Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Extracurriculars & Volunteering
Certificates & Awards
Timeline
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Rhyan McLean

Waterloo

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Instructor Assistant

Department of Biology, University of Waterloo
09.2023 - 12.2023
  • Composed new laboratory protocols and innovated existing ones
  • Mastered biological instruments, including Tissuescope, Blue Light Transilluminator, and centrifuge
  • Coached students on Piazza platform by providing support and explaining course concepts.
  • Assessed and provided feedback for student assignments and additionally created rubrics
  • Filled in as a teaching assistant in cell biology, microbiology, and anatomy labs

Antimicrobial Stewardship Support Student

Pharmacy Division, Kingston General Hospital
01.2023 - 04.2023
  • Organized, displayed and computed data in a professional and discernable matter
  • Drew conclusions and recognized patterns from sets of data
  • Performed literature research, sourced information, and assisted with research projects
  • Created, updated, and improved several projects using Microsoft Excel.

Pharmacy Assistant

Pharmasave #494(Retail) & Pharmasave #495 (Clinic Dispensary)
07.2020 - 08.2022
  • Maintained a high level of accuracy and attention to detail filling 100+ prescriptions per day
  • Facilitated communication between customers, doctors, nurse practitioners, and insurance companies effectively
  • Responsibly purchased and ordered pharmaceutical supplies and used pharmacy software to enter and process prescriptions
  • Demonstrated excellent time management by filling prescriptions, answering 50+ calls, and serving 60+ customers a day.

Education

Candidate for Bachelor of Science - Honours Biochemistry

University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
09.2021

Skills

    Biology:

    Gel Electrophoresis, SDS-Page, Western Blot, CRISPR, DNA Extraction, Blast Analysis, R Studio

    Chemistry:

    NMR, HPLC, GC, UV-Vis, FTIR, IC, Gravimetric analysis

Extracurriculars & Volunteering

Real Research University of Waterloo, 02/2024-Present 

  • Assisting with 18S rRNA Tiled-Amplicon Sequencing Assay

iGEM University of Waterloo, 01/2024-Present

  • Lab and Design Team

Kappa Kappa Gamma Women's Organization, 01/2022- Present

  • Vice President Finance (Jan 2024-Present)
  • Risk Management Chair (Fall 2022 Term)
  • Secretary (Fall 2022 Term)

Certificates & Awards

  • 09/2023, Biology TA Workshop, University of Waterloo
  • 08/2023, Biosafety Training Course
  • 05/2023, Chemical Waste Training Course
  • 01/2023, Antimicrobial Stewardship in Primary Care Course: UW School of Pharmacy
  • 07/2022, Naloxone Kit Training: UW Students Supporting Opioid Stewardship
  • 09/2021, WHMIS Certificate

Timeline

Instructor Assistant

Department of Biology, University of Waterloo
09.2023 - 12.2023

Antimicrobial Stewardship Support Student

Pharmacy Division, Kingston General Hospital
01.2023 - 04.2023

Pharmacy Assistant

Pharmasave #494(Retail) & Pharmasave #495 (Clinic Dispensary)
07.2020 - 08.2022

Candidate for Bachelor of Science - Honours Biochemistry

University of Waterloo
Rhyan McLean