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Grayslake, Il , Us

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Chief Operating Officer - Communicable Disease Response DivisionI am responsible for the operations of a Division of 70 employees and an annual budget of $4.5 million USD with $7 million in grant funding. Our objective is to stop the spread of communication disease in St. Louis County, MO with our primary focus on Tuberculosis, Hepatitis, and Sexual Health.Enhanced operational effectiveness and efficiency by implementing process improvements, driving productivity gains and cost savings.Spearheaded the establishment of Salesforce application for reportable communicable disease response in St. Louis County, providing key insights for performance and decision-making.Led cross-functional product support teams in optimizing Salesforce and Mulesoft applications to support CD case investigations, ensuring seamless operations and high user satisfaction.Successfully managed service contracts, ensuring compliance with agreed-upon SLAs and delivering exceptional customer service.Proposed and oversaw the management of the Communicable Disease Response Division budget, ensuring allocation and utilization in line with organizational goals.Recruited, hired, and developed talent, fostering a high-performing team culture and promoting professional growth.Conducted performance evaluations, providing constructive feedback and implementing development plans to drive employee excellence.

St Charles, Missouri, Us

Managed all incoming and outgoing COVID-19 data, including laboratory reporting, schools reporting, and long-term care reporting, utilizing API-based interoperability, HL7 standard formatting, and flat file transmission.Programmed workflow automations to ensure proper data formatting for entry into Case Management Systems, improving efficiency and accuracy of data entry.Generated internal reports to support data analysis and decision-making processes, contributing to effective public health strategies.Prepared outgoing data communications, ensuring timely and accurate dissemination of COVID-19 data to relevant stakeholders.Collaborated with stakeholders to gather relevant information, analyze data, and provide insights for evidence-based policy decision-making.Conducted laboratory testing of human specimens for SARS-CoV-2 as required, following established protocols and ensuring accurate and reliable results.

I am responsible for delivering training regarding OSHA regulations 1910.120 governing Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response. This requires that I maintain HAZWOPER Certification and incorporate updates to curriculum as required. This includes training in classroom and demonstration formats for 40-hour Hazardous Waste Worker, 24-hour Emergency Responder/Technician and 8-hour refresher courses.

My company provides consulting and reality capture services to clients in areas of business ranging from manufacturing/industry, construction, hazardous waste operations, agriculture, and property marketing. These services include interior and exterior imaging, 2D mapping, and 3D modeling using laser ranging and photogrammetry systems, panoramic photography, and drone operations (coming soon). The capture systems are also very useful in comprehensively documenting as-built condition, project completion, comprehensive documentation of physical assets for insurance, and property marketing in commercial and real estate applications (virtual tours).

Saint Louis, Mo, Us

Collaborative Researcher • Instructor • Trainer • Environmental ScientistTrained in and taught many aspects of environmental science and EHS practice including: establishment of monitoring programs, exposure assessment, statistical analysis, methods development, toxicology, establishment of acceptable exposure limits, program start-up, and environmental management and compliance initiatives. Conducted and published research utilizing population-based and environmental data with a focus on the effects of environmental sustainability, health hazard exposures, biosafety, and materials design and engineering.

Saint Louis, Mo, Us

As a Director of an environmental health research laboratory, I was primarily responsible for managing and guiding research at the behest of the principal investigator(s). These responsibilities included conducting assays and analytical processes, data collection and analysis, drafting SOPs and QA/QC documents, communication of findings in verbal and written form, budget management, and providing general problem solving related to both technical and people-oriented challenges. In this capacity I worked extensively with soil and water sampling and analysis for biological, chemical, and radiological analytes.

Saint Louis, Mo, Us

Columbia, Mo, Us

Laboratory Research Specialist in the laboratory of Judy Wall, PhD as part of the Genomes to Life Project, a Department of Energy funded bioremediation project. Devised and carried out experiments to create knock-out mutants in a bacterial strain with bio-remedial potential.

Columbia, Missouri, Us

As an Anesthesia Technician in an operating room I provided service to hospital surgical staff with additional responsibilities specific to the anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists of the anesthesia department. Primary duties were room turnover of all anesthesia equipment, specimen and biohazard transport, patient transport, and resupply.

Columbia, Mo, Us

Columbia, Mo, Us

Orderly in the Emergency Room with responsibilities ranging from taking vital statistics to transporting patients or running labs. Duties varied, but included patient safety and security.

Phd, Public Health Studies

Masters In Public Health, Environmental And Occupational Health (Mph)

Bs, Biochemistry, Biology Minor