Justin E. Crouse

Justin E. Crouse 2634 Western Avenue Newburgh, ME 04444 Home: 234-4115

EDUCATION The Landing School of Boatbuilding and Design, Kennebunkport, ME Small Boats Course, 2006 University of Maine, Orono, ME Courses taken in Wood Science and Engineering Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT Bachelor of Arts in Biology, 1995 Instituto Internacional, Madrid, Spain (fall 1992 term) Studied Spanish language and history.

EXPERIENCE French and Webb, Inc., Belfast, ME (June 2006 to present) Boat Carpenter: Restoration of 3 classic 47’ racing yachts.

University of Maine Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center (AEWC), Orono, ME (June 2000 to Aug. 2005) Research Associate: Manufacture of FRP/glulam composite beams. Structural analysis of wood, composite, and plastic materials according to ASTM standards. Project proposal and planning. Quality management representative for ISO 17025 compliant testing laboratory. Operation of laser scanning confocal microscope.

North Shore Community College, Lynn, MA (Jan. 1998 to May 1999) Adjunct Professor: Taught 2 semesters of Biology 101 (and laboratory) to classes of 30 students.

Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA (September, 1995 to October, 1997). Research Technician: Used molecular biology techniques to search for a novel gene sequence in the kidney. Provided technical support and training in the use of research equipment, and was responsible for maintenance and repair. Taught experimental protocols to physicians in Harvard Medical School’s Pediatric Nephrology Fellows program. Managed daily operations in the laboratory of the Director of Nephrology Research. Ordered equipment and reagents to meet laboratory needs.

Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Salsbury Cove, ME (June, 1995 to August, 1995) Analytical Technician: Maintained and operated laboratory equipment. Managed radioisotope program (safety training, inventory, storage of waste). Purchased laboratory supplies.

Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT Laboratory Assistant: Helped with upkeep of molecular biology laboratory. Aided graduated students and faculty with research. Researcher: Learned and applied molecular biology techniques in a project aimed at discovering the DNA sequence of a protein in the flounder kidney. (unpaid) Instructor: Taught for one semester an introductory biology lab course of 15 students.

SKILLS  MS Excel, MS Word, MS Project, typing 40 wpm  Working knowledge of woodshop equipment (power saws, planer, chainsaw, jointer, drill press)  Working knowledge of warehouse lifting equipment (10 ton bridge crane, 5000 lb. forklift)  Knowledge of Instron mechanical testing software interface  Operation of Leica Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope (Configuration of software and data analysis)  Working experience with ISO 17025 and 9001 standards.  Molecular biology techniques (e.g., PCR, Southern blotting and radioactive hybridization, bacterial DNA transformation, restriction enzyme mapping)  Spanish proficiency

REFERENCES Stephen Shaler 581-2886 Associate Director of the AEWC [email protected] Vernon Darling 581-2160 Laboratory Operations Manager at AEWC [email protected] Bob Lindyberg 581-1465 Assistant Director for Boat Building & Composites [email protected]