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Alejandra "Alex" Aguilar

Salinas,CA

Summary

Dedicated and high skilled laboratory technician with extensive experience in oligonucleotide synthesis and quality control. Adept in CRISPR technology, advance laboratory technics, strategizing, collaborating, and executing with teams to meet deadlines and reach milestones. Spanish heritage speaker.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Laboratory Technician

Eurofins
Salinas, California
05.2025 - Current
  • Monitored equipment performance, ensuring measurement accuracy across all tests.
  • Prepared lab for daily operations, executing process controls each day.
  • Conducted PCR testing on urgent produce samples to guarantee timely results.
  • Pipetted enriched samples for bacterial growth, assessing colony counts effectively.

Quality Control Technician

Lucira by Pfizer
San Jose, CA
12.2023 - 12.2024
  • Performed over 1,000 inspections audits on COVID-19 & flu home test kit lots.
  • Executed daily serial dilutions under GMP regulations using live influenza and COVID, ensuring compliance with rigorous quality standards.
  • Analyzed graphs and reviewed results from LAMP Assay Readout Instruments to ensure conformity of Lucira lots.
  • Volunteered in multiple LOD studies with Research & Development.

Lead Laboratory Associate, CRISPRevolution

Synthego
Redwood City, CA
10.2021 - 12.2023
  • Led an operations team of 12+ laboratory associates, overseeing task assignments, and implementing training strategies in order to increase productivity.
  • Planned and supervised advanced chromatography processes such as size exclusion chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography.
  • Analyzed and triaged ESI mass spectrometry data on a daily basis to produce KPIs that are reported to upper management.
  • Modified and verified SOPs in order to maintain best practices and keep documentation up to date.
  • Worked cross-functionally with multiple departments in an efficient manner to ensure customer satisfaction.

Senior Laboratory Associate, CRISPRevolution

Redwood, CA
04.2021 - 10.2021
  • Independently troubleshot liquid handlers such as Hamiltons and Tecans.
  • Demonstrated operators how to safely and properly use lab equipment to reduce the margin of error.
  • Trained 20+ new operators strictly following established standard operating procedures.

Laboratory Associate I, CRISPRevolution

Redwood, CA
08.2020 - 04.2021
  • Synthesized and purified 9,000 -11,000 oligonucleotides weekly in research use only environment.
  • Aliquot 50+ tubes daily consisting of whole human and mouse genomes.
  • Safely and accurately prepared and verified 10+ chemical solutions using basic lab principles of serial dilution, concentration calculation, sterilization, and pipetting.

Education

B.S. - Biology: Microbiology And Biomedical Lab, Minor in Chemistry

California State University East Bay
Hayward, CA
07.2020

Skills

  • Leadership experience
  • Size exclusion chromatography
  • Polymerase chain reaction
  • Mass spectrometry
  • Liquid handler troubleshooting
  • Internal auditing
  • HIPAA compliance
  • Bilingual proficiency

Timeline

Lead Laboratory Technician

Eurofins
05.2025 - Current

Quality Control Technician

Lucira by Pfizer
12.2023 - 12.2024

Lead Laboratory Associate, CRISPRevolution

Synthego
10.2021 - 12.2023

Senior Laboratory Associate, CRISPRevolution

04.2021 - 10.2021

Laboratory Associate I, CRISPRevolution

08.2020 - 04.2021

B.S. - Biology: Microbiology And Biomedical Lab, Minor in Chemistry

California State University East Bay

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