Research Staff Cover Letter

Please consider me for the research staff opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for technical leadership to continually improve the security posture of TiVo cloud infrastructure and service.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Experience with flow cytometry and/or immunology-related techniques
• Experience with techniques such as cloning, Western blotting and qPCR
• Experience with ImageJ, GraphPad PRISM, FlowJo, and Endnote (or equivalent) software
• Knowledge of motor subcomponents such as steel, magnets, wire, insulation and the supply base
• Knowledge of different motor technologies, IPM, IM, Axial Flux and SRM
• Familiarity with automotive product development process and product management
• Being able to perform mouse laparotomy, survival surgery, implanting tumors for experimental metastasis
• Experience in measurement of tumor growth in animal models using calipers and IVIS imaging, production of single cell suspension of TILs from tumor bearing mouse to learn phenotype of TILS, preparing cells for FACS analysis of TILs, and preparing cells for single cell RNA seq analysis & DNA microarray

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the research staff position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for guidance and best practices on how to design DB Schemas for Cloud Scale.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Bioinformatics experience acquired through school
• Working molecular biology knowledge (cloning, qPCR, microscopic imaging, flow cytometry)
• Familiarity with electronic tools (Office suite, Adobe suite, statistical packages, data sharing platforms)
• Verbal and written communication skills as demonstrated by publications and presentations
• Eagerness to learn new techniques and test new hyptheses
• Experience with microscopic imaging and field analysis
• Gene manipulation and validation experience (RNAi or CRISPR)
• Coursework or exposure to histology (rodent perfusion, sectioning with cryostat, antibody-based immunostaining, other histological stains, mounting, microscopy and analysis)

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the research staff position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for actionable insights to IT leaders on how to utilize DevOps technologies to manage, and optimize their increasingly complex hybrid cloud environments.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Advanced knowledge of multigrid methods and numerical mathematics
• Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills necessary to interact with a multidisciplinary team in a clear and concise manner, author technical and scientific reports and papers, and deliver technical presentations
• Experience using MPI and OpenMP
• Experience with gel/blot imaging and microscopic imaging techniques for both fluorescence and bright field applications and with digital histology image software assisted image processing and analysis
• Experience with the operation of a personal computer and software applications, such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access), Photoshop, Acrobat
• Experience in ordering, maintaining, trouble-shooting, and calibrating general laboratory equipment
• Organizational skills to order and maintain lab reagents and supplies, and keep accurate lab records and computer files
• Excellent written and oral communication skills (peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, proposal writing)

I would like to submit my application for the research staff opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

Previously, I was responsible for technical leadership to drive the continued adoption of DevOps and cloud enterprise solutions.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Experience with optical system design tools
• Knowledge in using balance, processor, embedder, microtome, cryostat and light and epifluorescence microscopes
• Knowledge in basic math for maintaining ledgers, income and expenditures reports
• Theoretical knowledge of biology, microbiology, or related field typically acquired through formal education at the collegiate level and/or comparable experience
• Demonstrated skill to work with animals, particularly mice, animal and human tissues
• Proven knowledge to care for and handle small lab animals (mice, rats, guinea pigs, and rabbits) and to administer medications and anesthesia to perform phlebotomy and minor surgical procedures on animals, euthanize small laboratory animals
• Familiarity with the writing of Animal Subjects protocols and with the surgical microscope and surgical procedures
• Demonstrated experience with assisting in grant writing, manuscript preparation, and familiarity with basic statistics

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the research staff position.

Previously, I was responsible for thought leadership for cloud developer technology and collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to streamline or improve adoption of AWS Cloud Platform.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Organizational and planning skills using computerized data bases for scheduling procedures, time management, data entry, graph preparation
• Skills to coordinate activities between units and investigators, and to consult with investigators regarding their research projects
• Skills to train staff, investigators, residents and students
• Experience working in, and management of, rodent barrier facilities
• Certification at the LAT level or higher
• Knowledge of rodent breeding schemes
• Familiarity with various methods of identification for laboratory rodents
• Knowledge of rodent microsurgery with basic entry level experience