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Alec John

San Antonio,TX

Summary

Goal-driven Graduate Assistant adept at classroom instruction, student support and research projects. Meticulous and analytical with a resilient mindset. Dedicated to Biology.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Texas A&m University-san Antonio
San Antonio, TX
08.2022 - Current
  • Graduate teaching assistant for: General Biology 1 and 2 lab, and Animal Physiology
  • Assisted with setting up laboratory experiments for classes.
  • Graded student assignments and exams, providing feedback on their performance.
  • Maintained accurate records of student attendance and grades in accordance with university policies.
  • Facilitated discussions among students during class sessions.
  • Tracked attendance, projects, labs, reports and other class and student metrics.
  • Informed students of procedures for completing and submitting class work.
  • Led discussion sections, tutorials or laboratory sections.

Dental Laboratory Tech. Assistant

Bj’s Dental Lab
Sea View Farm, Antigua
09.2021 - 07.2022
  • Makes wax bite blockers, polish dentures, grinds models, articulates models and implants teeth into models.
  • Organized and maintained filing systems for documents and records.

Sales associate

Walmart
Wichita Falls, TX
10.2020 - 05.2021
  • Worked in the Sporting Goods and Hardware Departments.
  • Organized stockroom shelves according to size, color or style.
  • Restocked shelves as needed to ensure sufficient inventory levels.
  • Conducted inventories on a regular basis to track stock levels.
  • Handled customer complaints in a professional manner.
  • Performed cashier duties such as accepting payments, issuing receipts and counting money back change.
  • Helped customers find specific products, answered questions and offered product advice.
  • Engaged customers in friendly, professional dialogue to determine needs.
  • Answered incoming telephone calls to provide store, products and services information.
  • Worked with fellow sales team members to achieve group targets.

Student Assistant

Student Support Services- Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, TX
09.2018 - 05.2020
  • Tutored students in the subject areas of Biology and Earth Sciences.
  • Responded promptly to emails from faculty members and students regarding scheduling conflicts or other issues.
  • Followed school schedules and policies to promote safety and learning.
  • Guided and encouraged students to develop positive attitudes toward learning.

Water Purification Laboratory Intern

Cypress Water Treatment Plant
Wichita Falls, TX
07.2017 - 01.2019
  • Assisted in both the microbiology and analytical labs; ran daily titrations, collected water samples.

Education

Master of Science - Biology

Texas A&M University- San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
12-2024

Bachelor of Science - Geoscience- Environmental Science tract- Biology concentration

Midwestern State University
05.2020

Skills

  • Tutoring and mentoring
  • Technology-savvy
  • Laboratory Oversight
  • Works well in a group/team setting
  • Communication skills
  • Equipment usage

Research Expirence

  • 08/2014, Environmental Awareness Group, Antigua and Barbuda, Racer Snake Conservation
  • 07/2014, Antigua and Barbuda, Assisted with PhD research data collection related to climate change adaptation on Barbuda
  • 2023- Researched the effects of island attributes and hurricanes on Anolis species richness across the Caribbean.
  • 2023-2024- Masters Thesis research- The activity and origin of chitinases in the gut of the Mediterranean Gecko

Accomplishments

  • Fall 2016- Presidents Honor Roll, Midwestern State University
  • November 2018- Inducted into the Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society
  • November 2019- Inducted into the Sigma Gamma Epsilon National Society of Earth Science

Timeline

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Texas A&m University-san Antonio
08.2022 - Current

Dental Laboratory Tech. Assistant

Bj’s Dental Lab
09.2021 - 07.2022

Sales associate

Walmart
10.2020 - 05.2021

Student Assistant

Student Support Services- Midwestern State University
09.2018 - 05.2020

Water Purification Laboratory Intern

Cypress Water Treatment Plant
07.2017 - 01.2019

Master of Science - Biology

Texas A&M University- San Antonio

Bachelor of Science - Geoscience- Environmental Science tract- Biology concentration

Midwestern State University

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