Kiran Kaur Email & Phone Number

Manchester, Gb

Warrington, England, United Kingdom

• Carrying out interpretation of samples to required timescales, including additional tasks such as calculating rare peaks and speculative searches• Completion of quality checks associated with the integrity of the National DNA Database (NDNAD)• Responsible for results sent to customers including providing advice and guidance as required• Adhering to all aspects of the customer Operational Protocols, Standard Operating Procedures, Good Lab Practice, EFS Quality Manual and Health and Safety documents.• Reporting progress to and communicating with Workflow Supervisor, particularly relating to escalation of any issues• Responsible for individual daily time keeping• Working in conjunction with the DNA Unit/Workflow Supervisors/Tech/Quality teams• Proficient in investigating possible contamination events• Responsible for training new and current staff members and assisting in labs as required in addition to role as SOC Reporter.

Warrington, England, United Kingdom

• Carrying out high throughput DNA profiling of crime scene, reference, cold case and other DNA samples to load to the National DNA Database (NDNAD)• Processing automated DNA samples from Lysis to Capillary Electrophoresis• Utilising manual processes such as Investigators (manual lysis and purification of samples), DART (Direct Ammunition Recovery Technique), Bone processing (manual lysis and purification of bone and teeth samples) and Manual Quant and PCR• Analysing EPGs by ‘cleaning up’ profiles from samples, designating peaks where applicable and sending to reporting officers to be uploaded to the NDNAD• Promoted to lab owner - tasked with managing the lab, prioritising and completing tasks in accordance with agreed timescales, and ensuring professional and personal requirements of colleagues on shift were accommodated• Promoted as trainer and training other members of staff in various laboratory processes• Updating and creating standard operating procedures/work instructions to ensure processes are efficient and effective• Responsible for ensuring cold case samples processed correctly and efficiently to meet deadlines set by reporting officers, effectively communicating progress status of samples and/or any issues• Responsible for dealing with internal and external customer queries; providing advice and guidance• Completing environmental samples every month to ensure lab was fit for purpose• Performed housekeeping duties including archiving and disposal of samples, cleaning of laboratory and maintenance of equipment/reagent levels• Recovering robots following issues to ensure there no sample loss or contamination to samples• Working in accordance with company values and to UKAS standards, partaking in audits when required• Flexible work approach (e.g. volunteering to work on-call, as and when required)• Regular communication with colleagues, workflow supervisors/team leads and providing necessary updates in relation to demands or delays in the lab

Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom

- Proactively communicating with customers by making conversation with them and offering to help pack their bags.- Meeting customer needs by locating items around the store, if customer required help.- Further increasing communication/selling skills by interacting with different customers whilst working at checkouts.- Maintaining polite and friendly mannerisms to ensure each customer had a comfortable and stress-free experience in a busy environment.- Responsible for dealing with customer cash/card transactions and the handling of money.- Further trained on self-scan checkouts, which involves managing ten separate tills on my own. Have the ability to solve any problems that may arise in this area quickly and efficiently by thinking of solutions on the spot.- Being aware of and complying with health and safety regulations at all times, particularly taking into consideration all extra safety measures put in place throughout the store.- Immediately cleaning any spillages/breakages that may occur to prevent any injuries occurring.

Falkirk, United Kingdom

Main duties and responsibilities:- Proactively liaising with customers (and colleagues) to promote sales to meet daily and weekly store targets.- Enhanced communicating/selling skills through customer interactions when promoting store credit cards and product care.- Responsible for dealing with customer cash/card transactions including processing customer refunds/exchanges of sales.- Being aware of and complying with health and safety rules at all times.

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Roles and Responsibilities:- Developed communicating/selling skills by promoting store credit cards to customers at point of sales.- Responsible for dealing with customer cash/card transactions and processing refunds/exchanging items.- Proactively interacting with customers (and colleagues) to promote sales to meet weekly store targets.- Being aware of and complying to health and safety regulations at all times.

United Kingdom

Roles and Responsibilities:- Assigned own department (covering two of three floors in the building) in the Aberdeen store. Responsible for maintaining and accounting for stock levels and merchandise on both floors.- Using organisation skills to arrange/rearrange merchandise taken from the stock room and displaying on the shop floor, taking initiative as necessary.- Being aware of and complying to health and safety rules at all times.- Proactively communicating with customers (and colleagues) to promote sales.- Responsible for dealing with customer cash/card transactions.- Flexible approach to work - agreeing to work in Stirling store as required although primarly based in Aberdeen.

Bsc Hons, Forensic And Analytical Science, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Forensic Society

Panjabi

GCSE (A) AS (A)

Education record

Activities and Societies: Prefect, S1 Buddy systemHighers: Chemistry (B); French (B); English (C); Human Biology (C); Mathematics (C)