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John F. Williams

Gainesville

Summary

A skilled researcher with experience in taxonomy and medical entomology. Focuses on efficiency above all and is always looking for new ways to innovate and improve research designs. Willing to work in the lab or field; in collaboration with others or alone. Skilled at presenting and at least knowledgeable at coding in r.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Lab Manager

Dr. Dinglasan
01.2023 - Current
  • Organizing and maintaining an insectary for Ae. aegypti and An. gambiae mosquitoes.
  • Preparing for lab inspections and all necessary paperwork.
  • Organizing schedules for technicians who worked in the insectary.

Researcher and Technician

Dr. Andrea Lucky
09.2023 - Current
  • Imaged and edited insect specimens for a class taught in the spring semester of 2023
  • Completed over 185 specimens
  • Currently conducting research on N. austroccidua

Lab Technician

Dr. Elizabeth Murray and Dr. Silas Bossert
02.2022 - 06.2022
  • Databased and imaged old specimens from the Washington State University insect museum for this lab
  • Converted over 8300 specimens from existing physical records and collections into an online Excel sheet
  • Imaged, stacked, and edited over 150 bee specimens on a macropod pro system, typically taking 60 images per specimen
  • Learned and Completed over 50 Qiagen DNA extractions

Insect Research CURE Course
01.2023 - 05.2023
  • Contributed to the taxonomic revision of Central American Nylanderia spp
  • This included a poster presentation at the end of the semester

Maintenance Assistant

IslandWood
06.2019 - 06.2022
  • Company Overview: Outdoor school, corporate retreat, and wedding venue
  • Grounds maintenance for the 250-acre campus
  • Operated several types of machinery
  • Provided additional support for set-up and tear-down for retreats/weddings
  • Outdoor school, corporate retreat, and wedding venue

Kitchen Server

Bainbridge Senior Living
03.2020 - 05.2021
  • Full-service dining facility for Senior Living communities on Bainbridge Island
  • Continually flexible to adjust for inconsistent staffing
  • (on-call often to fill in)

Education

Associate of Science -

Washington State University

Bachelor of Science - Entomology

University of Florida
05-2024

Skills

    Research presentation

    Organization

    Data collection

    Species classification

    Professionalism

    Training and mentoring

Contacts

  • Dr. Rhoel Ramos Dinglasan, EPI, rdinglasan@epi.ufl.edu
  • Dr. Andrea Lucky, UF, alucky@ufl.edu
  • Dr. Elizabeth Murray, WSU, e.murray@wsu.edu
  • Dr. Silas Bossert, WSU, silas.bossert@wsu.edu

Timeline

Researcher and Technician

Dr. Andrea Lucky
09.2023 - Current

Lab Manager

Dr. Dinglasan
01.2023 - Current

Insect Research CURE Course
01.2023 - 05.2023

Lab Technician

Dr. Elizabeth Murray and Dr. Silas Bossert
02.2022 - 06.2022

Kitchen Server

Bainbridge Senior Living
03.2020 - 05.2021

Maintenance Assistant

IslandWood
06.2019 - 06.2022

Associate of Science -

Washington State University

Bachelor of Science - Entomology

University of Florida

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