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Sacramento, California, United States

Sacramento, California, United States

Sacramento, California Area

Provided data analyses and program guidance to various state agencies on rehabilitation programming.RDSI• Informed state rehabilitation programming on program successes and issues to find opportunities to reduce recidivism.• Department liaison and lead on rehabilitative-based studies and evaluations.• Analyzed program data utilizing internal databases, Microsoft Access, Excel, and Tableau to identify emerging trends.• Developed RFPs and feasibility studies for rehabilitative programs.• Increased program progress visibility through ad hoc reporting, data cleanup, validation, and presentation.• Supervised work produced by the department’s RDA II, RDA I, and SSA employees.RDAII• Project lead and liaison with the Office of Correctional Education.• Supported quality management projects for databases by writing standard operating procedures. • Generated ad hoc reports, data cleanup, and validation using VBA and SQL scripts.• Created custom Excel and Power BI dashboards as tools for examining educational program’s efficiencies.• Improved processes for cleaning and uploading data into databases.• Designed business rules for programs to assist with future data analyses.• Received a Certificate of Appreciation in 2020 for contributions to the COVID-19 data projects.

Rancho Cordova, California

Supported project managers in the distribution and transmission engineering group.• Drove successful completion of projects in the distribution and transmission engineering group. • Assisted with budget adherence by addressing resource allocation issues. • Maintained project financials and schedules for top-grossing companies. • Negotiated contracts with clients and third-party providers. • Worked with clients and stakeholders to assess risk and establish risk parameters.• Coordinated meetings with clients to discuss RFIs, RFPs, and project details. • Educated and trained new engineers on project documents and processes.

Palo Alto, Ca

Provided safe and innovative facilities for pharmaceutical research. Successful project management for tactical and strategic planning for construction of brand new 9 story office/lab building.• Sourced business partners and negotiated and maintained contracts.• Successful tactical and strategic planning for site maintenance and construction of new facilities.• Performed internal site audits for quality compliance with FDA and internal EH&S.• Worked closely with environmental health and safety team members to establish and meet regulatory requirements.• Assisted with the preparation of documents and facilities for passing annual regulatory audits.• Responsible for managing schedule, scope, and budget for projects ~250k.• Liaison for contractors and employees during construction projects.• Assisted with developing business case documents and project charters.• Tracked purchase orders, invoices, and expense reports to align with the budget.• Led monthly feedback meetings with clients and vendors.• Tracked department budget and contributed to financial forecasting.

Palo Alto, Ca

Supported early and late drug discovery programs via medium and low throughput gene expression. Delivered high quality data to support the transition of various drugs into pre-clinical candidacy.• Supported early and late drug discovery programs via medium and low throughput gene expression.• Delivered high-quality data to support the transition of various drugs into pre-clinical candidacy.• Initiated department efforts to meet & exceed Lean 5S goals for lab organization.• Instructor for internal TIBCO Spotfire software monthly training.• Protocol development and troubleshooting for novel projects.• Processed and performed quantitative and qualitative analysis of biological samples.• Presented data to teams to help direct program decisions.• Prepared clinical samples for NanoString analysis.• Received 16 Awards of Excellence. • Won the “Most Inspiring Poster Presentation” Award at the 2016 annual conference.

San Jose, Ca

Supported biology and chemistry students by facilitating workshops and study sessions.• Created bi-weekly worksheets and practice exams related to course material.• Mentored students using effective communication strategies.• Facilitation of group interactions for hands-on learning of course materials.• Establishment of a safe and inclusive environment that fostered learning.

San Jose State University, Ca

• Determined effective methods for using disintegrin peptides to induce cell death. • Culture and treatment for multiple melanoma cell lines for various functional assays.• Isolation and purification of recombinant disintegrin peptide utilizing E. coli vectors and GST tag technique.• Performed flow cytometry to measure apoptosis using APO-BRDU TUNEL assay.• Collected and analyzed gene expression data for depicting molecular and cellular landscapes unique to treatments. • Created and presented scientific posters at national science conferences.

Santa Cruz, Ca

Santa Cruz, Ca

Supported the business growth from a variety of positions. I worked as a cashier, head cashier, manager on duty, produce clerk, weekend receiver and bookkeeper. I also held the Customer Service Specialist position during its initial creation. During that time I worked directly with the marketing team.• Delivered exceptional customer service.• Managed break schedules for cashiers. • Worked with bookkeeping to validate that all cash deposits and safes were balanced.• Stocked products.• Assisted loss prevention in theft reduction.

San Jose State University, Ca

During my internship/work in Dr. French's lab I was involved in studying the effects of anti-oxidants on phenotypes associated with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Drosophila. This involved investigating the roles of various cell signaling components in known pathways.• Carried out pharmacological studies using antioxidants in Drosophila. • Selected to present at National Science Foundation - REU Basure Conference.• Collected and analyzed experimental qualitative and quantitative data.• Created and presented posters at national conferences.• Performed DNA and protein isolation for southern & western blots.• Assisted with p-element mutagenesis and screening for mutations.• Utilized UAS-GAL4 system to create assay-specific genotypes.

Master'S Degree, Regulatory Science

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Molecular Biology

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), General Studies