1. SKILLS
 Attention to detail
 Analyzing problems
 Working with data
 Prioritizing tasks
 Working in a group and individually
 Working creatively
Lab Techniques
 Experience in keeping lab
notebooks, lab reports, oral
presentations, and short reports
 Experience with UV/VIS,
titrations, column-chromatography,
and pH meters
 Experience making and running
gels, cell cultivation, plasma-
optical emission spectroscopy,
GC/MS, HPLC, CE-UV,CE-LIF,
HPAE-PAD
 Able to multi-task and process
numerous testing projects at the
same time
Computer
 Proficient typing skills
 MS-Word
 MS-Excel
 MS-PowerPoint
EDUCATION
Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA
-Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, minors
in Biology and Physics
-Graduated 2011
- Member of the women’s
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
(Cross Country = 1 year, Track &
Field = 3 years
Pomona High School, Arvada, CO
-Graduated 2007
-Top 5 percent
-Awarded several scholarships and
grants
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Leprino (Sr. Research Technician)
February 2015 – Current
 Supporting ongoing and new projects for the innovation team
including: bench-top, pilot plant, and scale-up trials.
 Performing analytical evaluation, data collection, and creating
short reports for future processes or product development.
 Sample preparation and analysis using HPAE-PAD, CE-LIF, CE-
UV, ELISA, colorimeter, viscometer, RVA, etc.
 Shelf-life studies, sensory evaluations, method validation and
calibration for analytes on CE and HPAE-PAD.
Gevo (Biocatalyst Technician / Research Associate I)
May 2013 – August 2014
 Conducting shake flask fermentations and culturing yeast,
including sampling and measuring OD600.
 Experience keeping a lab notebook and creating data sheets.
 Hands on experience with molecular techniques including:
genomic and plasmid DNA isolation & purification, single
colony isolation & purification, PCR, and gel electrophoresis.
 Experience with GC and fragment analyzers.
 Skilled in working with multiple tight and aggressive time
lines while maintaining aseptic technique.
 Processing requests from scientists, scheduling technicians to
carry out the experiments, ensuring efficient report delivery
after completion of experiment
Volt Workforce Solutions contract worker for
Johns Manville (Laboratory Technician)
August 2011 – August 2012
 Actively involved in performing precise tensile on roofing
materials, foams, and fiber glass.
 In charge of writing and modifying ASTM test methods.
 Hands on experience using Instron Tensile Testing machines,
Wabash Press, Clicker Presses, and TGA. Weather-o-meter
maintenance.
 Experience in an NVLAP and ISO 17025 certified lab.
 Skilled in working with tight and aggressive time lines.
 Experience working in multi-departmental action groups for
quick problem solving and testing development.
Meadow Gold Dairies (Laboratory Technician, QA)
June 2011 – August 2011
Allison K. Newman 11506 W Harlan St.
Westminster, CO 80020
(720) 987-5171
allisonkikue@gmail.com

2.  Conducting Babcock butterfat
tests.
 Plating for colis, yeasts, and
molds.
 Taste testing full code.
 Running the FTIR scan.
 Working at a fast pace with
multiple products at once.