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My CV

• Education:

  I went to school at Matthew Arnold school, then went to university at the University of Southampton.

• Qualifications:

  Type GCSE
  Subject or Course Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, English Literature, English Language, French, History, Religious Education, Music
  Awarding Body/Institution AQA and Edexcel
  Date Attained (DD/MM/YY) 01/07/12
  Qualification Result 4 A*, 6 A

  Type AS Level
  Subject or Course Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and French
  Awarding Body/Institution AQA and Edexcel
  Date Attained (DD/MM/YY) 01/07/13
  Qualification Result A, A, A, A

  Type A Level
  Subject or Course Biology, Chemistry and French
  Awarding Body/Institution AQA and Edexcel
  Date Attained (DD/MM/YY) 01/07/14
  Qualification Result A, A, A

  Degree – Bachelor’s
  Subject or Course: Marine Biology with Oceanography
  Awarding Body/Institution: University of Southampton
  Date Attained (DD/MM/YY) 01/07/18
  Qualification Result 2:1

• Work History:

  Job Title Catering Assistant
  Employer Name Welcome Break
  Employer Address Thame Rd, Aylesbury OX33 1LJ
  Main Duties Interacting with a variety of customers, providing them with high quality, fast and efficient service. Skills gained include training, communication, working as part of a fast-moving team, using tills accurately and maintaining high hygiene standards.

  Job Title Horticultural assistant
  Employer Name Brannfords Garden Makers
  Employer Address Ditchend Farm Cottages, 4, Oxford OX44 7QG
  Main Duties Gaining experience in the natural environment, using heavy machinery such as rotavators and scythes, liaising with suppliers and customers. Skills gained include plant identification, teamwork, and a good understanding of health and safety

  Job Title Patisserie Assistant
  Employer Name Patisserie Gatineau
  Employer Address 209 Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford, OX2 7HQ
  Main Duties – Experience in detailed intricate work, as many of the products were fragile and required exceptional presentation. Sole responsibility for closing the premises at the end of the day. Skills gained included cashing up, fulfilling complex orders and speaking in French with customers.

• Current Job:

  Job Title Mammalian Proteomics RA
  Employer Name MRC Harwell
  Employer Address Becquerel Ave, Didcot OX11 0RD
  Main Duties Providing research support services to various groups within MRC Harwell who are using mouse models to study various human diseases.Carrying out experiments using techniques such as Western blotting, immunoprecipitation, recombinant protein expression and purification, validation of custom antibodies, DNA cloning, cell transfection, sterile cell culture including splitting cells, reviving and preserving cell lines, protein production assays and processing samples for mass spectrometry.

  Ensuring that the lab is always kept clean and tidy and ordering reagents to ensure the lab is well stocked and using equipment such as hoods, gel tanks, power packs, centrifuges and heating blocks.
  – Liaising with technicians and engineers to service and maintain lab equipment.

  Providing advice and consultation to new students and researchers on proteins, and tutorials to visiting work experience students to help facilitate their understanding.

  Providing troubleshooting advice on all aspects of proteomics, and offering solutions using initiative and analytical problem solving skills

  Selected to be a building warden which required me to do a sweep of the area nearest to the lab when the fire alarm goes off.

  Keeping good records of work in a lab book and writing up experimental procedures, producing figures and analysis for publication.

  Public outreach and engagement events at local schools and career fairs.

  Responsible for the health and safety of any visitors to the lab including carrying out legionella risk reduction procedures, writing COSHH and risk assessments and working with hazardous chemicals