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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Managed overall sample flow for incoming and outgoing frozen biological specimens.• Issued and parked invoices in Johns Hopkins SAP finance system for payment by external entities.• Ordered laboratory and office supplies to ensure sufficient inventory stocks.• Processed credit card payments using JHU PayWire payment system and ensured funds were applied to the correct invoice and fund number.• Supervised and directed BioBank staff on daily duties and project involvement… Show more • Managed overall sample flow for incoming and outgoing frozen biological specimens.• Issued and parked invoices in Johns Hopkins SAP finance system for payment by external entities.• Ordered laboratory and office supplies to ensure sufficient inventory stocks.• Processed credit card payments using JHU PayWire payment system and ensured funds were applied to the correct invoice and fund number.• Supervised and directed BioBank staff on daily duties and project involvement. Reviewed and approved employee timesheets. Assisted in training and competency assessments for staff within the BioBank.• Served as member of laboratory CAP (College of American Pathologists) Quality Improvement Team and assisted with adherence to CAP policies. Wrote and maintained SOPs and documentation control associated with CAP accreditation.• Monitored inventory of liquid nitrogen, dry ice, and shipping materials. Placed, tracked, and inspected orders for materials and supplies in accordance with established budget, policies, and procedures.• Prepared and defended weekly documentation for submission to Director covering project updates, faculty inventories, and weekly issues/concerns. Prepared and defended reports covering quarterly inventories, monthly invoices, and facility monitoring system.• Managed SQL-based relational database for specimen tracking. Coordinated import/export of specimen records and ensured accuracy of specimen information.• Monitored temperatures and conditions of Biorepository facility and equipment. Coordinated routine and emergency maintenance on freezers and reported malfunctioning equipment for immediate servicing. Remained on-call 24/7 for emergency temperature deviations and/or conditions that exceeded the acceptable range.• Coordinated, prepared, and shipped UN3373 Category B cryopreserved/live biospecimens to investigators around the world following IATA and DOT regulations/guidelines. Show less

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Supervised and directed Biorepository staff on daily duties and project involvement. Reviewed and approved employee timesheets. Assisted in training and competency assessments for staff within the Biorepository. • Served as member of laboratory CAP (College of American Pathologists) Quality Improvement Team and assisted with adherence to CAP policies. Wrote and maintained SOPs and documentation control associated with CAP accreditation. • Monitored inventory of liquid nitrogen, dry… Show more • Supervised and directed Biorepository staff on daily duties and project involvement. Reviewed and approved employee timesheets. Assisted in training and competency assessments for staff within the Biorepository. • Served as member of laboratory CAP (College of American Pathologists) Quality Improvement Team and assisted with adherence to CAP policies. Wrote and maintained SOPs and documentation control associated with CAP accreditation. • Monitored inventory of liquid nitrogen, dry ice, and shipping materials. Placed, tracked, and inspected orders for materials and supplies in accordance with established budget, policies, and procedures.• Assisted with development and implementation of coordinated Biorepository efforts addressing physical inventory, retrievals, deposits, discards, relabeling, and major projects. -Ensured that ultra-low and liquid nitrogen specimen storage followed established ISBER Best Practices to safely maintain integrity and viability of cryopreserved human and animal cells.• Prepared and defended weekly documentation for submission to Director covering project updates, faculty inventories, and weekly issues/concerns. Prepared and defended reports covering quarterly inventories, monthly invoices, and facility monitoring system. • Managed SQL-based relational database for specimen tracking. • Monitored temperatures and conditions of Biorepository facility and equipment. Coordinated routine and emergency maintenance on freezers and reported malfunctioning equipment for immediate servicing. Remained on-call 24/7 for emergency temperature deviations and/or conditions that exceeded the acceptable range. • Coordinated, prepared, and shipped UN3373 Category B cryopreserved/live biospecimens to investigators around the world following IATA and DOT regulations/guidelines. Offered knowledge and advice to customers interested in shipping biological materials. Show less

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Assisted with development and implementation of coordinated Biorepository efforts addressing physical inventory, retrievals, deposits, discards, relabeling, and major projects. -Ensured that ultra-low and liquid nitrogen specimen storage followed established ISBER Best Practices to safely maintain integrity and viability of cryopreserved human and animal cells. -Communicated directly with investigators regarding Biorepository/Bioshipping services.• Prepared and defended weekly… Show more • Assisted with development and implementation of coordinated Biorepository efforts addressing physical inventory, retrievals, deposits, discards, relabeling, and major projects. -Ensured that ultra-low and liquid nitrogen specimen storage followed established ISBER Best Practices to safely maintain integrity and viability of cryopreserved human and animal cells. -Communicated directly with investigators regarding Biorepository/Bioshipping services.• Prepared and defended weekly documentation for submission to Director covering project updates, faculty inventories, and weekly issues/concerns. Prepared and defended reports covering quarterly inventories, monthly invoices, and facility monitoring system. • Managed SQL-based relational database for specimen tracking. Coordinated import/export of specimen records and ensured accuracy of specimen information.• Monitored temperatures and conditions of Biorepository facility and equipment. • Coordinated routine and emergency maintenance on freezers and reported malfunctioning equipment for immediate servicing. Remained on-call 24/7 for emergency temperature deviations and/or conditions that exceeded the acceptable range. • Coordinated, prepared, and shipped UN3373 Category B cryopreserved/live biospecimens to investigators around the world following IATA and DOT regulations/guidelines.• Served as member of laboratory CAP (College of American Pathologists) Quality Improvement Team and assisted with adherence to CAP policies. Wrote and maintained SOPs and documentation control associated with CAP accreditation.• Monitored inventory of liquid nitrogen, dry ice, and shipping materials. Placed, tracked, and inspected orders for materials and supplies in accordance with established budget, policies, and procedures. Show less

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Performed mammalian cell culture isolating PBMCs, plasma, and sera from fresh whole blood. Confirmed quality of specimens using cell count and viability assessment. • Assisted with establishment of lymphoblasts from isolated PBMCs using Epstein-Barr virus. Helped maintain and expand existing stocks of established cancer cell lines for distribution to investigators around the world. • Assisted Biorepository Coordinator in transporting, organizing, and inventorying cryovials within vapor-phase… Show more • Performed mammalian cell culture isolating PBMCs, plasma, and sera from fresh whole blood. Confirmed quality of specimens using cell count and viability assessment. • Assisted with establishment of lymphoblasts from isolated PBMCs using Epstein-Barr virus. Helped maintain and expand existing stocks of established cancer cell lines for distribution to investigators around the world. • Assisted Biorepository Coordinator in transporting, organizing, and inventorying cryovials within vapor-phase liquid nitrogen and -80°C freezers. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Assisted chemistry reviewers with establishing a new residual solvents/reagents database under the direction of chemistry division director for use by three chemistry divisions within the Office of Generic Drugs.• Used FDA resources to collect relevant chemical information. Conferred with lead chemistry reviewer and chemistry division director on accuracy and relevancy of chemical data for inclusion in the database.• Introduced the residual solvents/reagents database to FDA chemists… Show more • Assisted chemistry reviewers with establishing a new residual solvents/reagents database under the direction of chemistry division director for use by three chemistry divisions within the Office of Generic Drugs.• Used FDA resources to collect relevant chemical information. Conferred with lead chemistry reviewer and chemistry division director on accuracy and relevancy of chemical data for inclusion in the database.• Introduced the residual solvents/reagents database to FDA chemists, pharmacists, and physicians through a special presentation session. Using the presentation, shared the steps and background of the database project with the attendees of the session. Received and answered queries from attendees.• Provided general office support, researched and collected data, proofread, answered phones, helped with computer issues.• Was selected from summer 2009 intern pool as one of two interns to work on a special database migration project involving the evaluation of more than 14,000 files. Show less

Rehoboth Beach, De

• Supervised and operated 18 different rides, 13 midway games, and redemption center at busy resort boardwalk amusement park.

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

High School Diploma