Unleashing the $100 dollar genome.

o Authored product content through various channels (mobile, web, print) such as promotional material (brochures and digital ads), sales tools, commercial-focused presentations, and competitive analysiso Established customer relationships with critical national and government accounts to communicate VOC to R&D and Management groupso Initiated improved field marketing events and sales processes that resulted in $4.7 million in product sales and 13% new businesso Led cross-functional teams to finalize RFQ and RFP tenders for GPO, IDN, and government contractso Created and led commercial and technical presentations, webinars, product demonstrations for internal and external (distributor partners) customers

o Identified potential supplier partnerships for Business Development resulting in partnership with New England Biolabs ($2.5 million in new sales opportunities in 2017)o Spearheaded technical content generation and monitored marketing campaign effectiveness for pilot e-commerce platform reducing lead generation costs by 20% and a 10% retainment rate of first-time customers becoming active platform userso Advocated product specifications to product team for backend changes improving UX of software search functionality and a 20% increase in saleso Developed SOP for contractors to improve product recognition algorithm and developed KPIs for managing performance milestones and goalso Researched competitor product portfolios to grow demand, achieving $900,000 in sales revenue of Quartzy’s scientific supplier partners

o Designed Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) experiments to discover efficacy of upfront cancer poly-therapy and correlate longitudinal cancer treatments, tumor evolution, and patient prognostico Developed primers targeting specific genomic regions for genotyping in human/murine models and mutagenized NKAP protein to demonstrate necessity of phosphorylation sites for PTEN null cancer survivalo Performed cost analysis upon supplies, researched competing brand’s supplies, and collaborated closely with sales representatives and account managers on laboratory consumables and instrumentation o Presented weekly power points updating the Principle Investigator with figures, results, and suggested future experiments for the PTEN/NKAP synthetic lethal project

o Performed precursory research on most closely related bacteria, Porphryobacter donghaenis and Porphryobacter sanguineuso Experimentally designed temperature, pH, and salinity growth assays for characterization of novel genus and species isolated by Project Mercurrio Independently prepared media, propagated plate and liquid culture line, performed DNA extractions, PCR, NGS library preparation, sequence alignment and biochemical testing on bacteriao Writing and publishing co-first author paper of the currently unnamed novel genus and species within the family Erythrobacteracae

o Collaborated with other undergraduates in UC Davis Professor Eisen’s lab collecting samples of sediment, water, and walls of large coral ponds to study biogeography and succession in fresh and salt water aquariumso Independently performed DNA extractions, Polymerase Chain Reactions, Gel Electrophoresis, and Quantification to confirm for the presence and amount of DNA from aquarium sampleso Utilized QIIME software to analyze diversity and abundance of microbial communities and chemical fluctuations to the environment

• Gathered random samples from the built environment, cultured bacteria and sequenced ones that provide phylogenetic insight to the bacterial evolutionary tree• Performed DNA extractions, built libraries, and sequenced them using Next Generation Illumina Sequencing• Wrote and published (as first author) the first draft genome of the plant pathogen species Curtobacterium in the paper Genome Announcements a subsidiary of the American Society for Microbiology Journals• http://genomea.asm.org/content/1/3/e00244-13.full

• Tutored students on material learned during labs and in lecture• Presented supplementary material relevant to the primary topic of each lab• Assisted graduate student Teaching Assistant and Lab Manager in setup of lab materials

o Worked for on-campus food service that serves over 4,000 meals a dayo Operated cash register, handled cash, and prepared high quality espresso drinkso Provided consistent professional customer service during even the busiest shiftso Effectively communicated with coworkers to ensure smooth operations and a welcoming atmosphere

o Checked out groceries, handled cash/credit cards, and baggedo Stocked various grocery items and maintained inventoryo Interacted with customers and answered any questions about products