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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).

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