Caylyn McNaul
Blacksburg
Summary
Chemical Lab Technician with 2.5 years of experience in chemical analysis and laboratory testing. Expertise in preparing and handling chemicals, adhering to safety protocols, and maintaining precise records. Proficient in liquid chromatography and other lab equipment, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Demonstrated ability to deliver reliable data and contribute to team success through effective communication and problem-solving skills.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Lab Technician
GlycoMIP User Facility at Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
06.2022 - Current
- Lead for laboratory safety and management.
- Primary lead for lab, and equipment training for students and external lab users.
- Ensured users followed the Virginia Tech Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) standards
- Maintained and repaired analytical lab equipment
- Established and supervised lab facility booking software for providing user access and tracking equipment usage.
- Authored and updated the facility SOP for instruments within the lab facility.
- Maintained lab journals that detailed experimental work performed in the facility
- Participated in the organization and execution of the GlycoMIP summer school training events and ACS events by preparing various materials, giving live demonstrations on instruments, and providing in-class lectures.
- Completed user sample analyses and delivered data reports to external and internal users
- Conducted daily laboratory maintenance, including cleaning and organizing.
- Assisted with research projects by gathering data and performing experiments.
- Operated various analytical instruments such as spectrophotometers and chromatographs to perform chemical analyses of samples.
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Roanoke College
06.2021 - 05.2022
- Collaborated with the University of Notre Dame's Distributive Pharmaceutical Laboratory and prepared a pilot program for data sharing and analysis
- Analyzed various pharmaceuticals using reversed phased HPLC, limited to falsified pharmaceuticals such as amoxicillin
- Worked in a high throughput laboratory with quick analysis of materials, processing upwards of 50 samples per day
- Filled out Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Charts
Student Assistant
Roanoke College
04.2019 - 05.2022
- Organized college events for alumni, students, and families
- Provided timelines, budgets, and logistics for campus events to college faculty and staff
- Edited special event speeches for accuracy
- Responsible for special guest introductions during campus events and ensuring events remained within the proscribed timeline
Education
Master of Science - Chemistry
Virginia Polytechnic And State University
Blacksburg, VA05-2026
B.S. - Chemistry
Roanoke College
Skills
- Gel-permeation chromatography analysis
- Mono and oligosaccharide analysis
- HPLC
- Structural analysis
- Solution binding affinity measurements
- Instrument and user tracking
- Microsoft Suite
- Troubleshooting instrumentation
- GC/MS
- MALDI-TOF
Presentations
- GlycoMIP Annual Meeting, 03/03-05/24
- ACS, 03/26-30/23, Accepted for SciMIX
- GlycoMIP Annual Meeting, 03/01-03/23
- ACS, 03/20-24/22
Instrumentation
- HPLC with fluroescent, UV, MALS, RI, and ELSD detection
- MALDI-TOF
- GC-MS
- MST
- SPR
- Rheometer
- FT-IR
- Dionex (HPAEC-PAD)
Timeline
Lab Technician
GlycoMIP User Facility at Virginia Tech
06.2022 - Current
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Roanoke College
06.2021 - 05.2022
Student Assistant
Roanoke College
04.2019 - 05.2022
Master of Science - Chemistry
Virginia Polytechnic And State University
B.S. - Chemistry
Roanoke College
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