Jr Scientist at Alcon (contracted with ProUnlimited)

1. JOSHUA BURGE
817-575-7680 | burge.joshua93@gmail.com
OVERVIEW
Biochemistry graduate from the University of North Texas, seeking to further professional experiencein a
biochemical or biomedical career. Experienced with various chemical and biological quantification methods,
investigational methods, experimental design, project management, and statistical analysis.
EDUCATION
BS Biochemistry
University of North Texas
5/2019
 Major:Biochemistry
 Minor: Biology
 Related course work: Experimental design, titrimetric and spectrometric analysis, data analytics,
genomic study, proteomic study.
EXPERIENCE
Junior Scientist
Alcon (contracted with ProUnlimited)
5/2019 –
Current
 Analytical Chemistin DeviceAnalytics of Research and Development.
 Measured the oxygen permeability of contactlenses usingMocon OxTran 2/21.
 Supported final testingfor productrelease of contactlens.
 Supported stability testingof contact lenses.
 Performed laboratory investigationsfor non-conformingresults.
 Proficientwith Good Documentation Practices and Good Laboratory Practices.
 Proficientwith MiniTab.
Technician Assistant
Dynamic Mechanical Solutions
5/2018 –
1/2019
 Provided support for Field Technicians on commercial HVAC jobs.
 Acted as liaison on construction sites,overseeingoutsourced construction crews
providing construction/maintenanceupdates to the customer.
 Managed website design project for DMS. Designed general website outline.
Coordinated implementation and design of website with web designer.

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Owner/Operator
4B Construction LLC
3/2017 –
5/2017
 Designed fence per customer’s budgetary specificationsfor 8-acreplotof land.
 Hired and managed construction crew, operatingwithin budgetary and time
constraints.
 Maintained open communication with customer, providingexpense and timeline
updates.
 Heavy machinery operation.
 Crew training and accidentprevention.
OfficeAssistant
FleetScreen
6/2014 –
9/2017
 Accounts Payable,recoveringoutstandinginvoices.
 Recovered over $800,000 duringthe 2016 financial year.
 Corrected accountinconsistencies between QuickBooks and DrugPak, updated client
accountinformation,and coordinated clientstatus between Accounting and Screen
Results departments.
PrivateTutor
8/2011 –
12/2016
 Tutored High School and College students in Math, Chemistry, Biology,and Physics.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Experimental Design
 Genomic study proposal of C. elegans gene ugt-12.
o Phenotyping gene ugt-12.
o Experimentally determine expression locations.
o Experimentally determine expression levels with respect to developmental stage.
 Developing protocols for undergraduate Cell Biology lab.
o Designed cost-effective and time-sensitiveprotocol to quantify protein content derived from two
samples.
 Performed fatty acid characterization of oliveoil varietals.
o Determined fatty acid profiles of oliveoil varietalsto determine if specific fatty acid
concentrations pertain to origin of growth for fingerprintingand authenticity.
Project Management
 Designed and managed commercial fencing construction project.Responsibilities included employee
hiring,assetacquisition,and providingthecustomer with projectupdates.
 Primary analystfor oxygen permeability testingon DT1 product release.Prevented backorders with
timely and accuratedata. Projectcompleted ahead of schedule.
Communication and Leadership
 Coordinated fencing project with vineyard owner, regularly providingprojectupdates and material
costs.
 Coordinated DT1 project timelines with senior R&D management.
 Project supervisor and pointof contact at construction sites for Dynamic Mechanical Solutions (DMS).
 Presented fatty acid fingerprintingfindings fromoliveoil analysis atthe 2016 American Chemical
Society conference at TCU.

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ADDITIONAL SKILLS
 Gas chromatography
 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
 Mass Spectrometry
 Mocon Ox-Tran 2/21
 Project Management
 Technical Writing
 Investigational Methods
 Good Laboratory Practices
 Good Documentation Practices
 Statistical Analysis Techniques
 QuantitativeAnalysis Techniques
 Experimental Design
 MicrosoftWord
 Excel
 Minitab
 MicrosoftPowerPoint
 MicrosoftOffice
 PolymeraseChain Reaction
 Primer Design
 2D-DIGE
 PDQuest
 Northern Blot
 Southern Blot
 Spectrophotometry
 Leadership
 Communication
 Time management