Director of the Australian Rickettsial Reference Laboratory in Geelong, Australia. Our business is very small and I need to be proficient in all facets of running the organisation. This is a must in order to keep the business running efficiently.Becoming a director of this organisation came about with the sensation of our laboratory from our much larger parent (Barwon Health). We set up this organisation as a public not for profit entity. Basically our diagnostic testing and slide sales provide the income, which allows our laboratory to conduct microbiological research into rickettsial diseases. My fundamental role is to make sure that our organisation has a break-even budget at the end of each financial year. This is basically achieved by maximising our income from the diagnostic testing and limiting the expenditure on the research.Duties include; Discovering new markets for our slide sales (currently have customers in Denmark, Hong Kong, Singapore, Laos, and India).Negotiating contracts for medical studiesExpanding on our repertoire of diagnostic tests by consulting larger pathology organisation as to their requirements for external testing.Report preparation for accounting purposes (Financial reporting and BAS preparation)Grant preparation and submissionQuality assurance accreditationSupervision of laboratory testing (see over)Supervision of staff, PhD students and a postdoctoral fellow