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Nathan Carpenter

Indianapolis,IN

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Lab Assistant

Corteva Agriscience
02.2023 - Current
  • Learned how to work on HPLCs
  • Managed chemical sample handling, receiving, storage and inventory.
  • Assisted with support duties such as testing samples and taking inventory for clean out.
  • Safely prepared reagents, compounds and lab test solutions.
  • Demonstrated competence in Karl Fischer testing
  • Learned how to process data in Chromeleon
  • Further improved teamwork skills
  • Became more proficient in time management working on multiple important tasks per day
  • Helping to develop a Power BI page to visualize a work flow and how long work flows last
  • Became proficient in IR analysis
  • Learned new techniques to help further develop attention to detail while in a high pace lab setting

Research Planning Associate

Corteva Agriscience
04.2022 - 02.2023
  • Prioritized tasks to meet tight deadlines, pitching in to assist others with project duties.
  • Helped improve current system to add a training protocol for new hires
  • Assisted in creating uniform regulations within the department
  • Lead a large scale project in a new database to register products in multiple countries
  • Improved organizational skills to accommodate for urgent and business critical needs and requests

Plant Hygienist

Nice-Pak Products
04.2021 - 01.2022
  • Devised a new protocol to increase efficiency while cleaning
  • Developed new standards for the overall health of the facility
  • Cross-trained in most current microbiology methods to perform microbiology lab functions as needed
  • Increased overall organizational skills, and how to better prepare in a high stress environment
  • Wrote and finalized the Annual Report and changed standards based on statistical analysis.

QC Technician

Vivolac Cultures
04.2020 - 03.2021
  • Highly organized QC tech in an everchanging environment and ensured safety of products before going out
  • Developed team building skills
  • Further developed excel skills
  • Gained proficiency in reading and extrapolating data
  • Gained proficiency in media making in a lab setting
  • Further developed skills involved with dilutions, plating schemes, and media usage.

QA Tester

Craftmark Bakery
06.2019 - 04.2020
  • Developed quality excel skills
  • Developed stronger team working skill
  • Entrusted with projects to improve efficiency
  • Made data collection smoother by integrating new techniques for product safety
  • Responsible for making sure others are following GMPs
  • Ensured product quality by remaining diligent with highly detailed records of products

Student Lab Worker

Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis
05.2018 - 05.2019
  • Knowledgeable in specifics of materials used in experiments
  • Efficient at optimizing timings with multiple threads of information
  • Began to learn microbiology methods for plating and identification
  • Became proficient in PCR and Gel electrophoresis techniques.

Education

B.S - Biology

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
05.2019

Skills

  • Excel
  • PCR (2 years)
  • Strong Communication Skills
  • Laboratory Experience (4 years)
  • Lab Testing and Reporting
  • GLP
  • GMP
  • IR
  • Karl Fischer
  • HPLC
  • Data Analysis

Timeline

Lab Assistant

Corteva Agriscience
02.2023 - Current

Research Planning Associate

Corteva Agriscience
04.2022 - 02.2023

Plant Hygienist

Nice-Pak Products
04.2021 - 01.2022

QC Technician

Vivolac Cultures
04.2020 - 03.2021

QA Tester

Craftmark Bakery
06.2019 - 04.2020

Student Lab Worker

Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis
05.2018 - 05.2019

B.S - Biology

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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