Jason Distefano MBA

Highlight of Skills

• More than 15 years of experience in laboratory management including financial budgeting, purchasing, and inventory control
• 13 years of teaching experience through undergraduate student laboratory instruction
• Superior performance and proven track record in teamwork, multi-tasking, and problem solving
• Enhanced customer service
• Excellent writing, computer, and preparation skills
• Exceptional in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, InfoPath, & Publisher) and Adobe Illustrator

Education

MBA, The University of Texas at Tyler, Texas, August 2014

B.S. Chemistry, The University of Texas at Tyler, Texas, May 2004; Minor concentration: Mathematics

Experience

August 2004 – Present

Laboratory Supervisor/Technical Services I, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas

Function as laboratory manager, responsible for departmental procurement, recruitment/selection of laboratory workers, safety training & development, maintaining instrumentation, chemical & physical inventories, and waste disposal for the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry.

• Work closely with department head to maintain budgets and reduce internal cost
• Responsible for departmental purchasing, procurement of orders, inventory control, laboratory management, and waste disposal
• Identify, recruit and supervise talented student employees to assist laboratory instructors 
• Coach PhD professors on laboratory procedures, utilization of advanced instrumentation, and proper safety methods
• Develop and handle employee evaluations and on-the-job training
• Instructional assistance in advance undergraduate laboratories
• Perform routine maintenance and repair advanced chemical instrumentation
• Serve as Departmental Safety Liaison and Laboratory Safety Coordinator

August 2006 – Present

Adjunct Lecturer , University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas                                                      

Function as laboratory teaching instructor for General Chemistry I & II, Organic Chemistry I & II, and Intro Chemistry I.

• Work closely with instructor-of-record to develop and teach undergraduate students the chemical theory, practices, and techniques required to be successful in a laboratory setting
• Develop and teach General Chemistry I & II, Organic Chemistry I & II, General Chemistry I Dual Credit, and Intro Chemistry I laboratories
• Develop new course content for General Chemistry and dual credit laboratories
• Develop new chemistry courses required for new degree track that focuses on the principles of fermentation, brewing, and winemaking.
• Prepare and coordinate undergraduate laboratory experiments
• Instructional assistance in advance undergraduate laboratories

May 2017 – Present

Joint Admission Medical Program (JAMP) Assistant, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas                                   

Assist JAMP Director with all duties related to program.  JAMP is a special program created to support economically disadvantaged Texas resident students pursing a medical education.

• Assist JAMP Director; collect and submit all student records required for student’s application
• Recruit eligible undergraduate students for admission to the program
• Support student applicants through the admission process
• Coach and prepare applicants for admission interviews

April 2001 – August 2004

Front of House Assistant/Certified Trainer, Olive Garden, Tyler, Texas                                                 

• Enhanced teamwork ability
• Improved multi-tasking skills
• Trained new employees

Spring 2004

Laboratory assistant/Teacher’s assistant, General Chemistry, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas                               

• Helped plan and lead undergraduate general chemistry laboratory courses
• Coordinated materials, prepared chemicals and assisted in writing professional chemical reports

Spring 2003

Laboratory assistant/Teacher’s assistant, Analytical Chemistry, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas                            

• Performed and assisted in advanced analytical techniques
• Operated sophisticated analytical equipment

Computer Skills

• Outstanding in MS Office Suite including experience with InfoPath, Access, and Publisher
• Skilled in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Acrobat Pro
• Proficient in video recording and editing through Camtasia
• Experience with Varian 400 MHz NMR and Cary series UV-Vis/Fluorescence spectrophotometers, Agilent/Hewlett Packard GC/MS systems, Thermo FTIR, Shimadzu UV-Vis & FTIR
• Proficient with Perkin-Elmer Atomic Absorption & HPLC
• Background in ChemDraw, ISIS Draw, and HyperChem
• Acquainted with American Chemical Society and Elservier publication databases

 Awards and Honors

• Regents’ Outstanding Employee Award, 2018
• UT Tyler Star Employee of the Month, May 2010
• Two time recipient of Welch Foundation scholarships, 2002-2004
• Dean’s List, Spring 2004
• President’s List, Fall 2003
• American Chemical Society Student Affiliate Chapter Historian, 2003-2004

Publications

 “Classical Trajectory Studies of Rotational Energy Transfer in Helium Metal Hydride Collisions,”  Jason DiStefano and Brian K. Taylor (in manuscript)

“Synthesis, Structure and Characterization of Novel Erbium(III) Dimer with Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane Dioxide, Ph2P(O)CH2CH2P(O)Ph2”

Sean Butler¹, Ladona Nall Cook¹, Jason DiStefano¹, Rodney P. Feazell², Randa Gates¹, John Brannon Gary¹, Jason A. Kautz¹, Kevin K. Klausmeyer², Monica Yarbourough¹, Ching Wah Wong¹, and Manuel Zancanella¹. Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas 76799 USA ²Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 76798 USA

“Synthesis, Structure and Characterization of Several Lanthanide(III) Complexes with Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane Dioxide, Ph2P(O)CH2CH2P(O)Ph2”  Sean Butler¹, Jason DiStefano¹, Rodney P. Feazell², Randa Gates¹, John Brannon Gary¹, Jason A. Kautz¹, Kevin K. Klausmeyer², Monica Yarbourough¹, Ching Wah Wong¹, and Manuel Zancanella¹.  ¹Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas 76799 USA  ²Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 76798 USA

Presentations

 “Rotational Energy Transfer in Superthermal Helium Metal Hydride Collisions: Tests of new ab inito Potential Surfaces,” Jason DiStefano, Randa Gates and Brian K. Taylor, presented at the 227th ACS National Meeting (Anaheim, CA, March 2004).

 “A comparison study of LiH and NaH,” Brian K. Taylor and Jason DiStefano, presented at the 227th ACS National Meeting (Anaheim, CA, March 2004).

“Classical Studies of the Rotational Excitation of Atom-Diatom Collisions.” Jason DiStefano and Brian K. Taylor, presented at the East Texas Regional Meeting of the ACS at Stephen F. Austin State University (November 2003).