-Work on cross-functional CMC teams as the Analytical Lead for early and late stage programs, including monoclonal antibodies and antibody drug conjugates-Lead department antibody drug conjugate working group-Lead cross-functional teams focusing on PAT strategies and support for continuous manufacturing-Subject matter expert on capillary electrophoresis methods and led cross-functional team-Author and review technical reports and regulatory filings-Line manager for up to 7 direct reports

-Worked on cross-functional CMC teams as the Analytical Lead for early and late stage programs, including monoclonal antibodies and antibody drug conjugates-Led cross-functional teams focusing on PAT strategies and support for continuous manufacturing-Subject matter expert on capillary electrophoresis methods and led cross-functional team-Led QTPP implementation team-Authored and reviewed technical reports and regulatory filings-Line manager for one direct report

-Worked on cross-functional CMC teams to coordinate analytical method development and testing that supports process and product characterization for early and late stage monoclonal antibodies, ADCs, and gene therapies-Developed, optimized, and qualified analytical methods to progress development of therapeutic proteins and gene therapies-Designed and executed characterization of monoclonal antibodies, ADCs, and gene therapies to determine critical quality attributes-Authored and reviewed technical reports and regulatory filings for clinical trials and marketing applications-Developed and implemented strategy for understanding and monitoring analytical method performance long-term

• Teach introductory biology and introductory environmental biology course to non-majors both online and in the classroom in the Metropolitan School of Professional Studies

• Led collaborative interdisciplinary teams of five to seven people to characterize the regulation of folding and degradation of the protein insulin by planning and managing multiple research projects; designing, conducting, and troubleshooting experiments; and analyzing results• Presented scientific findings through talks and poster presentations at national meetings • Communicated research in written form for publications, NIH grant applications, and spotlights meant for general audiences• Developed expertise in utilizing and writing protocols for the following techniques: mammalian cell culture, mouse biomethodology, DNA and siRNA transfection, adenoviral transduction, PCR, immunoprecipitation, SDS-PAGE, Blue Native PAGE, Western blotting, RNA isolation, RT-qPCR, pulse labeling with radioactive materials, immunocytochemistry, fluorescence microscopy, and retrotranslocation assays• Gained experience in molecular cloning, UPLC/MS, and ELISA• Mentored a research technician, one graduate student, and two undergraduate students, one who went to medical school and another who will be attending graduate school

• Science writing internship under Dr. A'ndrea Messer, PhD, Senior Science and Research Information Officer for Research Communications in the Penn State Office of Strategic Communications• Wrote four published news articles highlighting research at Penn State across multiple disciplines including engineering, human development and family studies, geosciences, and biobehavioral health

• Acted as a liaison among students, faculty, and administration to represent the interests and concerns of the graduate student population• Established and directed a committee of 15 graduate students that focused on organizing professional development workshops/groups and career-focused seminars• Developed and managed a budget of $6,000 for graduate program events• Organized a career exposure and seminars events page to highlight various opportunities at Penn State (link below)• Created Career and Professional Development Resources webpage (link below)

• Wrote two feature articles and five news articles highlighting research in the College with spotlights on professors and graduate students for the College’s Science Journal and the Research in Action series

• Managed 35 undergraduate and graduate teaching assistants through weekly meetings and the development of weekly agendas and lesson plans for a 200-level molecular and cellular biology lab course• Created teaching assistant handbook and helped to develop student laboratory manual

• Led two sections of 30 students in 3 hour lab class for a 200-level molecular and cellular biology course• Created weekly lesson plans and graded assignments

Project: Characterization of Spontaneous Deletions That Occur Within Prophage of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Sakai• Identified and characterized spontaneous deletions in the E. coli O157:H7 genome to understand its evolution and aid in the evaluation of how this affects molecular subtyping methods used in epidemiologic investigations• Utilized molecular cloning, PCR, agarose gel electrophoresis, and sequencing techniques

• Supervised 25 students in laboratory activities for a 400-level lab animal science course• Cared for animals used in course

• Led class of 30 students in 2 hour lab class for a 200-level introductory animal science course• Created weekly lesson plans and graded assignments