- Provided administrative and organisational support to the Production Manager in all aspects of their work, developing strong collaborative, organisational and planning skills by managing conflicting demands to meet deadlines- Helping the production team with collation of the delivery of larger projects, ensuring postage and delivery addresses were correct and that the packaging department were meeting delivering expectations of the production team- Strong team working skills in a pressuring environment, developed by managing diverse relationships between 30-40 staff members

- Developed effective organisational and analytical skills with attention to detail by managing incoming/outgoing cash effectively on a daily basis, updating accounting database for financial transactions- Sound familiarity of financial practise and cash management, liaising with banks and customers over account issues or queries. This further developed my ability to use systems and adopt new technologies

- Ensuring a methodical and well organised approach to tasks by effectively handling office filing, printing, faxing and generating reports- Efficient multi-tasking abilities, from greeting and liaising with customers to accurately inputting data into computerised databases and Excel spreadsheets

- Gained an extensive insight into Industrial laboratory practices, apparatus and methodology. Our goal was to use a variety of methods to achieve the best expression of our desired target protein so that appropriate processes could be scaled up for industrial use- Designed plasmid constructs, performed expression optimisation experiments, scaled up economically feasible production of target proteins- Trialled both Baculovirus and E.coli based systems to maximise protein yield- Purification of target proteins using FPLC and various chromatographic techniques to meet the high standards of purity and activity required for the drug discovery process- Understood the characterisation of proteins using SDS-PAGE, Native-PAGE, UV Spectroscopy, SEC, and DLS- Implemented troubleshooting protocols to sequentially analyse data from our experiments to devise a systematic method in identifying problems in our protocol

- Strong customer service skills and patience, aiding up to 750 guests and ensuring a positive and prompt service in all aspects- Working quickly in a pressurised environment, by setting, serving and clearing all tables in an efficient manner