Forecast commercial inventory needsIdentify trends in forecasting accuracy and analyze any gaps Facilitate cross-departmental communication to create and maintain a balanced inventory strategyMaintain a commercial inventory of >100 different productsPartner with upper management in implementing organizational upgrades throughout the lab, including new inventory protocolsCoordinate all required training for lab personnelHandle item requests, orders, deliveries, and organization for a company of ~75 employees, including communicating with external vendors and sales representativesOrganize manufacturing deadlines and communicate deadlines and expectations both internally and externallyProvide internal support for lab needs, including equipment maintenanceEnsure compliance with company and NIH regulationsWork with Associate Director of Facilities and Lab Operations to maintain SOPs and assay protocol development and organizationOnboard new employees, approximately one every 2-3 months

Forecast commercial inventory needsIdentify trends in forecasting accuracy and analyze any gaps Facilitate cross-departmental communication to create and maintain a balanced inventory strategyPartner with upper management in implementing organizational upgrades throughout the lab, including new inventory protocolsCoordinate all required training for lab personnelOrganized and facilitated a lab expansion in October 2021 that involved doubling both lab and office spaceHandle item requests, orders, deliveries, and organization for a company of ~75 employees, including communicating with external vendors andsales representativesOrganize manufacturing deadlines and communicate deadlines and expectations both internally and externallyProvide internal support for lab needs, including equipment maintenanceMonitor and maintain internal 6 internal databases within company electronic lab notebookEnsure compliance with company and NIH regulationsWork with Associate Director of Facilities and Lab Operations to maintain SOPs and assay protocol development and organizationOnboard new employees, approximately one every 2-3 months

Designed and executed experimental workflows to ensure high throughputOptimized small scale R&D testingAdapted assays for commercial scale

Created the foundational layout for electronic lab notebook usage for the production teamOrganized the manufacturing of 3 assay kit launches, totaling over 15,000 individual componentsSupported 3 new employees in learning work flows and taught Standard Operating Procedures

Presented bi-weekly in a company-wide lab meeting about experiments, challenges, and needsFollowed SOPs in creating and testing protein, octamer, DNA, and nucleosomesConsistently met internal and external deadlines

Volunteered to train new employees on amniotic fluid and solid tissue culturing 6-8 weeks of training involved teaching sterile technique, followingSOPs, patient verification, and problem-solving to determine if future tests are neededCreated and maintained weekly schedule for 14 second shift employees, ensuring all tasks are coveredConducted change control experiments to update Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) as neededMaintained accurate clinical and internal documentationUtilized knowledge of chromosome structures to identify abnormalities in patient samples at microscope or from computer acquired images of metaphases according to department SOPSummarized test results using ISCN nomenclatureUtilized GenASIs software to capture and karyotype specific metaphases to be sent to directors for reporting to clientsTrained new employees on how to properly use GenASIs to captures and karyotype cases for reportingEnsured correct patient diagnosis is reportedVerified all incoming patient samples with requisitions to ensure proper testing is performedDetermined which samples have priority and STAT cases accordinglySet amniotic cultures for growth according to department procedures and protocols.Trained new employees on the proper techniques used for preparing and setting amniotic fluid, chorionic villi, and tissue for culturesMonitored and maintained 2 centrifuges, 12 incubators, 3 fume hoods, and 3 lab storage areasMaintained clinical and internal documentation files and other duties as assignedEvaluated procedures and methods under direct supervision of a more senior technologist, department supervisor, or group leader