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San Francisco Bay Area

- Provided customized Financial Life Planning solutions that integrated every facet of our client’s unique life situations and objectives. - Helped individuals and families create a strategy for their short-term and long-term financial goals, including buying a home, paying for their children's education, and retirement. - Offered strategic advice on products and services, such as investments, insurance coverage and debt management tools.

Walnut Creek, Ca

Santa Clara, Ca

- Responded to 12-15 emergency calls per 12-16-hour shift, providing first aid services under immense pressure and effectively treating a wide range of medical conditions from minor injuries to major traumas.- Demonstrated exceptional ability to make quick, informed decisions in high-stress environments, ensuring the best possible outcomes for patients in over 200 emergency situations.

San Francisco Bay Area

- Designed and executed experimental plans for high throughput screening of siRNA in vitro and in vivo- Developed, optimized, and implemented automated platforms, instrumentation, and workflows in support of the Lead Development pipeline- Audited laboratory processes for opportunities to increase productivity, efficiency, and decrease cost. (Reduced cost per target by 23% through methods development and process optimization)- Successfully implemented a tracking system to capture reagent usage information and overall cost across different departments- Generated and analyzed quality control charts to monitor process performance- Worked cross-functionally with project management team to build and maintain timelines to help achieve common goals

Ann Arbor, Mi

- Led various genotyping projects for genetic association studies to understand the contribution of genetic sequence variation and environmental factors to the risk, pathogenesis, and prognosis of colorectal cancer- Performed genetic testing for families at high risk for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC)- Streamlined processes for high-throughput and custom genotyping by reviewing procedures and protocols which resulted in, increased production and efficacy- Trained new employees to perform functional studies of candidate susceptibility alleles, including loss of heterozygosity, microsatellite instability and biochemical studies- Managed lab safety programs to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations

Rockville, Md

- Led multiple projects to examine candidate breast cancer and colon adenoma genes for Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs), SNP allele frequency estimation, mutation identification, determination of genetic diversity, estimation of common haplotypes and haplotype-tag SNPs- Developed and coordinated projects related to QA/QC to ensure that data delivered meets customer expectations- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop and optimize wide variety of molecular assays

Rockville, Md

Master'S Degree, Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, Gpa: 4.0

Bachelors Of Science, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology