Amber Wineglass
Indianapolis,IN
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Dependable professional dedicated to quality performance.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Decanting Technician
Corteva Agriscience
Indianapolis, IN
09.2020 - Current
- Processing daily requests into sample bottles to be shipped out in a timely manner
- Ability to work independently and drive projects to completion
- Trained seasonal employees on decanting process
- Focal point for ordering supplies and maintaining lab inventory
- Consistent communication and collaboration with Coordinators, packing and receiving teams to resolve requestor and material issues
- Careful attention to detail to ensure timely output of requests
- Ability to successfully partner with team members and stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds
- Cross trained on coordinator position to process requests
- Work safely with hazardous materials while wearing appropriate PPE, cleaning of glassware and test equipment, refilling solvents and solutions, preparation of reagents
- Strong interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint).
Research Technician
Kelly Services Inc. at Corteva Agriscience
Indianapolis, IN
04.2018 - 09.2020
- Functioning on a high technical level to fulfill experimental requests
- Development of Standard Operating Procedures for the biology characterization of select pathogens on requested plant varieties
- Conducting bioassays for the characterization of molecules through protocol development, formulating tests, spray application using low volume tract sprayer, inoculation, and evaluations of plants for data analysis
- Lead Focal point for plant ordering using Cultivate and chemical ordering using Global Sample Services RDSIMS database
- Monitor plant quality and disease expression on experiments in laboratories, greenhouses, and growth chambers
- Methodical planning of weekly testing and tasks for the plant pathology team
- Able to identify various fungi on cultures and disease expression on various plants and cultivar
- Media preparation and fungal culture maintenance using aseptic technique for inoculating bioassays
- Excellent attention to details on various and repeated tasks; able to adapt quickly to changes in workflow and protocols.
Insectary Research Associate
Kelly Services Inc. at Dow Agrosciences
08.2014 - 04.2018
- Rendering of high-quality insect colonies for research and testing
- Contributes to a cohesive team environment and plans individual workload in coordination with team members
- Packaging, shipping and receiving research material to other facilities within biological compliance of permits
- Preparation and dispensing of insect diet/media
- Proper documentation of data and laboratory records/accurate data entry
- Attention to detail and recognizes deviations from expected results
- Computer literacy in Microsoft Office Products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook & SharePoint for organized data entry and efficient communication.
Education
Biology – Organismal, Ecology, and Biodiversity
Hampton University
Skills
- Efficient in Microsoft Office, Zoom, Teams, Outlook
- Independently Motivated and Teamwork
- Fast learner and quick to Adapt to change
- Time Management
- Excellent attention to detail
- Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
- Exceptional Oral and Written Communication
- Process Coordinating
- Inventory Management
Military Service
Army National Guard, 38th Sustainment Brigade, 2010 – 2014
Accomplishments
- Two Team Contributor awards for high efficiency of completion of projects
- Safety award for addressing safety issues and improving processes
- Shine award for responding to customer needs in a timely manner
Certification
- Certified Dangerous Goods Processor for shipment of DG
- Fork-lift certified
Timeline
Decanting Technician
Corteva Agriscience
09.2020 - Current
Research Technician
Kelly Services Inc. at Corteva Agriscience
04.2018 - 09.2020
Insectary Research Associate
Kelly Services Inc. at Dow Agrosciences
08.2014 - 04.2018
Biology – Organismal, Ecology, and Biodiversity
Hampton University