Valeria Bautista Moreno

• Coordinated and supported the daily activities for all scientific teams (30 people); including housekeeping functions such as recycling activities, hazardous waste segregation/ disposal, and sterilization of laboratory supplies such as pipette tips, media bottles and flasks.
• Maintained facilities by coordinating with the building management/external services.
• Wrote SOP's for new maintenance/general lab activities.
• Lead the Occupational Health and Safety/fire safety and evacuation guide committees.
• Oversaw employee safety training, including WHMIS/First aid and UBC safety training courses.
• Took inventory, ordered and organized the receipt & storage of common use laboratory supplies.
• Collaborated with multiple vendors to negotiate pricing, place orders, and ensure timely delivery of supplies.
• Scheduled and performed routine basic maintenance/calibration of common use equipment (scales, pipettes, freezers, centrifuge, autoclave & dishwasher, laminar flow hood).
• Coordinated external visits/audits to make sure the Lab/equipment is working in compliance with the appropriate regulatory systems.
• Assisted scientific staff in diagnosing causes of equipment or material failures. Identifies possible solutions to problems.

• Stocked the R&D laboratory with clean sterile glassware by cycling dirty glassware through the dishwasher, autoclave, and drying oven.
• Monitored the inventory of general use media, and when required, prepared fresh media following standardized recipes.
• Performed routine laboratory housekeeping functions such as recycling activities, biological waste sterilization and disposal, sterilization of laboratory supplies such as pipette tips & plate spreaders, cleaning and organization of laboratory walk-in cooler.
• Scheduled and performs routine basic maintenance of over 30 common use equipment (scales, pipettes, freezers, centrifuge, autoclave & dishwasher, laminar flow hood).

• Gathered and assembled supplies, made and tested solutions required for 1st year biology labs
• Assisted Lab Facilitators as needed in their preparation duties for 2nd and 3rd year courses, including preparing kits, solutions and testing of labs
• Maintain and prepare living plant, animal and protist cultures.
• Prepare media, subculture and accurately cross Drosophila strains including identification and collection of virgins;
• Set up and maintain salt water and fresh water aquariums and maintain College greenhouses including plant propagation, watering and fertilizing,
• Maintain inventory of chemicals, prepares chemical solutions and prepares chemical waste for removal

• Consistently met or exceeded personal gym membership sales quotas
• Handled 40 + calls per shift to drive sales and address customer inquiries/concerns
• Provided accurate information about promotions, customer programs and products, helping drive high sales and costumer retention
• Cultivated positive relationships with participants by engaging in conversation before and after fitness classes
• Trained new sales associates on general operations including sales strategies, opening + closing and conducting customer transactions
• Assisted with administrative duties, such as, upgrades, downgrades, cancellations and freezes.
• Maintained cleanliness of group fitness room, mirrors, floor and fitness equipment

Checked accuracy on 50+ work orders logged in daily for analysis, including clients contacts, account number, sample IDs, dates, job reference numbers, PO and type of analysis

• Assisted 3 account managers with invoices, charges, account creation and other clerical duties
• Had general knowledge about soil, water, tissue, air and microbiology analysis offered by the lab, as well as the the different containers required, preservation specifics, hold and expiry times
• Confirmed TAT times with the lab to ensure timely results
• Assisted in sample reception, layout, login as required
• Daily use of Excel, Word, LIMS, Outlook and Seedpak

Manually and/or mechanically homogenized ~25-150 animal and plant tissue samples daily for either ICP+MS,HRMS trace metals, lipids or methyl mercury analysis

• Tested for Moisture content in tissue samples by weight difference
• Conducted various raw water testing including turbidity (NTU) using HACH 2100,true/apparent colour and colourUV via spectrometry, fluoride ions in water (ISE), and oxidation-reduction potential (mV)
• Prepared food samples for speciated Arsenic testing via enzymatic digestion(lipase, amylase,protease)
• General lab housekeeping (including daily pipette calibration, oven and freezer temperature check)