Spencer Legins
Laboratory Operator
Cookeville,TN
Summary
Committed Graduate Instructor providing educational support to undergraduate or graduate students. Knowledgeable collaborator accommodates students from diverse backgrounds. With knowledge in operating various laboratory and unit operations equipment and an eagerness to learn more. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Tennessee Technological University
08.2022 - 05.2024
- Facilitated academic success, offering personalized tutoring sessions for students struggling with course material.
- Informed and taught chemical engineering laboratory students for four semesters
- Demonstrated a high degree of time management by grading and running three semesters of labs.
- Effective in communication and scheduling by forming fifteen five person groups.
- Turned projects around in a reasonable and timely manner.
Summer Graduate Assistantship
Tennessee Technological University
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Developed official procedures for nine courses used in Chemical Engineering laboratories.
- Honed time management skills by performing three to five experiments that lasted two to four hours each.
- Appropriately labeled and disposed of hazardous waste produced during experimentations.
- Successfully overhauled the structure and content of eight chemical engineering laboratories.
Electrochemical Engineering Intern
Electroactive Technologies
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Demonstrated proper safety and use of biohazardous material.
- Diagnosed issues with Microbial Electrolysis Cells using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy.
- Able to effectively transfer knowledge learned to new employees.
- Presented weekly progress reports to management.
Education
Master of Science - Chemical Engineering
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN 05.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN 05.2001 -
Skills
- Excel
- MATLAB
- COMSOL
- 3D Slicing/Printing
- CAD
- Project Management
- Safety Compliance
- Work Scheduling
- Chemical Safety
Timeline
Summer Graduate Assistantship
Tennessee Technological University
05.2023 - 08.2023
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Tennessee Technological University
08.2022 - 05.2024
Electrochemical Engineering Intern
Electroactive Technologies
05.2022 - 08.2022
Master of Science - Chemical Engineering
Tennessee Technological University
05.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Tennessee Technological University
05.2001 -