College student with years of experience tutoring Science and English; San Jose CA

Hasti's resume

EDUCATION
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY
San Jose, CA
United States
 
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, May 2017
member of Biomedical Engineering Society
member of Society of Women Engineers
Overall GPA: 3.5


SKILLS

• Excellent team player with strong organizational and presentation skills
• Exceptional with the use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, AutoCAD, and Minitab
• Familiar with technical engineering writing
• Familiar with introductory techniques on Bioinformatics regarding Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbant Assay (ELISA) and Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (PAGE)
Familiar with quality control analysis, regulatory affairs, and medical device laws
• Proficient with basic and advanced chemistry techniques such as pipetting, cell plating, dilutions, assembling buffers, distillations, enzyme assays, and analysis
• Excellent with the use of safety protocols when working with chemistry lab equipment and chemicals
• Excellent with the use of Gas Chromatography, Thin Layer Chromatography, and Spectroscopy
Excellent with the use of Spectrophotometer, Nikon Microscope, and Lab Smith Microscope
Familiar with microbiology techniques, including but not limited to: media preparations and growth, aseptic techniques, isolation of cultures, and confirmation testing
Fluent in Persian
Knowledge of basic Spanish

EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED
• Assembled a bioreactor to create an optimal growth environment for E. coli bacteria through the control of pH, glucose feed, temperature, and dissolved oxygen
• Purified protein from crude E. coli cell extracts using HIC chromatography and further purified using DEAE chromatography. The products were purified using dead-end ultrafiltration to separate the protein and buffer solution present
• Measured the hydrolysis of benzoyl DL-arginine p-nitroanilide hydrochloride active of trypsin over a range of substrate concentrations using UV/Vis spectrophotometer
Determined protein concentration in skim milk using cross-flow filtration to collect and test the filtrate and retentate • Sub-cloned the green fluorescent protein (GFPuv) onto the pET29a plasmid through restriction digest, gel electrophoresis, ligation, and transformation
Founder of Skincare startup
• Using Minitab, parametric statistical analysis of a clinical trial data was conducted to determine if a treatment was effective
Created a DVT-prophylactic device and ran tests that concluded it was effective in the prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis in immobile patients

work EXPERIENCE

self employed
san jose, ca
Founder of Skincare startup Alchemia

June 2016-Present
Formulate and create different skincare products such as lotions, serums, soaps, and gels
Perform quality and safety testing on own products





THE READING CLINIC
SARATOGA, CA
Tutor
June 2014-January 2016
Tutored kids with various learning/developmental disabilities


San Jose state university
san jose, Ca
Lab technician
January 2013- May 2014
Appropriately calibrated and standardized various lab equipment
Actively maintained clean and safe laboratory work area while observing all the safety rules
Entered data and maintained files
Maintained and restocked all of the lab chemicals used by various classes
Performed assays for various experiments
Became familiarized with sterilization techniques including the use of autoclaves



BESHKAN DANCE ACADEMY
 Campbell, CA
Dance Instructor,
 September 2006 - February 2012

taught young kids the art of Persian Dance
choreographed dances
organized various Persian cultural events





ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS
Tutors various subjects during spare time
Professional Iranian dancer
Volunteer work at Cambrian Center Old Age Housing