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Pirbright, England, United Kingdom

· Delivery of Pirbright’s new LIMS implementation project, ensuring laboratory and compliance requirements were met.· System management / administration of LabWare LIMS application as part of the Quality department. · Liaising with external application / hosting support vendors (LabWare and Simplica). · Development, validation, and verification of new test LIMS configuration, before migration to live system.· Service requests: problem-solving LIMS issues and triaging appropriate requests to IT / external groups for resolution.· Data retrieval by SQL (self-training).∙ Report creating/updating using SAP Crystal Reports.· Fostering relations with stakeholders through regular communication.· Training: writing user instructions for system, delivering team and role-based training to LIMS users.

Pirbright

Diagnostic testing and supporting activities within the Serology Assay Unit Reference Laboratory:- Diagnostic testing of field samples against SAPO3/4 vesicular animal viruses.- Serological assays including Virus Neutralisation Tests, as well as multiple ELISAs to ISO 17025 standard.- Validation exercises to optimise internal and international testing standards.- Team technical representative with LIMS (superuser with configuration ability), Absorb (admin responsibility, troubleshooting), WRLFMD website (content editor), Q-Pulse (Local Document Controller), Oshens (serum risk assessments creator).- New LIMS development project: Performance checking LIMS processes through OQ and PQ scripts, configuration, taking ownership of SAU controls/reagents master data generation and inventory data input, creating and delivering training PowerPoints, providing regular feedback and suggestions for improvements to development team.- Planning and facilitating visitor/trainee activities at the Institute, delivering laboratory training via presentation with exercises and hands-on training in the lab.

- Testing disinfectant efficacy against Foot & Mouth Disease Virus and Swine Vesicular Disease Virus for DEFRA and private customers.- Maintaining UKAS ISO17025 accreditation through record keeping, equipment calibration, and accurate disinfectant testing regimen.- Team Local Document Controller: responsible for uploading, editing and distributing controlled documents using Q-Pulse.- Proof-reading, reporting results and generating invoices for diagnostic tests to support the Non-Vesicular Reference Laboratory (NVRL).- Unpacking, labelling and accurately booking in new NVRL samples to a central database.

Pirbright

- Disinfectant efficacy testing and document controller duties as detailed above.- Delivered Biosecurity induction presentations to new employees, covering SAPO4 licence specifications when working within high containment facilities.- Witnessed infectious and non-infectious biological sample transfers.- Ran and validated fumigation cycles to decontaminate equipment leaving high containment.- Pipette calibration.

Clarks Village

- Enhanced negotiation skills taking customers through a journey from entry to sale.- Attained Whittard Bronze Award and Diploma of Excellence in Whittard Knowledge.- Top weekend sales advisor for encouraging customers to register with Whittards.- Replenishing shelves, ensuring efficiency in stock management.- Training new employees in key competencies.- Teamwork skills, balancing tasking with customer service.- General shop cleaning and tidying.

Yatton

- Analytical testing of raw materials and finished products, ensuring results within company specifications.- Adapted to constantly changing deadlines by prioritising and managing time effectively.- Streamlined the testing turnover periods to maximise work efficiency. - Generated an HPLC column log to optimise assay performance. - Represented the quality team in daily operations meeting, communicating relevant material to the rest of the lab team and assigning daily tasks.- Issuing and auditing licenced documentation to production staff.- Problem-solving faulty products in response to customer complaints.Skills & Techniques: High-Pressure Liquid Chromotography (HPLC) and Ultra High Pressurised Liquid Chromotography (UHPLC), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Physical tests, Chromeleon and OMNIC Software Packages.

Shepton Mallet

- Analytical testing of cider and beer at specific stages of production process;- Checking results meet product specifications;- Reporting variances to the process team;- Inputting results into central database.

Porton Down

Assigned autonomous laboratory-based project with the Anthrax Vaccine Product Support Team in Porton Down. - Performed staged Toxin Neutralisation Assays (TNAs) on cultured mouse macrophages; - Screened human and mouse serum samples to determine the functional immune responses to anthrax toxin components post immunisation;- Communicated my project findings in seminar, report and poster form;- Completed training modules ‘GMP Introduction’ and ‘Train the Trainer’;- Volunteered as EOC support staff at Holborn Gate, London, during primary Swine Flu Outbreak, fulfilling a multitude of urgent tasks. Skills & Techniques: Cell culture, Immunoassays, Fast Purified Liquid Chromotography (FPLC), Protein Microarrays. Research to GLP and GMP quality regulation.

Master Of Science (Ms), Biomedical Science (Medical Microbiology), Merit (69%)

- Modules of special interest: Antimicrobial Agents, Current Issues in Biomedical Sciences and research project “Isolation of Lytic.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Molecular And Cellular Biology, 2.1

- Modules of particular interest: these include Bacteriology, Proteins & Immunology and dissertation project “Conversion of Embryonic.