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Madison, Wisconsin, US

Led team to completely revamped entire IQOQ procedures and documentation for equipment for Paradigm diagnostics (acquired by Exact Sciences in March 2020) for self inspection and pending CLIA/CAP inspection.Wrote from scratch multiple automation methods and modified existing NGS workflow scripts including Library, Capture, Quantification and Normalization.

Menlo Park, CA, US

Led design team, equipment recommendations and implementation of initial cfDNA pancancer automated assay and technology transfer from Illumina, influencing ultimate design of final automated cfDNA NGS workflow. Processes included cfDNA extraction, bisulfite conversion, library preparation, enrichment, normalization, quantification and pooling for >15,000.

San Diego, CA, US

San Ramon, CA, US

Evalutate, suggest and implement process and assay workflow improvements of antibody on peptide arrays. Redesign slide handling cassettes with third party vendor to consolidate batch flow, minimize variability and be automation friendly. Evaluate peptide/antibody binding data in conjunction with statistics team to identify and resolve sources of.

Manage 5-member automation team to develop version controlled, scripted automated methods for processing RNA from PaxGene/blood patient samples on Hamilton STAR, Beckman, Labcyte Echo, Roche LC480, Agilent Biolanalyzer, DropSense 8000 and other instrumentation. Part of multi-department that developed and launched the Corus® CAD Test, the first gene.

Stanford, CA, US

Responsible for management of day to day DNA sequencing to support Human Genome Project as well as numerous projects to drive down costs such as sample clone "hit picking" which rearrayed clones from multiple plates into one plate for easier processing. Other projects increased throughput, reduced costs assessed new technologies such as alternative.

Advocated, helped build pipeline, and eventually managed 3-shift team for in-house Sanger sequencing pipeline to full length sequence cDNA's as verification for Sequencing by Hybridization, SBH, for collaborators, research, functional genomics and intellectual property protection.Worked with IT department to develop automated DNA sequencing contig building.

Portes-lès-Valence, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FR

Developed and deployed several molecular markers as a single marker or in multiplex in a variety of crop species including lettuce, melons, corn, and tomatoes for marker based selection.Developed and utilized various DNA extraction techniques for use with PCR based assays including multiplex PCR.Extensive primer design, temperature, and reagent.

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GB

Evaluated compound-rate combinations on crop and weed species of candidate herbicides. Formulated compounds in serial dilutions were statistically evaluated for resistance in crop plants and herbicidal effectiveness in weeds including specificity for monocots and dicots.Compiled and submitted reports recommending pursuit of effective compounds and.

Master'S Degree, Crop Molecular Biology, Statistics Minor

Bachelor'S Degree, Agronomy And Crop Science