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Naperville, Illinois, United States

• Advised on industry knowledge and networking opportunities.
• Providing strategic thinking to achieve long term goals and objectives. convey market dynamics, competitive positioning, and emerging trends to create a roadmap for success.
• Risk management strategies associated with business decisions and direction.

Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, IL, US

• Engaged in the exploration of cutting-edge technologies spanning diverse diagnostic landscapes, encompassing new equipment, innovative biochemistry, and novel assay development.
• Led comprehensive feasibility studies for novel technologies, overseeing the entire process from inception and scoping exercises to the establishment of success metrics for early technology evaluations. Regularly.
• Contributed to several multi-million dollar cost saving projects
• Managed a team of analysis for the research group and scientist and ad-hoc FTE when available
• Root Cause Analysis, and leadership of incident investigations when elevated to research.
• Lead some journal clubs and technology discussion groups

Satellite Beach, Florida, US

• Grant writing, IP generation, and advising startups
• Biosafety and Biosecurity training
• Biosafety and Biosecurity technical manual writing & editing

Cambridge, MA, US

• Strategic Project Management and Process Optimization:Demonstrated proficiency in planning, overseeing, and budgeting for numerous major projects. Highlights include:
• Supervised and nurtured the professional development of team members while implementing process improvements.
• Spearheaded the production of reagents for our Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) library kit.
• Designed comprehensive Quality Control (QC) strategies and documentation for various projects, encompassing reagents and kits.
• Coordinated with Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) for production, managed internal kitting and production processes.
• Developed a range of crucial documents, such as Batch Records, Work Instructions, QC Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Gauge R&R, Bills of Materials (BOMs), Cost of Goods.

Cambridge, MA, US

• Optimization of Enzmatic reactions, Purifacation, In Vitro Transcription IVT scaleup,
• Optimization of Reagent Manufacturing
• QC and testing of Reagents
• Managment of CROs for reagent production and enzyme fermentation
• AKTA purifacation

Santa Clara, California, US

• Organizational leadership
• Leader of the Microscope Project to build a Wide Field Florescent microscope from OEM parts (Done 2/2017)
• Project Mentor for Startups, and Science Fair Students
• Resource allocation including equipment, disposable plastics, funding
• Lead safety team and IRB to review safety aspects of projects
• Design and arrangement laboratory space

San Jose, CA, US

• Project planning / management, & budgeting
• Development new sequencing biochemistry and novel technologies (enzyme production)
• Demonstrate the feasibility of new technologies current and new systems
• Supervision of two junior scientists
• Managing, production of Fluorescent dyes / chemical compounds
• Forecasting future reagent use COGs, BOMs

San Jose, CA, US

• Development of a novel fourth generation mapping and sequencing technology using a massively parallel nanofluidic array to stretch and image large DNA fragments
• Development of novel DNA labeling chemistries and associated assays to test the incorporation of dyes, Troubleshooting of reaction conditions and results of other researchers, including PCR assays, nick translation.
• Manufactured kits and standard controls for all the standard molecular biology reactions
• Gained experience with the development multi fluorescent dye cogitated molecules, use and testing of many fluorescent dyes, dye nanoparticles, and Quantum dots
• Created an imaging buffer to maximize the fluorescent signal while protecting sample quality and integrity.
• Designed a method to immobilize and stretch DNA for analysis, single molecule imaging in TIRF and EPI fluorescence

• Contributed to the education of students in photography by hosting workshops and seminars about night photography.
• Setup and Logistics of Workshops.
• Instruction of Low light photography and imaging
• Coaching in Photoshop and Lightroom

Livermore, CA, US

- DNA manipulation, (isolation, ligations, restriction analysis, cloning, sequencing) - Programming on a Qiagen Biorobot Universal 8000 - PCR and related protocols/oligomer design, AFLP analysis - Design of safety plans and SOPs - Experience with flow cytometry - Working in BSL1 and BSL2 environments - Characterization and disposal of waste

West Lafayette, IN, US

Curator of over 1,000 different neurological mutant stocks of Drosophila melanogaster. Developed and performed cross schemes for deficiency mapping and creating multiple mutation stocksPerformed electroretinograms and some microarray analysisManaged the work flow, training, and daily activities of three undergraduate assistantsMaintained three lab areas.

Masters, Biology

Bachlor, Science