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San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area

Assisted the Program Manager in planning and executing clinical studies, ensuring adherence to protocol standards, and driving process improvements.Provided support during subject enrollments by ensuring protocol compliance and ethical scientific standards. Off-site enrollments require preparing study documentation, verifying study equipment functionality, confirming data collection sheets are current and meet study protocol requirements. During off-site enrollment, provided support to team by administering questionnaires, maintaining adherence to research protocol standards, and reviewing data collection for quality assurance. Post-enrollment duties include securing and maintaining detailed study records of patient enrollment information and authenticating data collection for coding, and analysis of research data.Coordinated with Program Manager to ensure clinical research activities complied with federal regulations, hospital policies, and protocol procedures. Reviewed and comprehended study protocols to develop and prepare data collection processes, data cleansing, and establishing storage structures. Provided support to team members by developing training materials and tools for study personnel, allowing for task delegation between team members while maintaining protocol standards allowing for study timelines to be maintained. Worked with the Program Manager to manage day-to-day study activities, including problem-solving, communication, and protocol management. Attending investigator meetings as required and communicating time-line projections for studies. Collaborated with Program Manager to provide Principal Investigator with accurate reports of study updates. Collaborated with the Program Manager in the preparation of audit reviews by assisting with scientific and compliance reporting requirements as per federal regulations and agency policies.

Austin, Texas, United States

Supports the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under the Water Quality Permit Section as a Pretreatment Permit Specialist. Responded to the COVID-19 outbreak by adapting to virtual needs at the start of the pandemic by completing required training with minimal supervision. As part of training, reviewed and provided feedback on technical guidance documents. Assists in determining a cities compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) by either leading pretreatment program audits or supporting audit leaders. Program audits include scheduling audit itinerary by coordinating with Control Authority officials and industry representatives. Conducting reviews and analysis of complex laboratory data. Evaluating and interpreting state and federal regulations. Leading site visits to gather information on water usage and determining if appropriate discharge limits are met. Assists with implementing approved pretreatment programs by providing guidance to industries and Control Authorities. Lastly, compiling audit information and data into a report to submit to EPA. Reviewing and evaluating wastewater permit applications and annual reports from pretreatment programs and determining compliance with TPDES permit requirements and Texas Surface Water Quality Standards. Examining pretreatment program non-substantial modification for compliance with NPDES and TPDES permit requirements and state and federal statues, rules, policies, guidelines and regulations.

San Marcos, Texas, United States

• Organization; maintain current organized plan to meet deadlines, accurate up-to-date laboratory notebooks with clear directions of experiments conducted; meticulous record keeping of sample collections, preservation methods, acceptability for testing, inventory, and storage location(s)• Research: Design experiments, review and gather info from peer review articles, compile, and interpret data from experiments, perform complex technical procedures according to SOP, developed SOPs • Communication; Coordinate assignments, communicate findings (written and orally) to scientist and non-scientist (i.e., posters, abstracts, and presentation)• Laboratory Maintenance; prepare, test, and evaluate reagents and controls, practice sterile pipetting techniques, replenished bench supplies as necessary

San Marcos, Texas

• Teamwork; working with fellow instructional assistants to prepare classroom(s) for the week’s lesson plan• Time management and multitasking; completing daily tasks such as making solutions for classrooms, taking attendance, and grading while assisting students and ensuring they complete lessons • Communication and interpersonal skills; adjusting communication style to fit student(s) needs while promoting positive interactions with students (i.e., encouraging students to ask questions)

Austin, Texas Area

• Field sampling; water sample collection and vegetation transecting with minimal supervision• Teamwork and collaboration; coordinating sampling schedules with co-workers, delegate and divide tasks based on co-worker(s) proficiency, collaborate with other state agencies for training• Methodical and organizational skills; develop sampling plans which included navigational routes, gear preparation, and strict adherence to TPWD safety protocols while working independently in the field

San Marcos, Texas

• Work independently; moderate to no supervision in lab and in the field while following TPWD safety protocols• Cross-polarize microscopy technique; qualitatively and quantitatively analyze water samples for planktonic zebra mussel veliger • DNA extraction and analysis; DNA extraction following commercial kit, DNA sample amplification using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), DNA quantification via nanodrop, verification via agarose electrophoresis

Master Of Science - Ms, Aquatic Resources

Activities and Societies: Member of the American Society of Physiology since 2017. Member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society since 2018..

Bachelor Of Aquatic Biology

Associate Of Science (A.S.)