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San Francisco Bay Area

Explore strategies and develop solutions to enhance the capture and stabilization of both eukaryotic and microbial nucleic acids from both clinical and environmental samples.

Novato, California

Responsible for executing and managing client cell based assay development and testing projects. Assisting in developing new business to expand revenue base. Assay and program management subject matter expert advising on scientific and technical matters as well as mentoring technical staff.

Direct direct day to day research and development activities for lab personnel. Participate in design of experiments and internal and external collaborations. Identify issues and control risks associated with on time delivery of projects/products. Collaborate in regulatory submissions and participate in review. Oversee maintenance of laboratory and supply. Assure employee lab training for compliance with quality assurance system and other regulatory requirements for GLP. Mentor subordinates and peers and develop and ensure budget requirements are met. Summarize and present data and represent the company in meetings and conferences.

Subcontract completed and returned to bay area awaiting new work as of May 30, 2015. Previously worked as MRIG employee subcontractor to AECOM on DTRA funded project to establish a central reference laboratory (CRL) in Kazakhstan utilizing extensive Human and One Health expert using agricultural microbiological assay knowledge, quality assurance of reagents and microbiological standards production. • Negotiation and development key guidance documents including management, science, metrics and transition of ownership plans. Training and development of collaborative scientific research projects. Equipment identification and laboratory design integration. Developed/delivered two day graduate master class at medical university on virology, pathogenesis of Hepatitis A-E.• Responsible for development and utilization of organizational documents for management, facilities operations, science agenda, metrics, training, biosafety and biosecurity, of the CRL. • Responsible for management of cost accounts in compliance with the resource loaded project management under earned value management system (EVMS) of DOD. • Project management including development and oversight of IMS schedule for project subtasks such as training. • Completed contract on 30 May 2015;

Technical adviser regarding development of molecular reagents optically encoded micron beads and analysis instruments to support multiplex assay development.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 2005-2013Senior Scientist & Principal Investigator November 2005–2011Lead a team of 25, multiple detection/viability assays for viruses and bacteria in environmental samples, reagent/production quality control for 30 lab CDC network, bioinformatics support to DTRA TMTI for bacterial biothreat agents, $ 1.6M award (2010) wound cytokine/pathogen CDMRP project. Key responsibilities include: • QA oversight of (~$1M) molecular reagent production for lab network and instruments. QA lead established of ISO 17025 accreditation of a new laboratory. • Project planning including Gantt charts, budgets, proposal writing, daily supervision of process, data compilation, and complex summary reports.Co-wrote a successfully funded $10M grant ‘prediction of viral evolution’ to DOD (DARPA)• One year project concerning micro-fluidic culture applied to the study of MRSA. • Leave of absence from 2011 to 2013; Indeterminate status appointment on contract assignment MRIGLaboratory Director March 2007–November 2007 Environmental Monitoring Laboratory Washington, DC.Protection of National Capitol White House. Personnel management and chain of custody sample/complex assay processing. Project planning including Gantt charts, budgets, proposal writing, day to day supervision of process, data compilation, and complex summary reports.Senior Scientist June 2005–March 2007Principal Investigator three Department of Homeland Security funded Agricultural Biodefense Projects ($1.8, 1.5 and .9M respectively). Human and Agricultural assay development involving planning, funding, project management for three multiplex diagnostic PCR projects. Managed Plum Island remote lab, viral stock production (see below) large groups and small teams. Viral standards produced:PIADC supervision-FMDV, MCF, VSV, VESV, SEV LLNL supervised production-BVDV, BTV, Parapox viruses, BPV, BHV-3, PRRS, influenza A

Grant leader on CDMRP funded project to use host pathogen assays applied to combat wound healing.

Seven years lab experience testing all commercial recombinant proteins and microorganisms for vaccines and diagnostics. The first three years was poultry vaccines and diagnostics. The last four years was involved with all recombinant veterinary and agricultural animal disease diagnostics and vaccines. This involved work in a regulatory environment using both classical microbiology and molecular techniques such as sequencing, PCR, southern blotting, ELISA assays etc.Acquired practical experience in culture/detection for reagent and prophylactics development for diverse group of microorganisms (see below). Cytological/culture experience for these agents. Regulatory testing and licensing to include classical and molecular microbiology of recombinant therapeutics as well as recombinant protein and molecular diagnostics , bioinformatics liaison, quality assurance lead. Lab notebook daily documentation of laboratory processes for recombinant vaccine and diagnostic product testing and licensing.Specific Viruses Studied: Mammalian: Feline herpes virus, feline immunodeficiency virus, Feline calici virus, parvo viruses, raccoon pox, yellow fever virus, west nile virus, rabies virus, porcine circovirus, Fish viruses IPNV, ISAV Avian: HVT, CPV, FPV, MDV, LT, AE, IBDV, IBV, CAV, REV, AI, APV and Reo virus,Insect bacculovirusBacteria: E. coli. , S. equi., Bordetella avium, Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, Mycoplasma gallisepticum and synoviaeIn addition work with select parasites and TSEs

Phd & Post, Biomedical Science

Activities and Societies: Minority Scholorship Award Research in molecular biology and classical virology applied to hepatitis B virus.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemsitry And Biology Double Major