IAN JOSE SANTIAGO
Grove City,OH
Summary
Dynamic Quality Assurance Laboratory Scientist with a proven track record at EcoServices, skilled in SOP development and analytical instrument maintenance. Expert in molecular biology techniques and data analysis, I enhance lab operations while fostering collaboration. My contributions led to a 15% reduction in sample-fail rates, showcasing my commitment to quality and efficiency.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY SCIENTIST
EcoServices
Baton Rouge, USA
12.2022 - 07.2023
- Authored and validated five SOPs for sample prep and ICP-OES operation, optimizing training time.
- Monitored analytical instruments and scheduled maintenance, boosting uptime.
- Analyzed trend data in Excel, flagging deviations that prevented faults in regulatory standards.
AMPLITUDE OPERATION SPECIALIST
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Baton Rouge, USA
07.2022 - 12.2022
- Provided Tier 1 technical support on the Amplitude COVID-19 testing platform, resolving 95% of issues within 24 hours.
- Diagnosed hardware/software errors using SOP-driven checklists and root-cause analysis tools.
- Authored performance reports that informed two firmware updates and reduced the sample-fail rate by 15%.
SUMMER RESEARCH INTERN
Rich Laboratory
05.2022 - 07.2022
- Company Overview: The Ohio State University
- Mapped >1 200 soil-metagenome pathways with DRAM & LEfSe, linking functional abundance to pH/organic-matter gradients in R.
- Built 100-ns MD simulations of membrane proteins (VMD + NAMD) and parsed trajectories in Python, uncovering a 6 Å gating motion.
- Automated Bash pipelines that cut data-parsing turnaround from 3 days to 6 hours.
- Visualized results in ggplot2/Excel dashboards adopted by host labs for sampling strategy.
- Presented at two REU symposia; won 'Best Undergraduate Poster' (MSU, 2021).
- The Ohio State University
SUMMER RESEARCH INTERN
Vermaas Laboratory
05.2021 - 07.2021
- Company Overview: Michigan State University
- Michigan State University
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Johnson Laboratory
08.2020 - 05.2021
- Company Overview: Integrative Ecology & Evolution Laboratory, Univ. of New Orleans
- Cultured and maintained C. elegans, D. melanogaster, and A. domesticus colonies for >15 genetic and behavioral assays with zero stock loss.
- Generated transgenic C. elegans lines via fluorescence-guided microinjection, reducing genotype confirmation time 30%.
- Ran lifespan assays on 250+ D. melanogaster cohorts; plotted survival curves in R (Kaplan–Meier) for PI decision-making.
- Dissected and imaged gonads, producing data that revealed a 12% size shift across selection lines.
- Logged husbandry parameters daily to ensure full IACUC compliance and reproducibility.
- Integrative Ecology & Evolution Laboratory, Univ. of New Orleans
Education
Ph.D. - Molecular Genetics
The Ohio State University
Columbus Ohio06-2027
B.S. - Biochemistry
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA12.2022
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA05.2020
Skills
- Molecular Biology & Genomics: PCR/qPCR, DNA/RNA extraction, Transgenesis in C elegan & D melanogaster
- Microscopy & Imaging: Wide-field, fluorescence, bright-field dissection; live-animal imaging; FIJI & R image analysis
- Computational & Data Analysis: Python (NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib), R (tidyverse, ggplot2, survival), Bash/Linux HPC, VMD & NAMD MD simulations
- Lab Operations & Quality: BSL-2 procedures, SOP development/validation, GLP documentation, equipment calibration & preventive maintenance
- Languages: Spanish (native), English (near-native), French (advanced)
Timeline
QUALITY ASSURANCE LABORATORY SCIENTIST
EcoServices
12.2022 - 07.2023
AMPLITUDE OPERATION SPECIALIST
Thermo Fisher Scientific
07.2022 - 12.2022
SUMMER RESEARCH INTERN
Rich Laboratory
05.2022 - 07.2022
SUMMER RESEARCH INTERN
Vermaas Laboratory
05.2021 - 07.2021
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Johnson Laboratory
08.2020 - 05.2021
Ph.D. - Molecular Genetics
The Ohio State University
B.S. - Biochemistry
Louisiana State University
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences
University of New Orleans
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