Matin Nikoui
Newark,CA
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Generative AI Analyst
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA
10.2024 - Current
- Quality check (QC) member on VQA team. Responsible for quality checking biology and chemistry-based annotations made on SuperAnnotate to train AI-model
- Trained in writing annotations
Senior Lab Associate
Synthego
Redwood City, CA
09.2022 - 09.2024
- Completely signed off on end-to-end processing of GMP-grade oligonucleotide synthesis production
- Synthesizing oligonucleotides using the AKTA Oligo Pilot instrument
- Includes vessel packing and unpacking, reagent preparation, run monitoring, and instrument cleaning (clean-in-place)
- Cleavage of oligonucleotides from substrate and removal of the protection group through the use of various chemical, heat, filtration, and quenching reactions
- Drying down oligo product after performing cleavage reaction through the use of rotary evaporation (Rotavap)
- Also tasked with cleaning the components of the instrument
- Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) through use of the AKTA Pilot 600 instrument - removal of larger impurities from the oligo product
- Also performing reagent preperation, packing the SPE column, and cleaning of the instrument
- Buffer Exchange through the use of the AKTA Flux S Tangential Flow Filtration System, include reagent preparation, installation of cassettes, and cleaning of the system
- Purification of Oligonucleotides via High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) using the Agilent 1260 HPLC instrument
- Includes column installation, performing reagent preparation, and cleaning of the instrument
- Desalting/Salt exchange through the use of the AKTA Flux instrument, including the cleaning of the system
- Lyophilization and vialing of final product using the SP VirTis Ultra 50L instrument
- Includes cleaning in place for instrument and environmental monitoring sampling during the entirety of the process
- Tasked with training new laboratory associates, GMP process documentation reviews and revisions, Data entry, GMP room release processing
Forensic Criminalist (Latent Print Examiner)
Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office
Santa Cruz, CA
11.2021 - 09.2022
- Underwent intensive training on: Friction ridge skin history, anatomy, and analysis, on-scene and in-lab latent print processing techniques, crime scene documentation, subject processing, recording known exemplar prints, screen for biological fluids, swabbing techniques
- Friction ridge skin/latent print analysis of real casework
- Prepared and presented multiple trainings
- Documented, photographed, and diagramed crime scenes; collected evidence at crime scenes
- Attended autopsies and recorded known exemplar prints from decedents
- Evidence drop off and transfer
Forensic Biology Intern
San Mateo County Sheriff's Office Forensic Laboratory
San Mateo, CA
07.2020 - 09.2021
- Trained in the presumptive testing of blood, semen, and saliva and the confirmatory testing of blood and semen
- Screened sexual assault evidence for biological fluids through the use of alternate light source examinations and by use of reagents and test cards; extracting possible biological fluids from evidence to be moved forward for DNA testing
- Conducted microscopy examinations of evidence for the presence of biological fluids
- Trained in court testimony; successfully completed a moot court competency
- Photographed and documented evidence in casework
- Conducted chemical synthesis of reagents used by DNA analysts
- Performed quality control maintenance of equipment used in the laboratory, including rooms for amplification and PCR
Latent Print Examiner
Nikoui and Associates LLC
Newark, CA
05.2014 - 03.2020
- Sequential latent print processing and reagent synthesis
- Standard collection, preservation, documentation, and handling of physical evidence
- Analysis of recovered/submitted friction ridge skin impressions
- Swabbing items of evidence for possible DNA
- Employing the use of photography to capture images of latent/patent/plastic prints found on various surfaces
- Photoshop enhancements of latent prints for improved clarity to be run through IAFIS or the ULW
- Supplemental report writing on various law enforcement latent print and/or processing request cases
Education
M.S - Forensic Science, Investigation
National University
San Diego, CA04.2022
B.S - Forensic Science, Biology
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA07.2019
Languages
English Native, Farsi Conversational
Training
- Aug 2011 - June 2012 Forensic Science Program Gordon Sanford - Mission Valley Regional Occupational Program - Fremont, CA
- Aug 2012 - June 2013 Forensic Science Program II Jay Crawford - Mission Valley Regional Occupational Program - Fremont, CA
- Aug 2 - 8, 2015 100th International Association for Identification's Educational Conference Sacramento Convention Center - Sacramento, CA W66 - Friction Ridge Sufficiency: The Threshold? April 15-19, 2019 103rd International Association for Identification's California State Division (CSDIAI) Annual Training Seminar Hyatt Regency SFO - Burlingame, CA “Smart” Prints - Allowing Latents to Tell the Story Rating the Complexity of Fingerprint Comparisons
- Sept 12 - 13, 2019 ISO-IEC 17020 and Audit Preparation for Forensic Agencies Training Course Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office - Santa Clara, CA
- Jan 4 - 14, 2022 Fingerprint Pattern Recognition and Friction Ridge Comparison Course California Criminalistics Institute - (Remote)
- Jan 11, 2022 2022 CSI Training: Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Santa Clara County District Attorney's Crime Lab - Santa Clara (Remote)
- February 7-18, 2022 Crime Scene Investigation (Field Evidence Technician) California State University, Long Beach Hosted at Sheraton Garden Grove - Anaheim South Hotel - Garden Grove, CA
- April 4-8, 2022 Introduction to the Science of Friction Ridge Examination Ron Smith & Associates - Carthage, NC
Timeline
Generative AI Analyst
NVIDIA
10.2024 - Current
Senior Lab Associate
Synthego
09.2022 - 09.2024
Forensic Criminalist (Latent Print Examiner)
Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office
11.2021 - 09.2022
Forensic Biology Intern
San Mateo County Sheriff's Office Forensic Laboratory
07.2020 - 09.2021
Latent Print Examiner
Nikoui and Associates LLC
05.2014 - 03.2020
M.S - Forensic Science, Investigation
National University
B.S - Forensic Science, Biology
San Jose State University
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