David Prieto
Las Cruces,USA
Summary
Proactive and result driven student with exceptional proficiency in English, Spanish, Microsoft word, Excel, animal care and laboratory skills. Executes experiments with precision and conducts through data analysis. Always eager to learn and seek for challenging and exciting position to increase my skills and knowledge. Four years of laboratory experience in New Mexico State university, specializing in aseptic technique, titration, PCR, laboratory safety, DNA splicing, quality assurance and quality control. Five years of animal care including, drawing blood, artificial insemination and animal research.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Laboratory Technician
Rio Valley Biofuels
01.2025 - Current
- Collaborated with Lab partners to achieve project objectives
- Maintained lab equipment and inventory to ensure timely availability of critical reagents and materials
- Perform testing for wide range of laboratory disciplines, including, titration, moisture test, transesterification, saponification, liquid chromatography
- Multitasking between tests to comply with deadline
- Collect live samples from the field and identify each problem from specific locations
- Regularly calibrate lab instruments to maintain operational accuracy
- Assisted in maintaining laboratory inventory and ordering supplies as needed
Exotic Canine Reproduction services
01.2025 - Current
- Progesterone testing for ideal mating point
- Conduct artificial insemination for canines
- Draw blood from ovulating female canines
- Collect digital stimulation from male canine in presence of estrous female canine
- Maintain clean and sanitary are for newborns and whelping females
- Administer medication and followed specific care instruction for each animal
Youth Care Worker/ Teacher
Southwest Key Programs
05.2024 - 01.2025
- Direct childcare from ages 3-17
- Developed and implemented creative lesson plans that fostered student curiosity and participation
- Maintain a clean and healthy environment for the children and staff
- Excellent communication skills with children and staff
- Established positive relationship with students and colleagues to create a supportive learning community
- Followed 100% of program policies and staff guidelines to provide healthy environment for the children
- Documented detailed Informational Reports
- Successfully planned, implemented, and evaluated engaging physical educational activities for students ages 3-17
- Organized Recreational activities and outing for children in our care
- Assisted teenagers in developing positive life skills to foster independence and self-reliance
- Assisted in providing therapeutic counseling and guidance to youth in crisis
- Facilitated recreational activities with youth groups, helping them develop skills such as resilience, self-awareness, problem solving and communication while increasing engagement
- Prevented any incidents of physical or emotional abuse through proactive monitoring and intervention
- Provide prescribed medication and documentation for each medication given
Microbiology Laboratory Assistant
New Mexico State University
04.2021 - 12.2023
- Gained extensive experience in a wide variety of laboratory techniques, including filtration, pipetting, centrifugation, chromatography, gel electrophoreses and PCR
- Assisted preparing analytical samples and performed routine laboratory tests and analysis
- Maintain cleanliness, orderliness and laboratory supplies within work area
- Understand and retain knowledge of department procedures
- Works accurately according to procedure manual and supervisor's instructions
- Conducted qualitative and quantitative analysist of chemical substances through precises measurement techniques, resulting in accurate data collection for ongoing research projects
- Troubleshoots problems with procedure, QC, and instruments
Math Tutor
New Mexico State University
01.2021 - 12.2023
- Facilitated learning for students to improve math and problem-solving skills for long term retention
- Observed, monitored, and assessed students' performance to encourage positive development
- Developed unique lesson plants based on the students' goals, learning styles and weaknesses
- Worked with individual students or as a group if interests aligned
- Demonstrated techniques that worked in my personal experiences
Supervisor
Mister Carwash
El Paso, TX
01.2018 - 03.2021
- Trained new employees on company policies, procedure and work ethics
- Supervised and coordinate activities of staff to ensure compliance with established policies, procedures and standards
- Ensure that safety protocols were always followed by all staff members
- Inspire team using motivational leadership style
- Executed daily opening and closing procedure to company standard
- Resolved escalated customer service issues or concerns
- Delivered reliable customer service to guest upon arrival
- Exceeded customer service expectation to earn positive feedback
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology
New Mexico State University
Las Cruses, New Mexico12.2023
Associate of Science -
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NMSkills
- Pipetting
- Customer service
- Excellent communication
- Laboratory techniques
- Data analysis
- Patience
- Adaptability
- Time management
- Creativity
- Critical thinking
- Lesson planning
- Attention to detail
- Teamwork
- Analytical skills
- Data entry
- Drawing blood from canines
- Artificial inseminations
- Progesterone testing
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Natural sciences
- Agriculture
- Botany
- Medicine
- Ecology
- Social sciences
- Microbiology
- Biochemistry
Certification
- CPR
- CPI
- Driver's License, New Mexico, Valid
Timeline
Laboratory Technician
Rio Valley Biofuels
01.2025 - Current
Exotic Canine Reproduction services
01.2025 - Current
Youth Care Worker/ Teacher
Southwest Key Programs
05.2024 - 01.2025
Microbiology Laboratory Assistant
New Mexico State University
04.2021 - 12.2023
Math Tutor
New Mexico State University
01.2021 - 12.2023
Supervisor
Mister Carwash
01.2018 - 03.2021
Bachelor of Science - Biology
New Mexico State University
Associate of Science -
New Mexico State University