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Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Identified issues, risks, and areas of opportunity for genetic services in Ontario to support strategic planning and decision-making regarding the program’s activities and deliverables, such as current state analysis, reports, measurement plan, and genetic testing directory.Implemented project management practices to supervise the development of a gene.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Coordinated the day-to-day operations of the Out-of-Country (OOC) adjudication team, reducing the program’s response time from >14 days to 1 day.Acted as the internal liaison between the OOC program staff, the senior consultants, and upper management supporting decision-making and risk identification.Developed and supervised the implementation of the OOC.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Identified gaps and opportunities for provincial genetic testing after analyzing over 90,000 test applications for the OOC Prior Approval Program allowing the capacity to standardize the adjudication of applications.Updated the data classification structure for the OOC tests database to increase efficiency in data retrieving and data analysis, as well as.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Analyzed germline and somatic microarray and sequencing data to link sequence variants to a disease using a variety of pipelines and software, such as IGV, Cytoscape, BaseSpace, Axiom, GATK, Bioconductor, and more.Performed sequencing raw reads quality assurance, alignment, and variant calling protocols using the SciNet HPC resources.Read and critically.

General Escobedo Area, Mexico

Supervised IB Biology research projects obtaining above world mean average final gradesDesigned and developed 6 Canvas LMS biology courses delivered to over 4,500 students annuallyTrained the Student Government Association (2018-2019) in event planning, fund raising, and database management

Monterrey Area, Mexico

Planned and delivered the project charter to establish a molecular biology laboratory as part of a multidisciplinary research and innovation center; the laboratory started operations with trial runs and training.Negotiated equipment and reagent supplies with the two major providers of biotechnology equipment. Negotiations included installation, training.

Monterrey Area, Mexico

Organized and planned logistics for 30+ corporate team-building retreats to encourage organization-wide innovation, teamwork, communication, and command-chainDesigned group activities for all corporate leadership staff including directors and managers

Monterrey Area, Mexico

Developed and standardized a multiplex PCR detection system for Mycoplasma sp. contamination in human cell culture Optimized diverse PCR protocols to enhance amplification and downstream analysisPresented the Mycoplasma detection system in congresses and research reviews for in-house seminars

Monterrey Area, Mexico

Developed and standardized Sanger sequencing tests for pharmacogenetic clinical trialsProduced patients’ reports of clinical findings in genetics and paternity testsCollaborated with continuous improvement and good laboratory practice development projects

M.H.Sc. Medical Genomics, Genome Sciences/Genomics

Bsc Genomic Biotechnology