Graduated from Iowa State University in 2019 with a bachelor's in Biology. After graduation I had contracted Lyme disease among other co-infections that had me bedridden for the past 5 years. I have since treated the Lyme and now finally feel comfortable moving into work again and hope to finally make it back to Med school.
Experience
State Farm
Apr 2019 – Dec 2019
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Insurance Producer/Sales
• Enhanced my cold calling skills to over 3,000 individuals by sharing the importance of insurance products to a variety of different audiences while understanding the needs of the customer.
• Successfully tracked metrics with ongoing communication with a team to achieve monthly goals.
• Implemented new marketing strategies to curate a more personal approach resulting in greater growth of sales.
University of Valencia Spain
Apr 2018 – Sep 2018
Valencia, Spain
Research Assistant
• Worked under Isabel Rodriguez and Dr. Manel Porcar at Darwin Bioprospecting facilities
• Successfully designed, performed, and presented an experiment built from previous published papers.
• Studied bioprospecting functions of Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria by enhancing the growth in vegetation.
• Utilized appropriate laboratory practices and several assay techniques to analyze the effects of the Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria.
• Analyzed collected data through bioinformatics to get statistically significant results.
• Presented final data to University of Valencia and Iowa State University faculty, staff, and students.
• Exposure to foreign lab routines, techniques, and expectations.
• Overcame a strong language barrier in a lab setting.