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•Develop and validate high throughput screening procedures for routine protein crystallization experiments in the volume range of 50-800nl.•Manage and run the high-throughput screening operation at 75,000 protein crystallization experiments per month.•Operate, troubleshoot and repair analytical and high throughput screening instrumentation, including: RockImager incubation and imaging system, Phoenix + Gryphon-LCP nano-drop liquid handler, Aquarius + Lissy liquid handler and HPLC.•Serve as lab safety officer. Conduct semi-annual safety presentation for the Institute of Biochemistry.•Guide and direct PhD-students and postdocs in developing HPLC methods for the analysis, identification and quantification of targeted protein.•Supervise and instruct one assistant in the high throughput protein crystallization-screening laboratory.

•Developed and validated new LC-MS, GC-MS and HPLC methods for the identification and quantification of a wide range of organic molecules in support of research activities.•Developed assays for cell based high throughput screening of enzyme activity in 96- and 384-well micro titer plates.•Managed high-throughput screening operation at 20,000-100,000 samples per week.•Developed HPLC methods for the analysis, identification and quantification of targeted proteins.•Programmed the Access database. Extensive experience in Excel-VBA programming.•Supervised and instructed a team of seven chemists in a central analytical laboratory that was responsible for the analysis of over 5,000 samples per week from 80 researchers.•Installed, operated, troubleshot and repaired analytical and high throughput screening instrumentation, including: LC-MS, GC-MS, GC-AED, HPLC, IC, Multimek-96 liquid handler and BioPick colony picker

•Developed and refined extraction techniques and sample cleanup procedures.•Supervised and instructed seven chemists in a central analytical laboratory.•Supervised the extraction, analysis and quantification of environmental pollutants from water, sediment and tissue sample. Oversaw QA/QC protocols and final reports.•Developed analytical methods for the extraction, analysis, identification and quantification of metabolites resulting from bacterial degradation of environmental pollutants.•Installed, operated and repaired analytical instrumentation, including: GC-MS/FTIR, GC-AED, GC-FID/ECD, GC-Headspace analyzer, HPLC (analytical and preparative), Supercritical fluid extractor and IC.