‍‍Bianca‍McCollough511‍W.‍Loula‍St.‍/‍Olathe‍KS‍66061 | (913)‍481-0342 | biancablueeyes@gmail.com

EducationBACHELORS DEGREE IN BIOLOGY | 12/2005 | UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI – KANSAS CITY

MASTERS DEGREE IN FOOD SCIENCE | PENDING DEFENSE IN SPRING 2016 | KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

SkillsSensory‍Science ELISA Technical‍WritingHACCP Microscopy Public‍SpeakingShelf‍Life‍Stability‍Analysis Maintenance‍of‍Cell‍Cultures SOP‍DevelopmentGC/MS pH‍Testing LIMSLC/MS Aseptic‍Technique MS‍Office‍SuiteHPLC Media‍Formulation/Preparation Data‍AnalysisKarl‍Fisher Zone‍of‍Inhibition‍Testing Employee/Student‍Training‍SessionsTitrations Sample‍Collection Troubleshooting

ExperienceCHEMIST | CONTRACTOR AT SIGMA ALDRICH | 08/15-10/15

· Propagating‍cell‍lines

· Perform‍sterility/efficacy‍testing‍for‍release‍of‍raw‍goods‍per‍SOPs‍

· Performing‍tests‍such‍as‍osmolality,‍cell‍viability‍counting,‍pH‍of‍materials

· Maintained‍and‍calibrated‍laboratory‍equipment

· Special‍projects‍as‍assigned‍by‍supervisor

· Data‍Processing‍and‍interpretation

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR | AVILA UNIVERSITY | 01/15-05/15

· Lectured‍students‍about‍principals‍of‍science‍in‍the‍General‍Biology‍Lab

· Lectured‍students‍on‍fundamental‍principles/testing‍methods‍for‍the‍‍Microbiology‍Lab

· Developed‍and‍set‍up‍experiments‍to‍demonstrate‍educational‍principals

· Maintained‍laboratory‍facilities/equipment

· Data‍Processing‍and‍interpretation

· Test/quiz‍development‍to‍test‍knowledge‍and‍comprehension‍of‍scientific‍topics

MICROBIOLOGIST | WATERONE | 01/12-03/14

· QC‍of‍water‍samples‍using‍various‍microbiological‍technologies/techniques

· Training‍of‍staff‍on‍microbiological‍methods‍and‍interpretation

· Drafted‍the‍first‍Laboratory‍Safety‍Manual‍for‍Lab‍Services‍at‍WaterOne

· Media‍inoculation‍and‍maintenance‍of‍cellular‍cultures

· Formulated‍and‍verified‍monthly‍water‍reports

· Titrations

· Enzyme‍Linked‍Immunoassay‍work‍(ELISA)

· Developed‍and‍wrote‍SOPs‍(Standard‍Operating‍Procedures)‍for‍the‍laboratory

· Data‍Processing‍and‍interpretation

FOOD SCIENTIST | CONTRACTOR FOR MARS PETCARE | 04/11-07/11

· Analyzed‍data‍using‍NIR

· QC‍testing‍of‍raw‍materials

· Building‍of‍an‍NIR‍spectrum‍database‍for‍ingredients/finished‍products

· Calibrated‍and‍verified‍new‍NIRs‍for‍incorporation‍into‍other‍labs

CHEMIST | CONTRACTOR FOR BAYER CROP SCIENCE | 10/07-12/10

· Analyzed‍data‍using‍LC/MS,‍GC/MS‍and‍HPLC‍technologies

· Developed‍methods‍for‍the‍quantification‍for‍various‍compounds‍in‍complex‍matrices

· Media‍inoculation‍and‍maintenance‍of‍cellular‍cultures

· Formulated‍and‍verified‍reports‍to‍send‍out‍to‍internal/external‍clients

· Developed‍and‍wrote‍SOPs‍(Standard‍Operating‍Procedures)‍for‍the‍laboratory

· Data‍processing‍and‍interpretation

MICROBIOLOGIST | CONTRACTOR FOR INTERVET | 05/07-08/07

· ELISA‍Assays

· Maintained‍cellular‍stock‍cultures

· Media‍inoculation‍and‍maintenance‍of‍cellular‍cultures

· Created‍and‍maintained‍a‍library‍of‍viral‍stock‍samples‍used‍in‍testing

· Data‍processing‍and‍interpretation

SENSORY SCIENTIST | CONTRACTOR FOR KERRY SWEET INGREDIENTS | 01/07-04/07

· Coordinate‍and‍set‍up‍sensory‍panels

· Sensory‍analysis‍of‍food

· Defining‍deriving‍sensory‍traits‍of‍food‍products/inclusions/raw‍materials

· Data‍analysis‍and‍interpretation

MICROBIOLOGIST/CHEMIST | CONTRACTOR FOR DANISCO | 03/06-06/06

· Analyzed‍fuel‍samples‍via‍HPLC

· Media‍inoculation‍and‍maintenance‍of‍stock‍cultures‍

· Zone‍of‍inhibition‍testing‍for‍various‍food‍preservatives

· Shelf‍life‍testing

· Data‍processing‍and‍interpretation

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN | BOULEVARD BREWING COMPANY | 08/04-12/05

· Quality‍testing/control‍of‍raw/finished‍products

· Inoculation‍and‍diagnosis‍of‍bacterial‍cultures

· Preparation‍and‍formulation‍of‍media‍and‍chemical‍stock‍solutions

· Developed‍and‍wrote‍SOPs‍(Standard‍Operating‍Procedures)‍for‍the‍laboratory

· Data‍processing‍and‍interpretation

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