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Carpinteria, California, United States

• Coordinate, draft and maintain audit-ready product documentation and Design History Files (DHFs) in compliance with medical device development regulations (ISO 13485:2016 and FDA 21 CFR 820.30)
• Use Good Documentation Practices to ensure traceability of deliverables and product requirements throughout the development process
• Lead design change control efforts throughout the project lifecycle, from design input through design transfer and commercialization
• Conduct scheduled design reviews with cross-functional project team to establish timelines and manage critical workflow items
• Generate and manage a dynamic, worldwide system of product Instructions For UseIn the Design Control role, I support the design & development of IVD companion diagnostics essential to the safe & effective use of key.

Santa Barbara, California

• Supervised a team of 3-5 staff, coordinating daily lab work and assisting cross-functional teams with ad-hoc projects as required
• Completed daily antibiotic susceptibility testing, instrument maintenance, and routine cleaning of work areas
• Documented laboratory work and maintained well-organized physical & digital data records
• Analyzed clinical & research data, presented results to management, and recommended follow-up steps
• Managed the documentation, organization, and maintenance of a clinical specimen bank consisting of over 7,500 bacterial & fungal specimens
• Designed standard operating procedures & datasheets for use in FDA-compliant clinical trials

Greenfield, CA

• As a lab intern, I assisted winery lab staff in the daily operations of a large-scale wine-making operation. This involved the collection, organization, and analysis of quality assurance and viticulture maturity data..
• Analyzed & maintained fermentation and quality control data in a BRC-compliant production environment
• Preserved product quality in over 1500 oak barrels by detecting cases of Brettanomyces fungus via PCR
• Effectively prioritized several hundred analysis requests per day & ensured results reached relevant personnel
• Maintained a neat lab space, performing equipment maintenance and creation of stock solutions as needed
• Identified the origin of an unknown material present in bottled product to assist QA/QC department

San Luis Obispo, CA

• I led a DOE-funded project pursuing the use of filamentous algae as a supplement in animal feed. After recruiting, organizing, and training a team of researchers, I directed their daily lab operations and presided over.
• Led a DOE-funded project analyzing filamentous algae and established SOPs for its continued success
• Recruited and trained a team of five undergraduates while directing daily lab operations and project focus
• Managed four 1000L pilot ponds in an outdoor facility and maintained over a dozen stock cultures indoors
• Calibrated instruments in the field and kept maintenance logs to ensure data validity
• Devised an efficient method for outdoor cultivation and ID’d suitable algae species, meeting project goals

San Luis Obispo, California Area

• Analyzed nutrients in wastewater and biomass via Hach TP and Timberline inorganic nitrogen analyzer
• Identified novel contaminants in algae monocultures and assisted in the creation of removal procedures
• Created pilot-scale digesters for the production of hydrogen-based biogas from anaerobic waste digestion
• Presented quarterly data analyses and updates on project progressI worked closely with graduate students, research staff, and fellow student researchers in the Cal Poly College of Engineering. I provided data and.