About me

I'm Liang Xie and I grew up in Liling, a county-level city in eastern part of Hunan province in China. I got trained and had worked in plant molecular biology field for about 7 years. I had worked and lived in Beijing, Urbana, Suzhou, Guangzhou, Salt Lake City, Boston, Seattle and Federal Way. Now I am working as a sales associate at a hardware store at New York City.

I can construct genomic library with very complicated chromosome structure and make very complex synthetic DNA constructs for genetic engineering purpose. I enjoy working with my hands and like to solve technical problems. I like project euler which involves mathematical thinking and programming at your will. I used to turn my wrenches under the hood of my car and found it very entertaining.

Resume

Education

  1. University of Illinoist at Urbana-ChampaignAug 2009 - Dec 2011

    Master of Science in Bioinformatics

  2. Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of SciencesSep 2006 - Jul 2009

    Master of Science in Genetics

  3. Hunan Agricultural UniversitySep 2002 - Jun 2006

    Bachelor of Engineering in Bioengineering

Experience

  1. Sales AssociateNov 2025 - Present

    Nuthouse Hardware Store New York City, NY

    • Assisted customers with hardware supplies and key cutting

    • Provided products assistance through the phone and helped with inventory updates

  2. Immigration Legal Assistant Jun 2023 - Aug 2025

    Freelancer Federal Way, WA

    • Researched relevant statues and regulations from immigration authorities

    • Prepared clear, well-supported and organized written submissions on behalf of a client

    • Drafted pre-hearing briefs, briefs, motions, appeals and other filings for a client in removal proceedings

    • Analyzed the facts and legal issues in individual cases

  3. Manfacturing AssociateSep 2023 - Feb 2024

    C&W Machine Shop Tacoma, WA

    • Operated lathe, mill, drill press, band saw and power drill to turn, punch, tap, cut or debur metal parts with tight tolerance

    • Assembled hundreds of door latches for oven; handled CNS machine in manufactuing

  4. Maintenance WorkerOct 2022 - Sep 2023

    CCS Facility Services Federal Way, WA

    • Assisted with hardware installation, wall patching, interior wall painting, hardware fixing and graffiti removal

  5. DriverMay 2019 - Jun 2022

    Thunderbird Driving Service Tacoma, WA

    • Provided transporting service to disabled customers

    • handled with basic car maintenance, such as oil change, drive belt replacement, tire inspection, replacing air filters, check engine light diagnostics

  6. City Letter CarrierJan 2019 - Apr 2019

    SeaTac, United States Postal Service Seattle, WA

    • Assisted with letter delivery

  7. Warehouse AssociateMar 2018 - Dec 2018

    Amazon Logistics Seattle, WA

    • Worked on packages sortation according to designated routes and provided support for dispatching

  8. Cook and Kitchen HelperDec 2016 - Apr 2017

    Eva's Bakery Salt Lake City, UT

    • Assisted with cutting, slicing and cooking

    • Cleaned and sanitized dishes, pots, pans, trays and utensils following proper procedures in a fast-paced environment

  9. Research AnalystJun 2015 - Nov 2016

    Freelancer Salt Lake City, UT

    • Constributed to prior arts search and analyzed sequence data from a pending patent application

    • Drafted and provided an analysis report of a patent application for USPTO(United States Patent and Trademark Office)

  10. Bioinformatics EngineerJan 2015 - Apr 2015

    RiboBio Guangzhou, China

    • Programmed in R for biological data curation

  11. Bioinformatics EngineerSep 2014 - Dec 2014

    Genowise Suzhou, China

    • Assisted with data curation for human genetic markers

    • Contributed to gene panel design for product development

  12. Academic StaffApr 2012 - Jul 2014

    Institute of Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL

    • Identified two stem-specific promoters through RNA-Seq data mining and qRT-PCR expression analysis

    • Invented a method of boosting photosynthetic rates by 15%-20% in transgenic C4 plants

    • Constructed 28 plasmids for transgenic testing in sorghum and/or sugarcane

  13. Reseach AssistantAug 2009 - Jan 2012

    Energy for Biosciences Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL

    • Constructed and maintained a fosmid library covering 2x size of Miscanthus x giganteus genomic DNA

    • Cloned ppdk integenic sequences and designed two CAPS marker for genetic mapping

  14. Reseach AssistantAug 2007 - Jul 2009

    Institue of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China

    • Expressed and purified one membrane-related TaRLK-R3 peptide and accomplished fragments analysis using relevant species of Triticum aestivum

  Certification

  • SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9
  • SAS Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS 9

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