low-level radiological and non-radiological analysis of environmental samples

- Troubleshot hydrolysis procedure of the assay of steroid profile in urine with GC-MS/MS or LC-MS/MS. - Optimized the enzymatic hydrolysis and the solid phase extraction procedures using the Design of Experiments and models contributing to method development efficiency. - Automated the solid phase extraction procedures contributing to productivity.- Performed pre-study validation for a bile acid metabolite in serum. - Processed experimental data using VBA, PivotTable and R resulting in faster and better data interpretation and R&D reporting. - Automated processing of mass spectrometry data using VBA and R. - Generated a dashboard of analysis data with shiny application for quality control. - Built a proactive maintenance and troubleshooting program for MS instruments. - Promoted a dashboard of a whole fleet of MS instruments for effective management. - Undertook maintenance and troubleshooting. - Developed an R web scraping gadget to download search query results of literature from PubMed.

- Responsible for the day-to-day laboratory operation and prepared operational reports. (5 staff) - Reviewed analytical data of inorganic, organic and gross Beta radioactivity to meet compliance requirements of the nuclear industry regulator, CNSC. - Recommissioned GC/MS-Headspace, resumed volatile organic analysis, and passed proficiency tests to ensure business continuity. - Performed routine maintenance and troubleshooting on GC-MS. - Led the development and validation of ICP-OES, IC, CVAFS, and FAAS methods for environmental analytes significantly contributing to successful lab accreditation. - Led a project using Excel VBA to enhance data analysis/processing: review time was cut from three days to a few hours and data accuracy increased from 95% to 100%. - Led some projects of work-around solutions to the LIMS to improve operational efficiency.- Led the revision and implementation of the quality manual by collaborating with corporate and local quality specialists. - Initiated business analysis, advised solutions, and monitored the delivery of analysis reports in the short-staffed situation resulting in process improvement. - Set the S.M.A.R.T. performance goals for KPI of the lab, leading to improvement in 5 performance matrix. - Led the revision and implementation of the lab Quality Plan by collaborating with corporate and local quality specialists resulting in better alignment of the company-wide Quality Manual, the Environmental Program Quality Manual, and ISO 17025. - Enforced requirements of lab accreditation and health and safety through activities, such as observation and coaching moments and monthly lab inspection. - Addressed non-conformance issues to responding findings of self-assessments and audits. - Conducted monthly safety inspection and mitigated an average of 30 safety hazards annually through cooperating with management, fire department, and site safety committee.