Maria Siddiqui
Port Jefferson,NY
Summary
A resourceful, detail-oriented multi-tasker with a strong grounding in the laboratory sciences and liberal arts. Has a reputation for resolving problems and delivering results in a timely fashion.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Direct Support Professional
Maryhaven Center of Hope
02.2023 - Current
- Helped maintain a clean, safe, nurturing environment for individuals.
- Supported independence and well-being of individuals Maryhaven supports by teaching reading, writing and money math skills.
Chemist
RST Analytiacal, Inc.
03.2021 - 01.2023
- Performed wet chemical analyses that include colorimetry, titrimetry, gravimetry, and identification tests by thin layer chromatography.
- Performed chemical analyses of dietary supplements by operating and maintaining UV-Vis, FT-IR, HPLC and UPLC machinery (Empower 3 Software by Waters).
- Prepared lab reports summarizing findings in accordance with GMP guidelines and internal quality-control policies and wrote SOPs.
Preanalytical Specialist (Accessioner)
Sunrise Medical Laboratories
08.2020 - 02.2021
- Ensured that all specimens brought to the laboratory were accurately identified (by name/specimen type), sorted, and labeled for testing.
- Handled and prepared blood, urine, and stool specimens for diagnostic testing.
- Assigned and identified bar-coded numbers to test request forms.
- Identified specimen types and tests requested.
Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer
B&Z Technologies, LLC
03.2008 - 08.2020
- Bookkeeping duties included updating spreadsheets, maintaining records of payments, and data-entry
Graduate Research Assistant
Long Island University
06.2018 - 08.2018
- Researched relevant subject matter for a memoir and edited text in accordance with MLA guidelines.
Chemist
Nature's Value, Inc.
11.2006 - 02.2008
- Carried out analytical tests on starting materials and finished products (e.g., performed titrations and ran complex machineries such as ICP-MS and ICP-OES machines).
Microbiologist
Nature's Value, Inc.
11.2006 - 02.2008
- Tested samples of starting materials and finished products for E-coli, Salmonella, and mold in a Quality Assurance laboratory.
Lab Technician I
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
08.2003 - 11.2006
- Made plasmid constructs. The following techniques: Gel Electrophoresis, PCR, Southern Blot, Electroporation, and Chemical Transformations, were incorporated into various projects.
- Prepared Luria Broth, LB plates, buffers, and electro-competent cells.
- General lab maintenance duties included ordering reagents, lab supplies, etc.
Internship Student/Graduate Student
Stony Brook University
06.2002 - 05.2003
- Designed and constructed recombinant plasmids for the investigation of retinoid expression in keratinocytes.
Research Aide
Research Foundation Of S.U.N.Y.
06.2000 - 09.2000
- Cleaned and sterilized laboratory equipment.
- Prepared and autoclaved LB broth.
- Performed inventory of laboratory chemicals and created a database of chemicals and their associated health hazards.
Education
Master of Arts - English
Long Island University, POST
05.2020
Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY08.2002
Skills
- Bookkeeping
- Documentation & Report Writing
- Inventory purchasing
- Machine Operation & Maintenance
- Molecular (gene) cloning
- Quality control
- Relationship building
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Timeline
Direct Support Professional
Maryhaven Center of Hope
02.2023 - Current
Chemist
RST Analytiacal, Inc.
03.2021 - 01.2023
Preanalytical Specialist (Accessioner)
Sunrise Medical Laboratories
08.2020 - 02.2021
Graduate Research Assistant
Long Island University
06.2018 - 08.2018
Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer
B&Z Technologies, LLC
03.2008 - 08.2020
Chemist
Nature's Value, Inc.
11.2006 - 02.2008
Microbiologist
Nature's Value, Inc.
11.2006 - 02.2008
Lab Technician I
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
08.2003 - 11.2006
Internship Student/Graduate Student
Stony Brook University
06.2002 - 05.2003
Research Aide
Research Foundation Of S.U.N.Y.
06.2000 - 09.2000
Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry
Stony Brook University
Master of Arts - English
Long Island University, POST
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