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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Working from the District Office of State Rep. Dan Miller, I provide services and assistance to constituents on a number of state related programs. I interact daily with liaisons at state departments including DHS, DEP, DCNR, DCED, Revenue, Treasury, Labor and Industry, PennDOT, etc. and numerous legislative offices. Collectively, our office supports a half dozen municipalities and boroughs, while offering community events, outreach and educational programs. I also review and track legislation with a focus on environmental and energy issues, respond to resident feedback, and correspond with House Committees regarding policy.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Establish comprehensive knowledge and contacts within southwestern PA’s life science community Develop educational programming for life sciences companies including regulatory and reimbursement forumsDevelop and deliver regular communications for life sciences professionals Assist with the Council’s state and federal advocacy initiativesFacilitate Advisory Committee and Steering Committee meetings and implement programsServe as the in-house resource regarding aspects of life science business issues and provide customer service to member companies Collaboration and support of economic development groups pertaining to growth of the life sciences industry

Pittsburgh, Pa

Development and implementation of marketing and sourcing strategies for new and existing products Supplier negotiations and regular maintenance of product portfolio and supplier relationshipsMarket analysis and summary with recommendations of appropriate strategies and action plans Customer promotions; sales training and support; product evaluation, procurement and product launches Management and communication with supply chain including buyers, customer service, technical support, warehouses, transportation, logistics and accounting

Germantown, Md

Team Leader of drug discovery group responsible for lead candidate identification and characterizationFunctional genomic projects requiring cloning and expression of a variety of genes Sequencing reactions and data analysis on all recombinant clonesData mining utilizing a number of databases and methodsHigh-throughput screening to support primary drug screensSecondary assay development, optimization and routine screening

Rockville, Md

Custom cloning using traditional and Gateway methodologyExpression and purification of recombinant proteins in multiple expression systems including bacteria, insect and mammalian cellsIndividual and medium throughput gene amplification, subcloning and analysisProtein analysis including protein gels and western blotVector modification and nucleic acid analysis requiring restriction digests and sequencingCompletion of contract molecular biology projects for outside laboratories and institutionsExtensive tissue culture

Catonsville And Beltsville, Md

Manage team responsible for creating, maintaining product inventory and performing receptor QCOversee and advise on all aspects of production and quality controlResponsible for employee training and evaluationCreate, organize and regularly evaluate standard operating proceduresInteract with other directors and administration to assure product availability and qualityInteraction with customers and daily problem-solvingNew product development of recombinant mammalian cell lines including subcloning and expression of receptors in various cell types (HEK293, 293EBNA, CHO-K1 and COS-7 cell lines) Stable and transient transfection optimization using several transfection techniques and reagents Assay development for identification and pharmacological characterization of products Data analysis and preparation of standard operating procedures for pre-launch products Large and small scale tissue culture and cell membrane preparations

Neuropathology, University Pittsburgh Medical Center

Development of in vivo model of HIV encephalitis involving stereotactic implantation in SCID mice Immunocytochemistry/ImmunofluorescenceTissue culture, aseptic technique, microscopy, tissue preparation and sectioningOrganize laboratory, purchasing, lab maintenance, preparation and presentation of research projects

Master’S Degree, Biotechnology; Certificate In Biotech Enterprise

Bachelor’S Degree, Neuroscience, Biology