Nicole J. Thiry Email & Phone Number

Fulfilled obligations to clients seeking answers to their fertility problems by performing assays and other fault analyses as the backbone of recommendations for solutions. Performed serum and semen analyses to determine sperm count, and prepared samples for intrauterine insemination and in-vitro fertilization following strict protocols for sterility and quality control. Organized laboratory samples to prevent losses and led regular 6-month audits on audits on Centaur CP blood analyzers to ensure optimum operation.
• Identified a failure to invoice/bill patients for stored samples due to employee error; researched and contacted patients to demand payment or permission to discard samples and eliminated a $51K loss to the company annually.
• Analyzed data from 90 days of readings from blood analyzers to determine QC failures in testing materials; utilized 3240 data points to identify and enter new ranges for the analyzers which rectified QC passing and allowed accurate patient sample results.
• Assisted with lab management during absence of team lead; ensuring analyses and other lab activities were conducted without stoppage and sourcing a new inventory vendor to reduce expenses on lab equipment.

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

Assisted the laboratory with specific research projects, experiments, analysis and interpreting data for fugus discovered on American Walnut trees. Worked with over 1,800 fungal isolates to gather genetic data (3 different primers for each) to aid in figuring out haplotypes of Geosmithia morbida and if it had any relevance to where these fungal species were found.• Delivered key contributions to the unit with results produced through extensive research and analysis and enabled Post-Doc students to concentrate on more pressing laboratory matters.• Contributions were Acknowledged in publication: Population of Geosmithia morbida, the Causal Agent of Thousand Cankers Disease of Walnut Trees in the United States. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0112847.

Master Of Science, Microbiology, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Gamma Beta Phi, Colorado BioScience AssociationProfessional Master's degree program that prepares students.

Bachelor Of Science, Zoology/Animal Biology