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• Designed and led the execution of manufacturing tolerance studies to set QC physical property specifications.• Designed/authored CLSI-compliant stability study designs/protocols for critical assay reagents.• Created analytical QC instrument calibration and measurement methods tailored to specific reagents.• Continued supporting on-time manufacturing and delivery of monthly R&D reagent requests.• Assisted with executing bead mix QC processes on common analytical QC equipment.• Helped draft several Reagent Completion Forms, Manufacturing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)/Manufacturing Batch Records (MBRs), and other critical documentation for several reagents.

• Led the organization and manufacturing of monthly R&D reagents.• Project managed large cross-functional effort to release ~200 Material Specification Sheets (MSSs) on a tight timeline.• Served as 1 of 4 selected panelists for GRAIL's first career week, addressing ~150 attendees.• Developed and transferred ~20 MultiFlo Liquid Handling Control (LHC) methods for production.• Identified manufacturing specification discrepancies, and spearheaded the effort to reset them.• Created Manufacturing Batch Records (MBRs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), & Process Flowcharts with identified Critical Process Parameters (CPPs).• Designed and Conducted Feasibility and Confirmation studies, reporting significant findings in development reports.• Generated and analyzed study data using JMP/R, and presented results to small and large teams.• Assisted in external tech transfer projects, for both documentation and manufacturing.• Collaborated with suppliers to resolve material/process issues.• Drafted Material Spec Sheets (MSS), Request for Proposal (RFPs), and Bill of Materials (BoM).

Menlo Park, California, United States

• Created maintenance forms for new instruments, trained and maintained all the following laboratory equipment: Hamilton STARs, Fragment Analyzers, Eppendorf/Sorvall centrifuges, Thermal Cyclers, NanoDrops, Covaris• Formulated and tested physical properties of various buffers for PE QC studies• Trained operators to use pH/conductivity meter and refractometer for physical property testing.• Basic experience writing scripts using LHC software for ongoing MultiFlo dispensing protocol development• Led a study in coordination with the Process Engineering team, and created/tested different buffer solutions for external manufacturing troubleshooting• Led an experiment to understand the impact of the new size range shift of new Fragment Analyzer reagents on assay processes

• Oversaw club logistics (run club meetings, delegate tasks, member training)• Raised over $1000 to help aid victims of the recent Beirut explosion• Collaborated with organization like Doctors Without Borders to showcase films and raise awareness about current conflict in Lebanon to boost fundraising efforts

Irvine, California, United States

• Provided supplemental instruction for students • Promoted learning through peer collaboration and group activities• Created supplemental materials/resources used to review difficult concepts while encouraging active student learning

Irvine, California, United States

• Synthesized short peptide oligomers for further analysis of peptide interaction in neurotoxicity• Basic experience with Fmoc-based solid-phase peptide synthesis• Basic knowledge and experience with NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry equipment

Irvine, California, United States

Irvine, California, United States

• Assisted in teaching general chemistry discussion sections• Facilitated peer collaboration and groupwork/discussions

San Jose, Ca

• Prepared practice worksheets and other visuals for 7th grade English Literature courses • Assigned and reviewed homework to better aid in teaching material effectively and efficiently