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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Contributing to the organizational growth by supporting ongoing regulatory activities and participating in quality initiatives.
• Supporting activities within the quality management system: training and documentation, nonconforming products and corrective actions, change control, complaints and product feedback.
• Supporting quality activities related to ongoing manufacturing: review of manufacturing records, QC inspection of product, review and release of medical device products, analysis of manufacturing data, validation and.
• Participate in the audit program.
• Participate in the risk management process, including the maintenance of the risk management files.
• Review and approval of verification and validation protocols and reports.

Student Success Office

• Lead interactive activities and guided conversations to engage participants during in-person and online workshops.
• Facilitated workshops for the Foundational Training Program (FTP) and the Student Leadership Program (SLP) to teach critical mentorship skills to groups of ~20 people through experiential learning and reflection.
• Executed general program administration and logistics: tracking attendance and providing feedback to students.

Information Systems And Technology

• Participated in all migration-related activities as part of the Waterloo Content Management System (WCMS) upgrade project for a broad range of faculties, departments, and academic support units on campus.
• Assisted Training and Support Lead and Client Support Specialist during the Beta 2 testing phase to test features and functionality of WCMS 3, to identify bugs/issues/unexpected behaviors.
• Assisted points-of-contact (POCs) and site owners with pre-migration activities.
• Participated in mock migrations in WCMS 3 and provided feedback.
• Assisted site maintainers in remediating web content accessibility issues through the support inbox.
• Authored a Work-from-home Wellness and Safety Resources document, as well as a Team Building Activities document for the IST team.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Designed, formulated, and tested mRNA lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) using microfluidic technology for vaccine applications.
• Successfully maintained human embryonic kidney 293 cell line (HEK293) daily to ensure viability and health.
• Developed and characterized novel lipid-based nanoparticle formulations packaged with mRNA in vitro.
• Performed cell-based experiments with HEK293 cells to determine the biological activity of lipid nanoparticles in vitro.
• Supported the development and optimization of new cell-based assays to enhance efficiency and efficacy.
• Delivered findings to the R&D team through presentations and prepared guidelines for future co-op students.

Faculty Of Science

• Collaborated closely with Dr. Sarah Ruffell on innovative pedagogy research aimed at improving a course of ~200 students.
• Researched, selected, and incorporated new and unique teaching and learning strategies into a second-year microbiology course to ensure the development of cross-curricular competencies through experiential learning.
• Created the assignments for the Microbiology 2 course by exploiting innovative pedagogy research.
• Co-authored a paper on pedagogy research that is published by the Association for Biology Laboratory Education.

Fier, Albania

• Partnered with the microbiologists and lab technicians to ensure accurate diagnosis of patients.
• Cultivated, isolated, and identified microorganisms such as E. coli, E. faecalis, Hepatitis, K.pneumoniae, and S. aureus using aseptic techniques to diagnose patients.
• Analyzed experimental data and interpreted results to draft reports for patients being tested for Hepatitis, STDs, Salmonellae, Shigella and water for the sanitary quality.
• Maintained and calibrated laboratory equipment to ensure continuous accuracy and functionality.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Honours Science, Biochemistry Minor

Activities and Societies: Science Society, Waterloo Let's Talk Science Volunteers, Mambo Club, Her Campus

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Rotary Club of Woodbridge