Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Timeline
Hi, I’m

Luis Gonzalez

CO

Summary

Seeking a full-time position that provides professional challenges and allows utilization of strong interpersonal skills, excellent time management abilities, and problem-solving expertise.

Overview

8
years of professional experience

Work History

Fort Collins Rescue Mission

Part-time Volunteer
02.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Assisted with special events and programs.
  • Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
  • Maintained clean, neat, and operational facilities to serve program needs.
  • Supported engaging, fun, and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.

Dr. Liepkalns’ laboratory

Part-Time Remote Researcher
01.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Currently have a part time remote position where I assist the Liepkalns lab with data analysis
  • Assisting in a project surrounding peer communication within classrooms
  • Learned how to properly asses different research papers.
  • Awarded (but not yet paid) grant funding for ongoing research

CU Anschutz Medical Campus

RNA Bioscience Initiative Intern
05.2022 - 08.2022

Job overview

Interned in the Dr. Taliaferro lab which specializes in mRNA localization within neuronal cells

• Successfully maintained neuronal cell culture

• Learned how to conduct neuronal cell culture fractionation to separate cell soma and axon terminals.

• Taught how to analyze data after qPCR analysis.

• Learned how to image cells utilizing smFISH

• Utilized Western Blots as a means to check for sample contamination

Extracurriculars, Neuroscience Student Organization

Treasurer
05.2021 - 05.2023

Job overview

  • Maintains balanced and current organizational funds
  • Collaborates with companies such as Wal-Mart to obtain donations for organization
  • Registered the organization as a non-profit

UCHealth Family Clinic

Medical Shadower
05.2021 - 06.2021

Job overview

  • Shadowed both Dr. Blanton and Dr. McBride during the summer of 2021
  • Witnessed the intricate relationship between patient and healthcare provider
  • This experience solidified my decision of going into the medical field

Sam’s Club

Sales Associate
01.2020 - 12.2021

Job overview

  • Assist customers with purchases and locating merchandise
  • Stock, price, and face products to maintain clean, organized sales floor
  • Collaborate with co-workers to meet customer needs and to ensure customer satisfaction
  • Follow standard operating procedures
  • Maintains safe and clean work environment

Uber

Driver
01.2017 - 01.2020

Job overview

  • Ensure that customers arrive safely and timely to their destination
  • Manage and adapted to routes
  • Track mileage and expenses

Education

Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO

from Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Biomedical Sciences

Aims Community College
Greeley, CO

Associate of Science from Liberal Arts

Skills

  • Skills and Qualifications:
  • Quick hands-on learner who enjoys a fast-paced environment
  • Adaptable, flexible to meet needs and demands
  • Proficient in MS Word and extremely knowledge in MS Excel
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
  • Organizer with strong strategic thinking skills
  • General understanding in laboratory techniques
  • Unafraid to ask for assistance or clarification, if needed
  • Handles constructive criticism effectively

Accomplishments

  • Awarded research grant funds within Dr. Justine Liepkalns laboratory (not yet funded) July 2024
  • Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship Recipient December 2022
  • Medical Shadowing Abroad Program Zagreb, HR December 2022- January 2023
  • CU Anschutz RNA Bioscience Initiative intern Aurora, CO May 2022- August 2022

Timeline

Part-time Volunteer

Fort Collins Rescue Mission
02.2024 - Current

Part-Time Remote Researcher

Dr. Liepkalns’ laboratory
01.2024 - Current

RNA Bioscience Initiative Intern

CU Anschutz Medical Campus
05.2022 - 08.2022

Medical Shadower

UCHealth Family Clinic
05.2021 - 06.2021

Treasurer

Extracurriculars, Neuroscience Student Organization
05.2021 - 05.2023

Sales Associate

Sam’s Club
01.2020 - 12.2021

Driver

Uber
01.2017 - 01.2020

Colorado State University

from Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Biomedical Sciences

Aims Community College

Associate of Science from Liberal Arts
Luis Gonzalez