Karl Brylow is a recent graduate of Carlmont High School who is now attending Rochester Institute of Technology. He has a cumulative GPA of 3.3 and worked as a courtesy clerk at Safeway. Karl has extensive lab skills experience including operating various equipment like micropipettes, balances, and spectrophotometers. He has also participated in volunteer activities such as 4-H and was a lifeguard.

1. Karl Brylow
Cell: (650) 454 4880
Email: karlbrylow@gmail.com
Education
Carlmont High School, Belmont 94002, CA
Graduated: June 2016
Attending: Rochester Institute of Technology, ​1 Lomb Memorial Dr, Rochester, NY
14623
Coursework (college prep)
● 5 years math, current: Statistics and AP Calculus AB
● 4 years science, courses include Chemistry and Biotechnology I-IV
● AP coursework in European History, US History, and Comparative Governments
● Cumulative Weighted GPA: approximately 3.3
● GPA >3.5 all sophomore, junior year and senior year.
Work Experience
● Safeway ​(February 2016 – August 2016)​ – Courtesy Clerk; bag customer’s
groceries, sweep the floor, return carts, and help customers out when needed.
Lab Skills
● Can use micropipette and pipette
pump with accuracy
● Able to calibrate micropipettes
● Perform measurements on
tabletop and analytical balances
● Collect data from a
spectrophotometer
● Setup and calibrate a
spectrophotometer
● Perform experiments in both flow
hoods and fume hoods
● Competent in preparing various
buffers, solutions and medias
● Can operate an autoclave
● Successfully run both vertical and
horizontal gels
● Can transform E.coli with an
external gene
● Can perform a Chi-squared
analysis
● Understand how to do column ion
chromatography
● Extract DNA and proteins from
both prokaryotic and eukaryotic
(both animal and plant)
● Write and perform self-designed
experiment
● Propagate plants through asexual
propagation, and direct human
intervention
● Execute an indirect ELISA test
● Help maintain an orderly, sanitary,
and well-run lab
● Analyze results from a lab and
compose paper about the lab
● Solve: mass volume, percent
mass volume, molarity, dilution,
and serial dilution equations
● Maintain an orderly and legal
scientific notebook

2. ● Use Sterile Technique - LB Agar
and LB Broth culture
● Conduct PCR
Volunteer Experience / Achievements
● Belmont 4-H ​(2007 – present)​ - I helped lead the jam-making project for the past
two years and participated in various 4-H volunteer activities such as
tree-planting.
● Staff at 4-H Leadership Conference
o First Year: ​(May 2014 – January 2015)​ - For the 2015 conference, I
designed programs and decorations before the conference and at the
conference I helped out with various activities as needed and received the
Most Helpful Staff Award.
o Second Year: ​(May 2015 – January 2016)​ - For the 2016 conference I had
to write and present a workshop on public speaking. Nominated for Most
Helpful Staff Award.
● Certified lifeguard with CPR and first aid skills.
Interests / Activities
● Biotechnology ​(August 2015 – June 2016)​ – At teacher’s request, Clerk/Assistant
for Biotech I, II.
References
Dan Raffa
Biotechnology teacher at Carlmont High
School
draffa@seq.org
415-305-3453
Rasheda Woodard
Front End Manager at Safeway store
0668
rashedamw@yahoo.com
650.921.0900