Melissa Bucio
Santa Ana
Summary
Retail associate with over five years of experience promoting in-store efficiency and skilled in processing and replenishing merchandise and inventory management. A developed leader who is passionate for creating strategic plans for success and advancement in my career. Exercises and applies developed skills to projects that display growth and creativity.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Lab Assistant
Alkemist Labs
02.2025 - 12.2025
- Receive incoming samples for testing and enter all pertinent information into the Laboratory Information Maintenance System (LIMs).
- Review information for completeness and release samples ready for testing to the laboratory.
- Receive laboratory consumables, chemicals, and standards.
- Maintain good laboratory housekeeping practices, clean testing equipment and work areas.
- Clean glassware and maintain the lab.
- Dispose of chemical waste in compliance with safety rules using proper protective equipment at all times.
- Execute and organize departmental purchasing of consumables and chemicals, and perform routine expiration checks.
- Prepare solutions and mobile phases to support laboratory testing.
- Maintain testing samples storage and disposal.
- Execute assigned projects and activities in compliance with SOPs, GLP, cGMP, and FDA & DEA regulations and guidelines.
Personal Shopper
Walmart
Orange
09.2022 - 02.2025
- Pick online orders within a time frame ready for pickup or delivery.
- Handle food and chemical items correctly.
- Completed computer-based learnings for training.
- Communicate with customers and resolving any of the issues with their orders.
- Maintain cleanliness of the space where orders are placed and stored.
- Work as a team with other associates to communicate and assist each other to maintain an adequate first time pick rate.
Sales Associate
Journeys Irvine Spectrum
Irvine
05.2022 - 08.2023
- Welcomed in every customer that walked into the door.
- Understand how to use the cash register and how to complete different transactions and returns.
- Became familiar with the back room and merchandise to find shoes quickly for the customer.
- Displayed different styles and varieties to customers and add-ons that could possibly interest the customer and close a sale.
- Shoes in a neat manner when allowing the customer to try on shoes and close a sale.
- Kept the store organized and appealing by setting up my inferred ideas to increase sales
Lifeguard
Knott’s Soak City
Buena Park
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Work the parks slides by explaining to our guests the rules and proper ways to go down the slides.
- Each lifeguard stood watch until another lifeguard rotated their position.
- Completed the required medical training such as CPR and how to use the defibrillator.
- Completed the required training of how the park and slides are operated.
- Ensured the safety of our guests by never taking our eyes off of the water to prevent accidental drownings.
- Communicated with other lifeguards and leads to prevent injury on slides and in the park.
Education
Bachelors - Arts of Chemistry
California State University of Long Beach
Long Beach, CaliforniaAssociates Degree - Science of Chemistry
Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, CaliforniaSkills
- Customer service experience
- Effective and active listener
- Other spoken languages include Spanish and Portuguese
- Skilled collaborator
- Effective cross communicator
- Rapid and adaptive to any given work environment
References
- Eric Marinez, Ph.D, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, HSCI-370, Long Beach, California, 90840-9507, (562)- 985-7773, eric.marinez@csulb.edu
- Josh Feng, Ph.D, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, California, 90840-9507, josh.feng@csulb.edu
- Marjan Mohammadi, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, California, 90840-9507, Marjan.mohammadi@csulb.edu
Research
- Research Assistant, Professor Eric Marinez, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California, 01/01/23, 05/01/23, Acid catalyzed condensation reactions of 2-formyl benzoic acid and its methyl ester, Engaged in multistep synthesis, purification, and spectroscopic analysis of intermediates
- Research Assistant, Professor Eric Marinez, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California, 01/01/24, 05/01/24, Acid catalyzed condensation reactions of 2-formyl benzoic acid derivatives, Engaged in multistep synthesis, purification, and spectroscopic analysis of intermediates
Timeline
Lab Assistant
Alkemist Labs
02.2025 - 12.2025
Personal Shopper
Walmart
09.2022 - 02.2025
Sales Associate
Journeys Irvine Spectrum
05.2022 - 08.2023
Lifeguard
Knott’s Soak City
06.2021 - 08.2021
Bachelors - Arts of Chemistry
California State University of Long Beach
Associates Degree - Science of Chemistry
Orange Coast College