• Act as team lead by training new team members, working cross-functionally with other teams, creating the weekly schedule, relaying study results• Support process development, product characterization and cell reagent production for cytotoxic T cell products• Contributes to the production of a comprehensive library of antigen presenting cells as well as mononuclear cells with diverse HLA profiles• Initiates, monitors, samples and analyzes cell culture processes and assays such as immunophenotyping, chromium release SR/MR chromium release assay, mycoplasma detection, leukapheresis, cryopreservation• Documents laboratory procedures and experiments with great attention to detail in laboratory notebooks and communicate findings to cross-functional teams

• Promoted from Quality Assurance Associate to Quality Assurance Specialist I July 2019• Evaluate, design, implement and improve production and process control strategies to achieve quality management • Maintain quality assurance programs including document control, record retention, employee training, supplier quality, and controlled equipment• Assist with writing and editing study protocols, standard operating procedures, reports, work instructions, and more• Assist with non-conformance/CAPA investigations and documentation• Conduct periodic internal audits• Ensure compliance to 21 CFR part 58, Good Laboratory Practices and our Accrediting body PJLA – ISO/IEC 17025 during product evaluation testing and literate in FDA• Function as a primary respondent during FDA, ISO and other 3rd party audits and follow up on any action plans

• Mastered proprietary image analysis tools to streamline digital pathology-based precision medicineo Tuned algorithms to detect morphological features in a variety of tissue types to assist clients in validating fit-for-purpose in situ assays and other quantitative endpoints• Lead analyst on client-specific projects in fluorescence and bright field imaging including clinical trial samples• Exceled in project management; I organized the analyst team and am the expert in fluorescence imaging, coordinated team members (PhD scientists, DMV Pathologists), ensured timelines were met, analyzed data• Familiarity with histological processes and proficient in brightfield and fluorescent scanning physical slides into digital copies for QC and tissue image analysis• Experience with quality assurance procedures as well as working in a CLIA regulated environmento Participated in a mock FDA audit, successfully performed installation, operational, performance qualifications to validate algorithms and processes• Certification in Eli Lilly Making Medicines course focusing on the FDA drug discovery and development process

• Processing, cleansing and packaging donor tissue in an aseptic environment in accordance with Good Tissue Practices, Good Manufacturing Processes, Standard Operating Procedures, Work Instructions, and product specifications• Sanitize, prepare and organize the clean room environment as well as break down the field following the completion of a processing session and inputting information into the electronic database• Follow good documentation practices and ensure I am up to date on all necessary training• Train and develop processing skills of junior technicians

• Designed and developed a wildlife management plan which included documenting the species in the park along with gendering and aging them• Developed a photo identification spreadsheet for each individual within specific zebra herds• Identified a species previously unknown to be on the reserve (oribi, Ourebia ourebi)• Assisted with the management of volunteers on the reserve• Undertook additional duties such as community work, animal rehabilitation and feeding, wildlife autopsies, and development of the wildlife education center• Observed tension between the local communities and the reserve over the use of natural resources (fish, wood, animals, grass) and was part of the first response team to put out bush fires set by poachers

• Wildlife conservation program in the Kunene region of Namibia with intensive study in conservation biology and Namibian natural history • Assisted in transect data collection for conservancy projects that enabled conservancies to sustainably manage natural resources• Completed a Namibian natural history course involving the identification and knowledge of Latin names for local mammals, birds, reptiles and plants• Program and classes were 100% field research oriented• Developed skills for animal tracking, spoor and track identification, animal behavior monitoring, GPS, compass, camera trap, ArcGIS, and rangefinder

• Responsible for feeding animals in the medical room, administering medication and deworming animals, preparing vaccinations, performing SNAP tests, assisting with intake examinations as well as euthanasia, • Undertook clerical duties such as record keeping of animals’ backgrounds, completing rabies certificates for the veterinarian, • Additional responsibilities included transporting animals to and from the neuter/spay clinic, general cleaning and maintenance of the medical room, socializing feral cats, and exercising dogs

• Pulmonary and bioinformatics center – laboratory centered on lung cancer research and other respiratory diseases. Principal Investigator; Dr. Avrum Spira MD• Support in on-going clinical study research including record keeping, sample archival, light office work