Blake Hethmon

• Prepared reagents and solutions following standard laboratory formulas and procedures.
• Troubleshot and resolved equipment and process issues.
• Prepared and validated buffers and in-house reagents, calibrators, and controls in advance of laboratory testing and analysis orders.
• Maintained a safe and compliant work environment by adhering to established safety protocols and guidelines.
• Managed multiple simultaneous projects while meeting deadlines, resulting in streamlined operations within the laboratory setting.
• Developed strong working relationships with colleagues from different departments, fostering collaboration towards shared goals.
• Managed inventory of laboratory supplies, ensuring optimal stock levels for uninterrupted operations.
• Operated and performed preventative maintenance on laboratory equipment and instruments.

• Produced PCR plate test kits for Covid-19 testing.
• Grew and harvested cell lines for collection and research.
• Maintained a safe and compliant work environment by adhering to established safety protocols and guidelines.
• Managed multiple simultaneous projects while meeting deadlines, resulting in streamlined operations within the laboratory setting.
• Prepared reagents and solutions following standard laboratory formulas and procedures.
• Troubleshot and resolved equipment and process issues.
• Experience safely working with hazardous chemicals and biohazardous materials

Experience working with a variety of chemical analytical techniques and machines. Such machines and tests include: viscometers, Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) for both oil and water based substances, gas chromatography, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Karl Fischer titration, refractometers, total dissolved solids and conductivity probe measurements, carboxylic acid tests, nitrite measurements, acid and base auto-titrators, as well as the handling and/or mixing of chemicals such as chromic-sulfuric acid, nitric acid, methylene chloride (DCM), toluene, heptane, isopropanol, and hydrochloric acid.

Experience with multi tasking, testing quotas, and maintenance of aforementioned machines.

Resorted and analyzed field ornithological observation data from Turkey and Costa Rica. Converted photo samples into a data series, data entry and management. Assisted with bird collection and banding in Red Butte Canyon.

Jim Culter, M.S. Conducted a variety of field and laboratory activities and experiments relating to the predation of and the ecological stability of Argopecten irradians, e.g., field census, environmental and water quality analysis, etc.

Performed a wide range of laboratory activities relating to the analysis of stable isotope ratios in Loxodonta africana hair and tusks using mass spectrometry, as well as manual labor.