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Washington, Dc, Us

Selected to participate in the 2024 FedTech DOE Boost program from an exceptionally qualified applicant base with the purpose to develop a start-up facilitating the commercialization of new technologies developed in DOE labs employing lean startup methodologies and business model validation techniques helping teams initiate startup companies. The program, supported by the DOE Office of Technology Transitions, pairs entrepreneurs and national labs to advance innovative technology solutions designed to undertake current energy and climate change challenges. Completed 300+ hours of work with development work and advisors, two presentations, and team building.

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

- Project Manager driving development to bring 8 new Bio-assays to market, MIC, HPLC, and LCMS.- Developed and implemented 18 assays novel compound and pharmaceutical R&D.- Developed cross department technology transfer Development Science to Piloting to Production.- Introduced improvements for 4 process methods.- Liaised between senior leadership, procurement, R&D, testing, and high-volume manufacturing.- Trained team members on 8 new analytical methods.- Trained team members on new LCMS,- Documented development, validation, and QC process- Proactive risk assessment, issue identification, defect reduction, and solution implementation.- Laid-off Feb 29, 2024

San Jose, California, Us

An award winning molecular diagnostic unicorn start-up which grew from 80 to 700 employees in under 2 years. - A multi-disciplinary hands-on, engaged, research leader in assay development, qualification, and validation in Cell-Molecular Biology, Analytical Chemistry, and Tox/Pharm. An independent, eager, and quick learner with extensive team leadership coordinating cross-functional research and development in alignment with strategic objectives. - Driving collaborative analytical and bioanalytical assay development/improvement work across R&D and QC for NPI/NPD to product release with extensive interaction in Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations, and Product Transfer.- Write SOP’s, TP/TR, OOS/OOT and investigations,- Interface and collaborate with internal stake holders e.g.: Engineering, Manufacturing, Clinical, Regulatory, and Senior Leadership- Hands-on bench work, team member training/coaching/mentoriing, method/instrument/equipment troubleshooting- Developed 6 QC protocols, investigated and closed 10+ non-conformances, upgraded 3 instruments, facilitated doubling of QC team size- Laid-off Oct 21, 2022

San Jose, California, Us

Arcata, California, Us

The Core Research Facility was unique in that it is a shared space supporting hands-on bench research, analytical instrumentation to help undergraduate and graduate students with implementation and development of novel cross-functional experimental protocols in molecular biology and analytical chemistry disciplines (a hybrid position during the pandemic).People:• Work with USDA for compliance, manage vendors for instrumentation, equipment, outsourced services.• Built out and established team with 5 direct reports, mentored team in technical/non-technical operations.• Primary Lead/Mentor for development of 200+ scientists, junior scientists and 15 graduate students.Operations:• Project Manager developed and communicated 5 years of financial forecasts, budget projections, and secured lab funding.• Lead lab safety training, hazardous materials, ICH compliance, technical leadership, wrote, implemented 20+ SOPs, new instrumentation/equipment, technology transfer, initiated ELN implementation.• Oversaw operations providing analytical, climate, and molecular biology research and R&D method development.• Directed multi-disciplinary research objectives, met timelines, and communicated progress, CRO/CMO management.• Author reports, grant proposals, administer, manage internal/external and stakeholders.• Leadership: Institutional Biosafety Committee, Core Advisory Committee, and GIRR Task Force.Research:• Project Management (15+ years), proteomics, DOE, biomarkers, ELISA, bioassay development, viability, immunoassay, MOA, sequencing, mammalian/plant cell culture.• Lead research meetings for various teams to ensure timely, efficient operations, research new technologies.• Hands-on method execution/validation for interdisciplinary projects including QA/QC, IRB & IACUC.• Parallel project coordination, statistical analysis, writing/presenting research, new protocols.• Improved research method development workflow across diverse disciplines and technologies.

710 Ventures, a start-up company focused on cannabinoid extraction, offering farmers an additional pathway to market for their product and delivers crude and distilled cannabis extract to producers of edible, infused, and inhalable products. We refined the extraction and distillation process to increase compound recovery and decrease time to completed product.• Maintained and trained employees on equipment and workflow, SOPs, falling film, HPLC, and wiped film.• Established upstream and downstream process development for extraction of bioactive cannabis compounds.• Farmer to wholesale market production of cannabis extracts: crude, winterized, and fractionated.• Developed relationships with farmers, wholesalers, and stakeholders to understand needs and foster business.• Established and implemented SOPs for equipment and instrumentation at the facility.

Elk Grove, California, Us

A newly accredited school of pharmacy dedicated to developing our next generation of pharmacists. Our group focused on the impact of individual and combinations of aglycone compounds from fermented soy products on prostate cancer proliferation and signal transduction.• Developed and implemented novel natural compound/small molecule extraction, separation, and screening process including pharmaceutical R&D• Collaborated with principal investigators (PIs) on In vitro immune-oncology prostate cancer, bioanalytical.• Operated, maintained, repaired, and troubleshot laboratory equipment and instrumentation.• Nucleic acid isolation manipulation and protein analysis, HPLC, LC/MS, NMR, Flash Chromatography, electrophoresis, mammalian tissue culture, electrophysiology, western, PAGE, PCR, qPCR, RT- qPCR, immunoassay, ELISA, genetic analysis, viability assays, flow cytometry, microscopy, imaging, cloning.• Experimental design; analyze and troubleshoot challenges; wrote and implemented laboratory SOPs.• Designed, refined, executed, and supervised project and experiments. Managed priorities and timelines.• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills, ability to troubleshoot assays. • Contributed on the design, development, and organization of a new research lab space. Nine-month buildout included common research lab, BSL2 tissue culture/incubators, chemistry lab, inventory storage, freezers, and microscopes.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Develop and teach general education environmental science class for students in undergraduate and credentialed professional programs.

Davis, California, Us

The signal transduction group focused on evaluating pharmaceutial compounds (e.g. TKI inhibitors) for their specific impact on minimizing the proliferation of NSCLC, specifically in lung epithelial cells. - Experimental design and implementation of In vitro and In vivo immune-oncology research on lung cancer.- Manage murine colony, IACUC, xenograft, In vivo tests, tissue harvesting, fixing, sectioning, and confocal microscopy.- Nucleic acid and protein analysis, electrophoresis, PAGE, western, mammalian cell culture, transfection, cloning, ELISA, genetic analysis, viability assays, lentivirus packaging, PCR, qPCR, RT- qPCR, genotyping, protein expression, flow cytometry, microscopy, IHC, immunoassay, cloning, radiologic and immunoassay assays.- Laboratory management, project inventory, and budget as well as trained and coached 10+ undergraduate scientists.- New drug research efficacy regulating proteins and signal transduction for cancer inhibition.- Oversaw lab safety compliance for radiological and controlled substances.- Served as the PI on Superfund training grant, report writing, and supervised graduate and undergraduate students.- Developed successful research relationships with internal research groups plus State and Federal labs.

Brussel, Be

The Bayens lab project I managed focused on mentoring graduate students and technology transfer for the implementation of CALUX, CAFLUX, and EDC reporter gene assays to evaluate dioxin, furan, and PCB contamination quickly and efficiently.• Ligand Binding assay technology transfer of environmental sampling protocols, validated methodologies, data compilation and analysis.• Conducted novel compound/small molecule discovery using bioanalytical tools.• Designed and built BSL2 bioanalytical lab with hood, incubators, microscopes, autoclave, biohazard waste.• Mentored, coached, and supervised graduate and undergraduate students, visiting scientists.• Presented results at international professional meetings: e.g. Dioxin Conference 2009 in Beijing, China.

Davis, California, Us

Bioassay development, method development, validation as screening tool for evaluation of mixtures and individual compounds from the environment and neat as well as IND and toxins. Expert R&D, DOE, sample generation, field sampling, sample tracking and storage.- Techniques and technology transfer, mammalian and insect cell culture, environmental chemistry, environmental/lab sampling protocols, cloning, transfection, ELISA, genetic analysis, viability assays, electrophoresis, recombinant DNA techniques, radiologic and immunoassay ligand binding assays, PCR/qPCR.- Novel natural compound pharmaceutical R&D- Plasmid development, concatenation, and evaluation/testing- Contract work for the EPA evaluating superfund site contamination and clean-up.- Mentored visiting scientists, and junior scientists, interns and staff regarding DOE, cell culture, bioassay development/validation for EDCs and novel compound evaluation, data analysis, QA/QC, laboratory protocol, health and safety.- Worked with outside contractors to validate and implements bioanalytical methods.- Taught environmental analysis classes, GC, GC/MS, HPLC, LC/MS, electrophoresis, recombinant DNA techniques, radiologic and immunoassay ligand binding assays.- Developed budgets, financials, maintained inventory and service for supplies, equipment, and instruments.

Davis, California, Us

Dallas, Tx, Us

AT&T Project management, software patches for customer care services.- Worked with QA/QC team to verify and validate new software for local number pooling projects- Developed and deployed internal Customer Care web application/database for submitting new software projects and patches to be ranked by corporate

Davis, California, Us

Fate and transport of DDT in an estuarian system.Mentored junior scientists, instructor/TA for soil, water, and organic chemistry classes.Proficient in multi-disciplinary DOE, extraction, AAS/AAE, GC/MS, GC.

Davis, California, Us

Focusing on the impact of anthropogenic compounds and the chemical interactions of the environmental compartments: air, water, soil, sediment, biota.

Reston, Va, Us

Toxics Program, NAWQA Program and Carbon Group, Environmental Analytical Chemist/Toxicologist for pesticides by GC, GC/MS Ion Trap, Purge & Trap GC, and environmental parameters e.g. dissolved oxygen, pH, dissolved organic carbon, conductivity.- Worked with a team to achieve timely results from sampling and analysis on a tight weekly schedule- Maintained and serviced analytical instruments and wet lab equipment- Developed analytical methods for atmospheric, water, ground water, sediment, soil, and biota samples.- Field sampling, scheduling, collection, transport.- Environmental Sampling protocols: atmospheric, water, ground water, sediment, soil, and biota.- DOE, extraction and analysis of small molecule anthropogenic legacy compounds SPE, quantitation, inventory,

Reston, Va, Us

Summer intern mentor for students wishing to pursue scientific careers. hands on experience in a structured laboratory setting with specific procedures and goals that were attainable during summer break.

Tutored students in Basic Math, Pre-Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Calculus

Ph.D, Agricultural And Environmental Chemistry

Masters Of Science, Soils And Biogeochemistry; Soil Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science, Environmental Toxicology; Environmental Chemistry