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Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Supervises the dedicated Quality Control team within the laboratory by assigning tasks, mentoring, and assisting where needed. Serves as a resource for technical laboratory staff on requirements for documenting raw.
• Established team norms for the Quality Control Staff and procedures for addressing issues
• Continued to serve on UMB Radiation Safety Committee
• Overhauled the test and control article preparation SOPs to make system more accessible, easier to train, and easier to perform, reducing work time, paperwork, and errors

Baltimore, Maryland

• Supervised a team of up to ten laboratory technicians as they executed research on the effects of ionizing radiation on small and large animal physiology and the effectiveness of experimental drugs to improve clinical.
• Successfully managed two major research projects while responsible for personnel management, planning and implementation of operations, data review, reporting, and overall technical expertise
• Based on success of research projects, moved into role of Quality Control Supervisor in January 2018
• Implemented a quality control system to ensure proper documentation of raw data and capture potential deviations
• Based on success of quality control system, promoted to Program Director - Quality Assurance in September 2019
• Served on the UMB Radiation Safety Committee since December 2018

• Conducting research on the effects of ionizing radiation on mouse lung function and the effectiveness of experimental drugs to improve clinical outcomes. Collaborated on experimental design and implementation with.
• Developed SOPs for GLP studies
• Managed lab equipment maintenance and calibration
• Established equipment maintenance filing system
• Established and maintained experimental mouse colony
• Trained other technicians in techniques used in the lab

• Conducted research on the effects of ionizing radiation on mouse lung function and the effectiveness of experimental drugs to improve clinical outcomes. Collaborated on experimental design and implementation with.
• Established an animal model for radiation-induced erectile dysfunction
• Established and maintained experimental mouse and rat colonies
• Prepared the lab and equipment for the move from Duke to UMB in 2012
• Competed experiments running at Duke after the lab moved to UMB in 2012

• Conducted research investigating the role of the cytidine deaminase gene, APOBEC3, in controlling retroviral infections. Collaborated on experimental design and implementation with Principal Investigator. Managed daily.
• Established pure knockout transgenic mouse breeding colonies (single and double knockout)
• Implemented changes to improve organization of the lab mouse colony
• Trained new lab members in animal handling and other techniques used in the lab
• Improved organization in the lab mouse colony

Villanova, PA

Assisted lab professors in teaching and supervising student lab activities. Responsibilitiesincluded grading lab reports and write-ups, providing student feedback, and delivering lectures.Fostered student application of complex concepts. Classes taught: Animal Physiology,Microbiology, General Biology

Berwyn, PA

Science Aide at Conestoga High SchoolFacilitated instruction in science courses by preparing course materials, setting up materials andequipment for labs, and preparing exams for grading. Prepared unknown solutions and samplesfor student labs. Maintained inventory of chemicals and lab supplies.

West Chester, PA

Prepared and analyzed mouse tissues for specific proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease.Assisted in development of new methods for detection of candidate proteins in patient bloodsamples.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Master’S Degree, Biology, General

Bachelor’S Degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

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