Responsible for optimizing laboratory operations, development of revised test assays and identification of new assay solutions.• Investigates and evaluates new products, product enhancements, and product redesigns and ensures that the products and services offered by the organization are aligned with the company's goals and objectives.• Utilizes project management skills to guide the product development and design control processes for new products and services.• Maintains and develops various genomic databases that are utilized in lab processes, new product designs and sample report creation.• Classifies variants according to ACMG guidelines by utilizing population and disease databases and the analysis of scientific and medical literature.

Provided management and oversight of research and development (R&D), manufacturing and clinical FISH departments. Evaluated, developed and implemented new products and services.• Managed 8 employees successfully by providing effective feedback and mentoring, conducting weekly individual and department meetings and performing annual reviews.• Managed design control process complying with ISO 9001:2008 requirements.• Allocated staffing based upon project needs and priorities maximizing available resources and reducing new product development time.• Developed and maintained budgets and project plans in coordination with business leaders consistently delivering projects on time and within budget.• Provided technical input as part of global R&D team that facilitated effective company strategic goal setting.

Led manufacturing department of 3 – 4 staff members. Developed, implemented, optimized and managed manufacturing processes for SignatureDNA, FISH probes, BACs-on-Beads, and BAC microarrays to meet ISO 9001:2008 requirements.• Proved integral in design of several versions of BAC and oligonucleotide microarrays, including extensive publication review for new syndromes, selection of BAC clones and oligonucleotide probes and creation of design control documents creating industry leading microarray designs.• Played key role in development of Genoglyphix software and maintained several databases within software to create first-of-its-kind software for analysis and interpretation of array CGH data.

Manufactured BAC microarrays and developed new versions of technology.• Developed automation of several aspects of microarray manufacturing process, including BAC clone development and print solution preparation significantly decreasing manufacturing time and increasing scalability.

Trained in DNA extraction, tissue culture, FISH, microarray labeling, washing and analysis