Ernesto Coronado Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, United States

Seattle, Washington, United States

Transitioned from analytical and general lab technician role to research project coordination and project management in 18 months. Serve as main point of contact between several cross-functional teams with full charge of research study project planning, coordination, scheduling, procurement, and training. Develop and direct four (4) project associates.Tapped for multi-faceted role as cross-functional project manager, project coordinator, and subject matter expert conducting client research projects focused on anti-HIV pharmaceutics. Manage multiple projects, from setting timelines to coordinating resources, equipment, information, and deliverables. Communicate project status to all participants; monitor project progress; troubleshoot issues; escalate anomalies/invalid results; solve complex problems in processes, testing, and root causes. Conduct engineering tests, validate and test models, design experiments, collect data, and generate project documentation and reports to improve product performance, process robustness, and safety. Maintain in-house software and data. • Planned and coordinated two (2) challenging research projects consisting of 50+ study participants (non-human primates), with project spanning 24 months. Coordinated large human research project of 50+ study participants, spanning 12 months. • Coordinating ongoing experimental long-acting anti-HIV pharmacokinetic study with cohort of 12 non-human primates. Project was initiative December 2020 and scheduled to continue for 24 months in total.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Oversaw project coordination for two (2) large NIH-funded non-human primate studies, ensuring high levels of productivity and progression with direct responsibility for supporting project teams and stakeholders. Acted as liaison between research facility and laboratory, communicating and collaborating to ensure achievement of project goals and deliverables. • Headed project coordination and research for large investigational studies involving non-human primates.— Experimental HIV vaccine in cohort of 16 non-human primates over 24 months, resulting in five (5) publications.— Malaria + HIV co-infection project of 24 months, resulting in four (4) publications and additional papers. — Cannabis use in HIV+ patients project with cohort of 198 HIV+ patients over 365 days, resulting in three (3) publications.• Kept complex projects on schedule, managing deadlines and adjusting workflows as needed, while monitoring inventory levels and databases to enable efficiency, accuracy, and transparency for cross-functional project teams. • Provided guidance in continuous improvement and problem-solving efforts, processing requests from multiple project stakeholders and navigating across the organization to find solutions to problems. • Worked jointly with internal and external partners to optimize project design, processes, and workflows for improved performance, safety, and quality.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Managed project team of graduate students and undergraduate volunteers to plan, design, and conduct highly technical and complex research projects. Responsible for technical direction of research project and management of core operations. Managed laboratory, including purchasing of equipment and supplies, equipment maintenance, and inventory control. Assured all lab services operated within strict state and federal requirements and standards. • Managed cross-functional relationships and communicated directly with clients to detail proposals, present research findings, and discuss projects status. Conveyed technical data in easily understood terms for non-technical individuals. • Managed operations and team in unique service lab, offering diverse set of services to 10+ clients. Interviewed, onboarded, trained, and led team of 10 undergraduate student assistants. Managed all project coordination activities and assured quality, safety, and compliance with regulatory requirements and standards.• Oversaw interviewing, hiring, training, scheduling, and review of lab technicians, and assigned projects to 15-person work group to perform experiments and analyze results. • Drove improvements in project efficiency, minimized errors, and reduced repetitive tasks through design and execution of project processes and procedures, while working in collaboration with diverse project groups.• Set and maintained quality assurance guidelines, quality control measures, and standard operating procedures.

Certification, Project Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biochemistry