Managing operations for the Institute for Glial Sciences housed within Case Western University's School of Medicine

Represent the company and assist customers by assessing their needs and helping them find the right products or services for purchase.• Provide a positive environment in which customers have an enjoyable shopping experience and create return business.• Work with customers’ personal needs to tailor a specific product for purchase and increase store revenue.• Work with a team to achieve a daily sales plan.• Work to achieve daily personal goals.• Organize and perform multiple tasks to ensure smooth operation of the retailer.

Actively contributes to a team that tests efficacy of small molecules on an established MS model to advance the therapeutic commercial market. Work hands-on in the laboratory in various specialties while also handling many vital administrative duties.• Handle laboratory ordering of supplies while decreasing overhead expenses by thousands of dollars.• Spearhead the setup of laboratory and workspace and consolidation of four separate labs to save cost of renting under-utilized space.• Independently managed a small team in the execution of a longitudinal behavioral assessment involving hundreds of animals.• Development and optimization of staining protocols, including antibody optimization, to increase proficiency and throughput.• Developed standard operating procedures for numerous behavioral tests including open field, forced swim, rotarod, Neurocube, and amphetamine-induced rotation.• Section frozen samples via microtome at various thicknesses. • Efficiently run routine DAB and fluorescent-based staining utilizing more than 20 different antibodies.• Worked to develop a novel PD (Parkinson’s) model in order to expand the company’s portfolio.• Execute a variety of injections including SQ, IP, PO and Tail vein. • Perform end of life procedures including perfusions followed by whole brain dissection.• Optimization of behavioral analysis to quantify effects of a Parkinson's mouse model

Managed and trained fellow colleagues while representing the company and assisting customers by assessing their needs and helping them find the right products or services.• Implemented interpersonal communication between customers and fellow colleagues to increase revenue and a positive work environment.• Trained new hires and supervised current team members.• Audited financial paperwork and maintained operational records.• Experienced managing daily operation of the store and sub stores.• Delegated and assigned tasks to team members.