Kaylee Cruz Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

• Served as Project Coordinator (external affairs) and was responsible for communication with 3M corporate liaisons.

Watertown, Massachusetts, United States

• Analyzed the competitive landscape for 6 focus areas to deliver key insights on opportunities and differentiation.• Updated and maintained monthly key competitor reports by analyzing broad sets of competitor data.• Examined competing biotech and pharmaceutical companies to identify past M&A deal structures and terms.

• Oversaw a 4-person team from project initiation to completion and presented a complete business plan to industry judges. • Conducted primary and secondary research for the company’s product to aid in a strategy for successful commercialization.• Delivered an oral and written plan to industry judges and placed 2nd in KGI’s 17th annual Business Plan Competition.

• Evaluated commercialization potential for the company’s bioplastics technology.• Engaged in detailed market research and assessed the competitive landscape, addressable market, and potential partners.• Proposed and identified potential product applications, recommending a specific product application and target market.

La Verne, Ca

• Guided and mentored undergraduate STEM students to help them develop academically, professionally, and personally.

La Verne, Ca

• Orchestrated a Research Learning Community (RLC) and conducted two-hour, weekly training sessions designed to enhance research skills and familiarity with research discourse for undergraduate students.• Co-developed a curriculum reflective of the major tasks of the research process including but not limited to effectively searching within databases, navigating peer-reviewed articles, and annotating, organizing, and synthesizing sources to form a logical and coherent argument.-Acted as a mentor by providing feedback and guiding RLC group members through research projects.

La Verne, Ca

• Answered student questions, facilitated critical thinking in the classroom through the use of scaffolding, and provided overall guidance and feedback to ensure student success. • Assisted the instructor with grading, review sessions, and overall lab set-up.

La Verne, Ca

• Served as a point of contact for and supervised a staff of 15+ writing tutors.• Performed managerial tasks in an effective and timely manner, including planning and leading training sessions (for both seasoned and novice writing tutors), organizing schedules, providing feedback, ensuring the completion of make-up assignments and observations, and recruiting.• Conducted one-hour weekly training sessions on topics related to writing tutoring, such as logical coherence and paragraph structure, citation styles (MLA, APA, ASA, and Chicago), grammar, plagiarism, critical reading, higher order concerns versus lower order concerns, and more.-Acted as a resource for answering questions and responding to concerns.

La Verne, Ca

• Presented at seven conferences both regional and national on topics including but not limited to Standard Academic English, involving undergraduates in professional research collaborations, and writing and math anxiety.• Tutored traditional and non-traditional students, international students, and students at every class level (undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral) across multiple disciplines.-Facilitated holistic learning through the use of scaffolding within a calm environment for students.

Certificate In Bioscience Industry Law And Practice

Master Of Business And Science, Biotechnology

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biology, General