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Oversaw all firm operations, all coordination of teams, all resources identification and procurement, all schedules, all time tables, all project management, all goal setting, all innovation, all planning and scope, all strategies, all communications and implementation while interfacing with clients and collaborating with other supporting peer professionals and leading associates to assist clients needs and realize company performance/growth goals. Organized committees, evaluated risks, defined success measurements, tracked project reports and project managers using software and weekly meetings. Grew business successfully for many years, servicing thousands of clients, helping them achieve success in their prospective business, then sold the family business in 2018 to pursue clinical trial research. For a Complete list of Director Duties please see Resume.Director Duties include: Building and maintaining strong professional relationships with clients. Administrating human resource procuring, training and staff assignments. Administering certification testing for software - Quick Books and Enterprise solutions. Designing and maintaining all project managers workflow, policies, and standard operating procedures (SOP), client load, team assignments and other administrative duties through meetings and software methodology. Development of SOP through leading and composing work teams, giving presentations on company goals, new software implementation, strategies in dealing with workflow, client issues, tax deadlines, new products and services, marketing materials, contracts, and investment procedures, templates, forms and training. Creation of promotional materials, contracts, engagement letters, client explanatory documents, client newsletters, peer communications and meeting scheduling, consultations, employee handbooks, radio commercials, and marketing materials.

Instructor for microbiology course for pre-med and nursing majors teaching a full complement of students, instilling a broad knowledge base and training them to identify, isolate, and propagate bacteria and fungi in a wide range of supporting experiments.Teaching responsibilities included: • Prepared course material PowerPoints, lecture, support materials and experimental design• Presented lectures, gave presentations and supervised related experiments• Supported student success with mentoring, group and one on one tutoring• Preformed administrative duties, provided administrative support with prepared reports,attendance at weekly meetings, issuing grades and providing ample academic support and follow up with the facility council• Served as an officer on the faculty council for student disciplinary action providing council on disciplinary decision determinations and student support programs

Instructor for biology courses for science majors, teaching two courses with a full complement of students each semester; instilling a broad knowledge of biology, experimental design, hypothesis development, mathematical biometry and statistical analysis, supported by specifically designed experiments.Teaching responsibilities included: • Prepared course material Power Points, lecture, support materials and experimental design• Presented lectures, gave presentations and supervised related experiments• Supported student success with weekly/daily mentoring, group and one on one tutoring• Preformed administrative duties, provided administrative support with prepared reports, attended special meetings to address student disciplinary actions, attendance and participation at weekly planning meetings, issued grades and provided ample academic support and follow up with the facility council for student pass/fail ratios• Served as an officer on the faculty council for student disciplinary action providing council on disciplinary decision determinations and student support programs

Project Manager (TCBMR) of cell cultures, extracts, aliquots and distribution • Led Culture Maintenance for 7 cell lines including cryogenic storage and long-term tissue banking, insuring health and microplate platform test readiness and quality.• Designed protocols for cell medium preparation, extract dilutions, and various other agents for experimentation and storage including double blind numbering protocols.• Prepared dilutions and aliquots for 8 experimental departments.• Development and implementation of Class 2 bio cabinet lab certification training. • Organized and maintained lab, procured supplies, and led training of all new team researchers on all lab procedures and protocols. • Consulting with department teams and principle investigator about issues related to research expectations, goals, protocols, planning and problem-solving strategies.

Project Manager of a large segment of micro-plate platform testing, all background research on chemicals discovered, botanical indigenous ecosystems, and traditional Chinese medicinal uses of the 34 known plants being experimented upon by the 8 depts of the University.• Culture Maintenance for 7 cell lines including cryogenic storage and long-term tissue banking, insuring test readiness and quality.• Development and implementation of Class 2 bio cabinet lab training. • Organized and maintained lab/stock, procured supplies, and led training of all new team researchers on all lab procedures and protocols, while maintaining lab compliance.• Conducted interdisciplinary collaboration as well as informal sharing culminating confident reproduction test results.• Provided support and project planning, forecasting and consulting with department teams and principle investigator about issues related to research expectations, goals, protocols, planning and problem-solving strategies.• Conducted micro-plate platform cytotoxicity testing under the alamarBlue® Assay protocol to measure apoptosis ratios over thousands of tests to establish efficacy and flow cytology testing to corroborate findings with FCS Express software. • Preformed micro plate platform testing on 34 known plants in 4 mediums searching for viable anti-cancer agents.• Reviewed methodology for accuracy of research results and reviewed and revised protocols and identified and solved problems.• Researched and developed the entire background research for all 34 plants being researched by the University in all 8 departments that served as the basis for 2 international publications on findings.• Utilized Softmax Pro software to read plates and record data and Microsoft excel suite to create tables to calculate and record data.• Developed data analysis format to accurately analyze and identify significant hits.• Computed and completed large-scale data analysis including aggregation and analytic development.

• Maintained cultures for 7 cell lines including cryogenic storage and long-term tissue banking• Prepared cell mediums and other agents for experimentation• Maintained lab, ordered supplies and trained new researchers on research protocols• Researched anti-cancer agents using plant extracts of 34 known plants in double blind study• Prepared dilutions and aliquots for 8 departments

• Created and presented new strategic business plan and brand imaging for 3 newequine retail sales stores located in the Middle East with special emphasis on quality,function, versatility, accessibility and expertise, Al A Nood Corporation.• Researched domestic and international equine products for final selection of new store product lines, and was chief negotiator and selector of vender partners and Tender procurements working directly with the Prince of commerce of the United Arab Emirates for international product distribution.• Proved integrity, built a reputation of understanding, diplomacy, creditability and responsiveness to the unique needs of the business, culture and the climate of the region as they related to equine products, and taught them how to create and establish private brands.• Presented plans on how to utilize square footage to maximize GMRI per square foot, and educated other employees about shipping, usage logistics, product procurement and production verses value and profits. i.e. chipping and new store location selection.• Interviewed employees and recommended suitable candidates to fill positions along with suggestions for employee replacements and team emphasis shifts, leader replacementduty shifting and goal planning teams. I.e. At the royal stables, private airport, store fronts, veterinary coverage, medical sales and warehousing.• Conducted some comparative market research in the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Kuwait.• Secured new product contracts/tenders for the U.A.E. for private, military and public sales I.e. saddles for mounted patrol, endurance racing, royal family.• Selected real estate locations in the U.A.E. for retail construction for the new chain of stores.• Selected international endurance race horse stock for purchasing• Advised Veterinary Clinic on medical equipment and product procurement and use.• Provided offsite support and research in the United States as well as traveled to Europe

Graduated to level 2 Training at O.S.H.A Institute (Headquarters) Chicago IL.• Conducted onsite inspections of facilities for violations of health and safety codes.• Wrote reports of site investigations and assigned fines.• Generated reports and wrote narratives of site investigations and assigned fines.• Met with lawyers and the public to discuss fines and abatement's.• Conducted site monitoring and special investigations when necessary.• Researched codes, court decisions and state determinations to aid in fine assessments and abatement's and setting up protocols.• Calibrated and inspected equipment and preformed periodic lab tests on equipment.• Made independent assessments and determinations about lab results.• Assisted companies in writing health and safety programs.• Worked with compliance team to set goals for completed inspections and report deadlines.• Followed up with companies about abatement issues and offered solutions.• Researched facility health and safety records for violations and other issues.

• Executed toxicology tests determining pollution, abatements and ecological impacts• Developed testing protocols for clients related to specific waste management needs• Pioneered Micro-Tox testing protocols for our environmental engineering firm.• Preformed a variety of culture maintenances on several indicator species• Generated client reports and made assessments, recommendations and presentations.• Supervised 5 employees• Preformed all E.P.A. lab certification testing and kept our lab in perfect compliance.

United States Forest Service, Witherbee, S.C. (Temp. Project) Supervisor; Ollie Buckles 1991-1991• Mapped, gridded and soil sampled to determine Hurricane Hugo’s damage to the affected soils.