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Maura Vizcaino Rivera

Quincy,MA

Summary

Highly driven and adaptable recent Bachelor's graduate in Biochemistry, bringing a strong expertise in animal husbandry, cell culture, and protein purification from experience at Be Biopharma and UMass Boston ARCF. With combined skills of customer engagement at ULTA Beauty.

seeking a research position in a biotechnology company to significantly contribute to the development of innovative treatments.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Beauty Advisor

ULTA Beauty
11.2021 - Current
  • Educated customers on proper product usage techniques, fostering confidence in their ability to replicate results at home.
  • Maintained an organized and visually appealing product display, resulting in increased customer interest and engagement.
  • Increased sales revenue by effectively upselling and cross-selling beauty items based on client needs.
  • Responsible for providing an exceptional experience for about 250 customers daily
  • Maintaining overall store cleanliness and completing tasks as assigned
  • Engaging each guest to determine their individual needs
  • Keeping fixtures fully stocked with merchandise
  • Operated the cash register, handling between $1,000-1500 daily
  • Developed an extensive knowledge of beauty products, including ingredients, benefits, and

Animal Care Technician

UMass Boston ARCF
03.2022 - 06.2023

Displayed skills in Animal Husbandry by inspecting the health, feeding, and tending to animals in both rodent and aquatic rooms (e.g. Rats, Mice, Salamanders, Frogs, Zebrafish and Axolotls)

- Updated laboratory information for all of the animal rooms daily

-Able to perform fish euthanasia via cold water

- Assesses and notifies animal researchers of the health of the animals in each room

-Demonstrates skills in cage washing by operating the cage wash machine and autoclave machine

-Sterilizes and prepares bottles, racks, and cages used to maintain a clean and safe living environment for the animals

-Trains incoming staff on the proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Husbandry techniques

Process Development Engineer Intern

Be BIopharma
06.2022 - 08.2022
  • Evaluated process engineering designs for accuracy and compliance with safety regulations.
  • Provided support in troubleshooting complex problems relating to process design or implementation.
  • Analyzed existing process engineering plans to identify areas of improvement. cell culture, centrifugation
  • Performed data analysis using various software tools such as Excel, Access,
  • Conducted experiments to assess the effectiveness of proposed process engineering solutions.
  • Creating SOPs for future posseses

Cashier

Doller Tree
08.2020 - 11.2021
  • Handle all sales transactions while operating the assigned cash register
  • Responsible for providing an exceptional experience for about 350 customers daily
  • Protected all company assets and maintain a high level of good customer service by providing a pleasant, cooperative attitude with customers and staff
  • Received merchandise, assisted with unloading trucks
  • Operated the cash register, handling between $1,500-2,000 daily.
  • Worked flexible schedule and extra shifts to meet business needs.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry

University of Massachusetts Boston
Boston, MA
08-2024

Skills

  • Microsoft : Word, Excel, Office,
  • Flexibility and Adaptability
  • Problem Solving/Analyzing
  • Customer Service
  • Team Collaboration
  • Products knowledge
  • PCR
  • Cell Culture: Mammalian cell lines
  • Sequence alignment
  • Gene expression analysis
  • Aseptic techniques
  • Microscopy
  • GFP Analysis

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Process Development Engineer Intern

Be BIopharma
06.2022 - 08.2022

Animal Care Technician

UMass Boston ARCF
03.2022 - 06.2023

Beauty Advisor

ULTA Beauty
11.2021 - Current

Cashier

Doller Tree
08.2020 - 11.2021

Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry

University of Massachusetts Boston
Maura Vizcaino Rivera