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United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Brilliant Planet is unlocking the power of algae as an affordable method of permanently and quantifiably sequestering carbon at the gigaton scale. The company’s innovative process enables vast quantities of microalgae to grow in open-air pond-based systems on coastal desert land. This is achieved without using fresh water, by harnessing a natural process that contributes to the health of oceans and air.

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

To manage the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Saliva Testing Programme training & laboratory aspects. Delivering a bespoke training package programme-wide in both the manual processes of direct RT-LAMP & qPCR as well as training operators in the safe & effective handling of the automated process. To deliver the training aspects of the hub's mission nationally.Designed, built and implemented robust, user-friendly databases for internal sample tracking, defect analysis and laboratory coordination.Creation and management of a data team to compliment information management systems.Implementation and management of a quality management system.

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Part of an award winning commissioning team for the University of Southampton Covid-19 Response Programme. Procurement, design & set up of labs, both automated and manual and associated equipment within the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Saliva Testing Programme. Completed validation of RT-LAMP & qPCR procedures, process design and application. Authoring, reviewing and approval of Standard Operating Procedures and Risk Assessments for technical lab work.

Weybridge, England, United Kingdom

Working in a diagnostic lab within the APHA facility to identify positive covid samples using RT-LAMP, a high throughput assay used for the detection of viral RNA. This process involved the use of containment labs with the use of Optigene Genie HTs for screening diagnostics & qPCR for confirmation.

Burgess Hill, England, United Kingdom

Among the top 50 managed service providers globally Acora is a UK-based, award-winning, IT services and technology company with over 25 years’ experience offering a range of IT support and Microsoft-centric, business software and cloud solutions to help mid-market organisations modernise, transform and innovate their IT so they can compete and win in the digital economy. More than 300 clients trust us to take responsibility for part, or all, of their IT from solution design to support.

Horsham

Operations officer/ customer assistant for many years at M&S. During my role at M&S I worked as part of a team, organising & assisting in everyday running of the store, completing time sensitive tasks in an organised, responsible & timely manner. My responsibilities ranged from receiving & processing multiple early morning deliveries, picking & packing stock, coordinating seasonal night-shifts & ensuring smooth running of customer order operations.

Burgess Hill

During my time at Acora Ltd. I engaged in several roles from being a finance & administration assistant to building laptops & warehouse management. This employment gave me experience in working well in large teams, assembling internal presentations & flow charts as well as developing my skills in handling & analysing large databases.

Msci, Marine Biology, (Hons)

Activities and Societies: Windsurfing Kayaking Rock ClimbingDuring my masters degree program at the University of Southampton I engaged.

High School, Biology, Classical Civilization, Geology + Computer Science, A

Activities and Societies: Biology - A Geology - A Classical Civilization - B Computing - B (AS)