Ramia Al Bakain

General Info

The Top Three Things I Would Like to Learn or Experience During my Mentorship

1. Gain deep experience in tech industry work
2. Expand my international network in the academic and the industrial sectors
3. Develop my entrepreneurship skills, work with established leaders to learn how establish and grow a sucessful business

Ideal Company Type

I am looking for an industrial company to help me in obtaining experience in the bioanalytical sector (i.e. cosmetic and/or medical plants analysis + QA and QC), green tech or the water-energy-food nexus. My ideal company would expose me to new skills in managing teams, developing business plans, establishing public/private partnerships and experience in how to develop and grow a successful company in general.

Additional Technical Skills

Chemoface; analysis of environmental samples (water, air, soil), and biological samples (drugs); analysis of medicinal plants (ex. cannabis , parsley and many other herbals); liquid chromatography LC, LCxLC- UV, LCxLC-MS, MS; supercritical fluid chromatography SFC; gas chromatography GC, GC-FID, GC-MS, TD-GCMS; statistical analysis using Matlab and Chemoface; sample extraction techniques; languages skills; common operating systems; software proficiency; technical writing; project management and data analysis

What are three adjectives that best describe you in the work place?

1. Ambitious
2. Patient
3. Hard-worker

What impact will your mentorship have on your career and professional path?

Being mentored and work with a well-known company in USA will open many opportunities to me, such as: 1) new job opportunities a potential sabbatical, 2) it will open doors for new collaborations and exchange where my team members and students can have training at the company if possible, 3) I will learn new skills from my mentorship which will add value to my CV and provide me with new potential fund raising, project and collaboration opportunities.

After participating in the TechWomen program, how will you leverage your mentorship experience to make an impact in your home country?

I will share my experience on the social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc..) to encourage and motivate others in my home community. I will present about my experience during the TechWomen program to my team (Master, PhD and Post-Doc students and Research Assistants), in addition to the faculty and staff members during the monthly meetings at my faculty. I will share my experience at any opportunity may raised up at my home country.

Work History

Years of Full-time Work Experience

8

Primary Professional Focus

• Bio or medical technology
• Educational technology
• Scientist and researcher

Education History

Highest Level of Education Completed

Ph.D