Freda Rohrer Email & Phone Number

United States

West Lafayette, Indiana

Current duties include: 1. Writing and implementing policies, standard operating procedures, and business goals designed to enhance efficient laboratory operation.2. Collaborating with lead scientists to ensure quality and timely UHPLC-MS results.3. Developing and managing laboratory records to ensure regulatory compliance.4. Developing policies compliant with federal and state EH&S requirements and training newand current employees in concordance with the policies.5. Overseeing day-to-day workflow in the lab, including supervising full- and part-time technicians, managing supplies, hiring, organizing and leading staff meetings, and a variety of clerical duties.

Otterbein, In

Personal assistant to Dr. Irving Pflug, Professor Emeritus of Food Science from the University of Minnesota and current owner of the Environmental Sterilization Laboratory in Otterbein, IN.Current duties include document development (data entry, transcription, proofreading, and editing in MS Word and Excel), office management, and grounds maintenance.

Otterbein, In

1. Supported all stages of the soybean breeding program from crossing nurseries to yield trials and breeder seed increases.2. Managed soybean crossing nurseries, F2 generation leaf-tissue collection, hand harvesting, and the seed purification program for breeder seed increases.3. Managed large volume projects with high adherence to timelines.4. Collected phenotype notes for soybean maturities, disease reactions (particularly SDS), plant height, flower color, pod/pubescence, hilum color, and seed quality.5. Prepared and shipped seed and tissue samples to Dow laboratories for testing.6. Wrote protocols for various aspects of soybean production, including packaging seed for winter nurseries, single-plant threshing, and hand pollination.7. Trained and managed seasonal staff in crossing soybeans, collecting samples, harvesting, packaging seed, and preparing seed for planting and/or shipping.8. Actively participated in the strong “Safety First” company policy to help maintain a near-perfect safety record for the station.