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California, United States

San Francisco, California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Culver City, CA

• Perform Data Analysis and QA on NFL statistics during live games with regards to player tracking.
• Review NFL digital media sources for data inconsistencies and rectify issues as necessary.
• Provide relevant statistical data to engineers and producers for use on NFL broadcasts and programming

Los Angeles, CA

• Worked with digital media team to develop strategies to market in-house produced content and products via company website, social media, and advertisements.
• Used Facebook and Twitter Analytics as well as a variety of other digital tools and techniques to develop new social media campaigns and analyze success of current campaigns.
• Developed methods to improve search engine results through the use of SEO.
• Created and edited digital media content used for company’s social media accounts.
• Assisted with event production operations for company produced nationwide basketball tour.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Greater Los Angeles Area

Los Angeles, CA

• Monitored all inventory of supplies for DNA sequencing using Access Database.
• Analyzed thousands of various data points in order to determine DNA quality.
• Managed and maintained over $2 million worth of biotechnology instruments and materials, in order to ensure timely delivery of product.
• Forecasted operational requirements for areas of oversight.
• Spearheaded creation of written Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for various laboratory processes supporting DNA sequencing.
• Used wet-lab techniques to support neuroscience research studies initiated by graduate students.

San Diego, CA

• Supported development of qPCR and Next-Generation Sequencing platforms.
• Nucleic acid isolation, dilution, quantification, and DNA/RNA library preparation from animal fluids and tissues using GLP protocols.
• Research and implementation of new novel technologies to enhance company’s operations.
• Regular usage of Nanodrop spectrophotometer, Agilent Bioanalyzer, and Life Technologies PCR systems and Thermocyclers to analyze RNA and DNA samples.

San Diego, CA

• Supported the development of platforms based on SBS DNA sequencing technology.
• Managed and coordinated runs on multiple Hiseq and Miseq automated SBS DNA sequencers on a daily basis.
• Took part in validation testing of the Rapid Run Hiseq 2500 system.
• Hands-on system level testing, analysis and integration of DNA sequencing systems, including hardware, firmware, software, and chemistry/reagents.
• Acted as an integration consultant, by troubleshooting issues and developing test plans and strategies to solve problems to projects spanning a wide variety of internal departments including chemistry development.
• Directly worked with an outside testing company in order to use their testing equipment to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Miseq DNA sequencer in various different environmental conditions.

Greater San Diego Area

• Amplification, purification, and separation of DNA/RNA/Proteins to test for presence of various non-infectious diseases in samples.
• Ran system cycling testing with samples and reagents on TIGRIS instruments in order to demonstrate feasibility of using various different hardware and software outside of Gen-Probe in the field.
• Managed, maintained, and ran multiple TIGRIS assay machines simultaneously for the reliability and systems engineering department
• Prepared reagents and samples for use with the various TIGRIS assays
• Data analysis of analyte/protein expression of test runs.
• Handling and coordinating projects across various internal departments, including software, assay development, and other teams

Greater San Diego Area

• Worked in chemistry, molecular biology, and vivarium research laboratories
• Shadowed postdoctorate, and associate chemists and molecular biologists taking part in day-to-day research operations
• Responsible for chemical and laboratory maintenance and inventory
• Collaborated with the EH&S department to demonstrate proper health and safety techniques within laboratories
• Managed MSDS of every chemical in their inventory

o Microarray data analysis of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium Falciparum.o Genome analysis using MATLAB.o Researched various relevant bioinformatics projects.o Mapping of mRNA on whole genome microarrays to determine transcription start sites, validate predictions of promoters and putative transcription factor binding sites.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Bs, Bioengineering: Pre-Medical

Minor in Economics.

Education record