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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

•Performs moderate and high complexity clinical laboratory testing procedures in the areas of bacteriology, serology, immunology, parasitology, and mycobacteriology. •Headed the internship program, which included developing program objectives and training new hires• Monitors, calibrates and maintains devices according to manufacturer’s guidelines. Verifies correct instrument operations using established procedures and quality control checks. •Maintains proper records for quality control reports in compliance with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) •Analyzed and abstracted medical data to support 15 different research projects • Performed statistical analysis on data that had been obtained from Maricopa County data sources, then interpreted the results to provide graphical reports to be presented at meetings. • Created a community health needs assessment by analyzing and writing reports •Assisted in writing the grant proposal for additional funding for the clinic

Oakland, California, United States

Managed projects through various stages including conception and product release. Utilized strong technical writing skills to create engineering reports and protocols. Oversaw designing and developing testing during the Research phase, and Product Development. Collaborated with Quality Control to create various test protocols, work instructions and test method validation (TMV). Developed and updated company website using HTML

Tempe, Arizona

Participated in a clinical team, which assisted in the human subject, to fulfill program goals and timelines in accordance with the research project. Created and maintained geology history from various people throughout the Unites States, and some participants in Canada. Developed and updated tracking tools prepared the mailings to the investigation sites and assisted with specific projects per the needs of the team.

Tempe, Arizona

Optimized experimental protocols for extraction and sequencing while reducing the extraction time by 25%. Delegated and managed research assignments to research team and presented project data collected to supervisor. Created and Implemented Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for instrumental analysis.

Mesa, Arizona

Assisted students that were in the Life Sciences tutoring Center. Assisted in tutoring for all lower division biology and chemistry classes. Proposed new lesson plans to the department chair, teachers and teaching assistants for the Biology Department. Adjusted, Set-up, operated, and cleaned laboratory equipment and prepared buffers as well as cell culture media