Laxmi Therapeutic Devices is setting out to change the world, applying cutting edge advances in sensing, microfabrication, and electronics to create the next generation of wearable diagnostic devices. Our versatile biosensor platform enables rapid, inexpensive, and dependable screening of important analytes, with a focus on glucose sensing for our first product.I support the team by managing and executing all tasks related to office administration, purchasing, facilities management, and IT. I believe in our team and our mission. I do everything I can to support their activities, enabling them to remain focused on their areas of expertise to do what they do best.

Projects have included (but not limited to): Create/set up web sites and complementary social media channels for marketing purposes. Set up email marketing platforms. UI/UX, accessibility. Web content management. Logos: conceptualization, original artwork, and production in Adobe Illustrator. Large-scale mural design. All aspects of publications and materials production: graphic conceptualization, design, content editing, layout, prepress, and marketing collateral (book covers, flyers, posters, banners, invitations/stationery, t-shirt design, etc.). Product photography and stylizing.

Global & International Studies Program (GISP)Orfalea Center for Global & International StudiesManaged and twice rebuilt the GISP website, adhering to campus UI/UX/ADA accessibility protocols. Coordinated GISP website redesign into Drupal to streamline content management, preceding campus-wide move to Drupal. Built and managed the Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies website. Built and managed five additional program websites related to GISP/Orfalea Center, including a global-scale website project in partnership with the Luce Foundation. Extensively troubleshot computer issues (software and technical) that arose among faculty and staff (PC and Mac environments). Executed marketing efforts for M.A. Program. Designed, produced, and both created and edited content for newsletters, brochures, magazines, posters, stationery, and marketing collateral for GISP, M.A. Program, Orfalea Center, and related entities. Coordinated UCSB FlexCard purchases for GISP and Orfalea Center. Managed listservs.Served on UCSB's Web Standards Committee and initiated project to survey all webmasters on campus, collecting data on varied job responsibilities. This eventually lead to the creation of a self-supporting knowledge-base resource and development of campus-wide policies/best practices for UCSB websites and graphics.

Developed and managed overhaul of the Physics Department website. Pioneered role of department webmaster. Managed web content. Trained staff in web editing and page building. Troubleshot web and other computer program issues that arose among staff. Collected, analyzed, and synthesized UCSB Physics alumni and donor-related data. Produced and published annual department newsletter and alumni/donor outreach publications. Supported fundraising, public relations, and development activities in liaison with Physics research groups, UCSB Development Office, and other campus groups. Processed donor gifts (monetary and material) received into the department. Assisted with the department’s academic affairs projects.

1999–2001: Provided administrative support for Physics undergraduate and graduate advisors. Managed graduate applicant e-mail account, answering inquiries and evaluating pre-application eligibility of prospective students.Assumed duties of other department roles, including temporary reclassifications to cover all duties associated with positions of Assistant to Department Chair, Undergraduate Advisor, and Graduate Advisor during prolonged absences and/or vacancies.1998–1999: Administrative secretarial support to several professors and their associated research groups. Prepared course materials (syllabi, exams, problem sets, class web pages, writing/setting math expressions) in UNIX/LaTeX environment, requiring a broad understanding of physics scientific terminology. Fluent in PC, Mac, Sun OS environments. Composed routine correspondence for faculty members. Coordinated domestic and international travel arrangements for professors, graduate students, post-docs, and visiting scholars.

Hired by the City to assist with the Downtown/Waterfront Santa Barbara, A Tradition in Progress project, in conjunction with the National Civic League. Instrumental in execution of seven Stakeholder Committee meetings held from May-Oct., ’97. Prepared meeting materials for 110+ participants, including agendas, background information documents, worksheets, maps, etc. Assisted with public inquiries. A very time-sensitive project.Created and maintained databases organizing & storing project input, including 700+ responses to questionnaires distributed to city residents. Collected and merged database information into reports for distribution to the Stakeholder Committee. These reports were the basis for a proposal presented to the City Council. Provided technical support for CAO staff, and led training in Microsoft Word techniques when their systems were converted from WordPerfect. Created MS Word macros for users, increasing efficiency and productivity. Organized and created print materials for city and county employee activities, including computer training seminars and blood drives.

In 1996, Kaiser transitioned its numerous California city/regional Human Resources offices into one call center to serve state-wide: Kaiser’s California Human Resources Call Center. Was hired as one of 9 state-wide specialists to lead the start up team responsible for establishing this call center. Assisted in the transition/acquisition of personnel services from the Northern California customer service areas. Lead person for employee pay issues in Sacramento Valley region - the largest northern California service area, accounting for 20% of all Kaiser California employees.Researched complex personnel issues for Kaiser employees. Maintained Payroll/Personnel System records. Performed transactions requiring knowledge of governing laws (FMLA, maternity leave, workers’ compensation); terminations (voluntary, involuntary, severance, retirement); set up new hires in system; and conducted new hire benefits orientations.

Set up incoming claims into system. Tracked/researched status of claims. Investigated employer, medical, and legal information. Processed department’s compensation/vendor payments. Trained new and temporary Administrative Clerks.Initiated and developed departmental procedure for management of closed files. This saved the department money and eliminated the need for overtime weekend projects. (Awarded for this innovation.) Developed programs for online ordering & maintenance of subpoenaed records. This records management saved money by eliminating ordering of duplicate records. Successfully completed Insurance Education Association classes in Basic California Work. Comp., Medical Terminology, and Vocational Rehabilitation. Increased department efficiency as an appointed member of department Rework Committee. Surveyed department practices and procedures, with findings turned into policy.