presented an experiment on the mummification of Tilapia
- ACA poster: Trout Mummification - October 2017
- Instructed a class of undergraduate students on the mummification process both for the ancient Egyptians and for their trout.
- Judson Independent Study Presentation - April 2017
- Short presentation on the initial ACA Presentation prior to this
- Presence of Terpenes in Essential Oils- January 2018 to April 2018
- Conducted gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (by my associates), paper chromatography (done by me personally), and data analysis (by the whole group)