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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Illumina develops, manufactures, and markets integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and biological function• Coordinating and executing on installations including facility inspections, instrument validation, and customer training• Troubleshooting issues related to experimental design, software and instruments• Developing and maintaining positive relationships with customers• Supporting sales efforts through technical presentations and customer management• Acting as a key contributor of customer feedback to marketing and product development teams• Developing and improving key company processes that support our mission of building a world-class customer support organisationEducation | Experimental Design | Process Improvement | Relationship Manager | Training

Ontario, Canada

Helping customers uncover new insights in health and disease, identify meaningful biomarkers and accelerate therapeutic development with proprietary CyTOF® and microfluidics technologies- Developed custom proteomic reagents for specific customer projects- Liaised with field application and sales teams to generate business development opportunities and customer quotes- Partnered with R&D and Product Application to develop new or improved products for specific customer requirements- Employed robust QC procedures for both biological and biochemical validation- Cell culture, Mass Cytometry, Cytobank analysis, Antibody conjugation, Lyophilization- Analysed data and prepared technical reports for customer releaseAssay optimisation | Custom Manufacturing | Customer Satisfaction | Flow Cytometry | CyTOF | Business Development | Operations analysis | Planning | Project Management | Proteomics | Process Improvement | Quality Control | Validation

County Cork, Ireland

Engineering bacteria into medicines (live bio-therapeutics) for the treatment of diseases such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and autism.• Worked on MicroDx, a microbiome profiling platform• Independently led 2 avenues of investigation• Processed pre-clinical and Phase I/II clinical samples• Conducted molecular assays including PCR, qPCR, Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)• Analyzed Volatile Organic Compounds (FAIMS)• Reviewed pseudonymised patient data• Ensured quality data was obtained, recorded securely and interpreted accurately• Excellent record for delivering to a tight deadline• Reviewed and implemented Standard Operating Procedures and Risk assessments• Completed course in Good Clinical Practice• Trained other researchers in techniques and use of equipmentAmplicon sequencing | Assay development | Genomics | GCP | Metabolomics | Microbiology | Microbiome | Mycobiome | Timekeeping | Training | Virome | Whole genome sequencing

London, United Kingdom

• Directed communication between research staff and Animal Welfare staff/vets• Training incumbents in animal techniques and Home Office regulation• Managed staff scheduling for animal house dutiesAnimal Welfare | Home Office License | People management | Regulatory compliance

• Training students in laboratory techniques• Demonstrating at undergraduate laboratory practicals• Marking undergraduate poster presentationsTeaching | Training

County Dublin, Ireland

Funded by Society for General Microbiology (also awarded by Wellcome but restricted to 1 grant). Supervised by Prof. Geraldine Butler. • Researched the role of CZF1 and WOR1 on biofilm formation in Candida parapsilosi. Skills included chemical transformation and colony PCR, biofilm assays, phenotyping, microarray analysis, protein tagging with myc by fusion PCR. • Attended the Irish Fungal Society AGM ConferenceGenetics | Microscopy | Mycobiology | Phenotyping

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Immunology

"The effect of Poly I:C on hematopoeitic stem cells in the Zebrafish model" Fully funded by Wellcome Co-supervised by Prof. M. Dallman.

Master Of Research (Mres), Cell And Molecular Basis Of Infection, Distinction

Fully funded by Wellcome. Graduated with Distinction Cell and Molecular Basis of Infection in 3 rotations with dissertation: 1. “Fat.

Honors Bachelor (Bhsc), 4 Years, Genetics

Activities and Societies: DramaSoc, UCD Diving Club Dissertation “Characterization of an intracellular deficient Legionella mutant.