The document outlines the skills, education, and professional experience of Allison K. Newman. She has a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Cornell College and experience in various lab techniques including UV/VIS, titrations, chromatography, and operating analytical instruments such as HPLC, GC/MS, and CE. Her professional experience includes roles as a research technician supporting product development and analytical work at Leprino Foods, conducting fermentation experiments and molecular biology techniques at Gevo, and laboratory work testing materials at Johns Manville and dairy products at Meadow Gold Dairies.
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.