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Seattle, Washington, United States

Dynamic Project Manager with 12+ years driving complex technical programs. Specialties: navigating ambiguity, cross-functional alignment, rapid execution in unstructured environments. Skilled in overcoming obstacles through critical thinking and continuous improvement. Proven leader facilitating interdisciplinary, cross-departmental projects by managing multiple teams. Exceptional communicator distilling complex information for diverse audiences, fluent in Spanish.

Houston, Texas, United States

Led a cross-institutional collaborative research team investigating circadian rhythms and brain connectivity with applied machine learning in veterans under treatment for opioid use disorder.Established and maintained collaborations with clinical agencies, non-profit and government organizations, and laboratories at Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University.Delineated and communicated study objectives for approval from stakeholders, collaborators, and regulatory agencies (Institutional Review Board; IRB). Designed budget drafts, monitored research progress, and advised on budget impact to research progress.Authored IRB protocol modifications to yield approval for human subject research.Developed and navigated complex grant applications with distinct budgets and research milestones to non-profit and governmental institutions (NLM, NIH, VA).Scheduled, organized, and led group meetings and discussion sessions with collaborators and stakeholders.Trained, managed, and mentored 5+ undergraduate and graduate scientists (Rice University & Baylor College of Medicine) to reach key project milestones.

Houston, Texas, United States

Led collaborative research that identified a non-synaptic trigger that uncouples epilepsy, aberrant post-natal neurogenesis, and neuroimmune crosstalk in a model of developmental epilepsy (accepted: Cell Reports).Communicated research progress to collaborators and stakeholders and presented research findings at local and national conferences.Managed day-to-day laboratory operations including scheduling, organizing, and leading group meetings and discussion sessions.Served as the contact between investigators of the Blue Bird Circle Developmental Neurogenetics Laboratory and the Baylor IACUC to support ongoing animal research.Authored IACUC protocol amendments that resulted in approval to support animal research.Developed and navigated complex grant applications with distinct budgets and research milestones to non-profit organizations and societies.Designed original, multi-disciplinary projects and trained, managed, and mentored 5+ undergraduate and graduate scientists (Rice University & Baylor College of Medicine) to reach key project milestones.

Houston, Texas, United States

Worked with established and portfolio companies to accomplish product milestones, due diligence, market analysis, assisting with product development, and researching key regulatory requirements.Identified novel indications for therapeutics and developed grant applications (SBIR) to support the new project.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Designed and developed projects to investigate the role of microglia in neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s disease models, resulting in multiple collaborative peer-reviewed publications.Established, led, and maintained cross-departmental collaborations (Departments of Neurology, Pathology, Biology, and Pharmacology) at the University of Washington.Presented findings at multiple national and international conferences, including at the Society for Neuroscience, European Glia Meetings, Keystone Symposia, and HHMI Investigator Meetings.Responsible for writing, management, and successful approval of animal use (IACUC) protocols and modifications.Contributed to the scientific, budgetary, and timeline design of complex grant applications and grant supplements (NIH R01, R21) that were funded successfully.Trained, managed, and mentored 15+ high school, undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, or graduate level scientists on the execution of complex experiments that contributed to the project at large over 6 years.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

As part of the NIH-Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP), I dedicated my efforts to developing independent laboratory skills and reasoning in the field of neuroscience and molecular neurobiology. In the laboratory of Dr. Benjamin Philpot, I worked to develop a novel assay to identify targets of a key player in the pathology of Angelman Syndrome during brain development using mouse models.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Pathology

My Doctoral work focused on the neuroinflammatory mechanisms that impact neurodegeneration, using in vitro systems and mouse models.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Molecular Biology And Biotechnology

Pursued and completed a B.S. in Biological Science with a concentration in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. As an undergraduate.