Saraswathi Chikkala Email & Phone Number

Perth, Wa, Au

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

• Collecting and organising data from various sources, including non-profit organisations, government agencies, and community groups.• Analysing datasets to identify trends, patterns, and insights that can inform social impact strategies.• Creating visualisations (chart, graphs, dashboards) and communicating insights effectively.

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

•Provided executive assistance to CEO, coordinating board related activities and reporting and operational risk management.•Managed office communications, vendor relationships and financial administration.•Analysed survey data and created dashboards in excel and collaborated with Partnerships Manger on sponsor reports for the events and programs. •Played a key role in reviewing and maintaining key office policies and provided administrative support for risk management. •Documented Membership flows, enhancing the onboarding and engagement of new members.Achievements:•Successfully implemented secure password system - Keepass to enhance cyber security measures contributing to the organisation’s overall Cyber Security.•Analysed the data collected for award program offering valuable insights for reports and improvised the nomination form based on the key insights. •Streamlined promotional marketing emails to all the stakeholders by creating automated flows using Power Automate Microsoft app.

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

• Providing administration and project support to the Kaleidoscope Initiative team at the City of Stirling• Working closely with internal and external stakeholders to coordinate all aspects of job Migrant Women Job Readiness and Harnessing Intercultural Inclusive Teams training logistics throughout the project life cycle including arranging participant materials, project scheduling, and frequent participant communications.• Managing enrolments, workshop communication, support, and analysing the feedback received. • Compiled and analysed data at the end of the training to determine program effectiveness using advanced Microsoft Excel functions and contributed data to the reports.• Processing PO and invoices, and finance administration using finance one.• Performed general administrative tasks such as answering telephone, managing common inbox, data entry into DEX - Data exchange data.Achievements:• Successfully organised and delivered Job Readiness Workshops and Harnessing the Power of Intercultural inclusive Teams training in online, face to face, and hybrid formats. • Generated high quality reports and communicated the program outcomes with key stakeholders. • Streamlined business processes by creating automated flows using Power Automate Microsoft app.

• Provided administrative support to the Kaleidoscope Initiative at the City of Stirling• Organized logistics for online delivery of Lotterywest Job Readiness workshops to migrant women with other local government partners • Analysed data using Microsoft excel and communicated the outcomes of the training with key stakeholders.

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

As a graduate research assistant, I have performed PBMC separation for clinical trial samples. Run DNA &RNA quality checks on Tapestation. QC of Libraries for MiSeq and Nova Seq runs, maintainenace of Miseq and documented the Run summary in excel.

Perth, Australia

I am responsible for offering customer service at registers and on the retail floor. It is also my duty to guide and respond to all customer enquiries and resolved customers issues including returns and exchange. Leveraging my skills, I ensure accurate management of funds and maintaining and the safe. I also worked with store services & compliance officer to maintain a safe and compliant store environment by assisting in completion of compliance and audit reports. I also have knowledge in using Kronos to manage pay roll and wages costing.

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

•Providing administration and project support to Kaleidoscope mentoring program team at MMRC and City of Stirling.•Compiling and collating the data of mentors and mentees collected through different cycles of mentoring program.•Analysing data to determine program effectiveness using Microsoft Excel and contributed data to reports.Conducted research on various diversity and inclusion initiatives and policies within the public sector across different states in Australia and contributed information for the workshop on the Diversity and Inclusion by IPAA.

Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia

As volunteer research assistant at WA state agriculture biotechnology centre I provide assistance in laboratory and glass house operations. I assist in conducting research experiments such as isolation and extraction of genomic DNA, preparing medium for tissue culture experiments, sterilisation of seeds, excision of mature embryos for transformation, culturing of nematode parasites.In addition to these, I also assist in glass house operations such as preparing soil, taking care of plants including watering them, assessing their growth and transferring them to bigger pots as required.

Karratha

I worked as a part of learning clubs assisting primary school students with after school education support. My duties included interacting with the students and supporting them with reading and writing, improving and enhancing their literacy skills.

Hyderabad Area, India

In this position, I leveraged my expertise in supporting research students & staff with the operation of confocal microscope for Fluorescence Microscopy imaging. Additionally, I assisted them with Z-stacking, DNA irradiation experiments of biological samples both live and fixed cells and tissues.Moreover, I jointly worked with users in enhancing data acquisition, customizing the equipment and software to meet their needs. As a professional, I exhibited proficiency in Zeiss 510 and 700 Confocal Microscope and Hands on experience with Flow cytometry and real time PCR.In order to facilitate quick retrieval of documents, I filed and archived equipment related records including requisition forms. Furthermore, I utilised my strong communication skills in answering and directing telephone calls as required, responding to customer’s queries via email.

Hyderabad Area, India

As a Project Assistant, I formulated, planned and performed molecular-microbiological and biochemical experiments to study role of quorum sensing molecule in growth and physiology of Xanthomonas oryzae. It was also my responsibility to analyse and present data using Excel, Graph pad prism software and Power Point at weekly lab meetings. Based on the results, I participated in discussing the future plans. I also characterised different stages of growth in xanthomonas by CFU growth curve analysis and live-dead cell staining. Furthermore, I established and optimised S35 Methionine labelling assay to study protein synthesis in Xanthomonas oryzae. Utilising PCR, cloning techniques, I developed GUS/GFP reporter gene fusion constructs with the aim of studying gene expression.In using laboratory instruments, I strictly conformed to professional standards. The equipment I used included both automatic and manual pipettors, Nanodrop 2000, Sonicator, Automated microplate reader and Sorvall high speed centrifuge.

India

In this position, I supported a Senior Research Scholar in two projects. One of the projects involved characterization of tRNA modifying enzymes in P.falciparum. The other involved conducting studies on novel tRNA fragments in P.falciparum.Leveraging my skills, I cultured and maintained Plasmodium falciparum 3D7 strain (erythrocytic, asexual stage) and identified different stages using a microscope. I also performed synchronization, isolation of parasite and small RNA extraction for sequencing studies. It was also my duty to isolate, extract and purify proteins by affinity, gel filtration chromatography and ran western blots to identify protein of interest.I also conducted RNA EMSA, in vitro deamination assay experiments to study RNA-Protein interactions and assisted senior team member in analysis of results. Additionally, I identified critical residues on anticodon stem loop that determine substrate specificity and extent of A to I conversion at wobble position.

Research Essential Course, Clinical Research Associate

Activities and Societies: Attended online seminars on writing SOP’sWith this course I have learned various aspects of clinical trial.

Certificate Iii Business Administration(Medical) Course, Business Administration, Medical

Master'S Degree, Biotechnology

MASTER’S THESIS: “Studies on molecular mechanism of carbapenem resistance in Klebsiella pnuemoniae”

Bachelor'S Degree, Biotechnology