Stephanie Ryder Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Management and oversight of work volumes and prioritisation of the Proposals Analyst team• Act as the primary point of contact and escalation for proposals within Sonic and it's global affiliate laboratories.• Member of the Leadership Team to support day-to-day business operations and the implementation of process improvements across the department and greater business.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Recommended process improvements to enhance efficiency and overcome challenges, providing data-driven solutions to stakeholders.• Cultivated strong customer relationships by delivering exceptional service and addressing inquiries promptly to drive repeat business.• Facilitated the training of new staff on company policies, processes, and sales techniques.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Prepared budget proposals for new business opportunities and collaborated with the Laboratory to ensure testing capabilities aligned with client requirements.• Updated active contracts to be in line with Operational Specifications Documents

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Conducted physical testing on food grade plastic density using Ray-Ran density column and Göttfert instruments.• Collaborated with process engineers to troubleshoot Plant issues and ensure continuous operation.• Inspected finished products for particle size distribution and metallic presence.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Extracted compounds from biological samples for the purposes of development, discovery, validation and sample analysis for pre-clinical and clinical studies. • Acted as the initial or secondary reviewer of analytical data, chromatography for acceptability, scientific quality, integrity and completion using Analyst and XCalibur software for Q-Exactive hybrid quadrupole orbitraps.• Performed troubleshooting Shimadzu/ABSciex LC-MS/MS for possible problems that may have occurred during any phase of the extraction and analysis.

Taylorsville, Utah

• Prepared and analyzed water samples for total dissolved solids, total suspended solids, total volatile solids, biochemical oxygen demand, and total and dissolved phosphates.• Quantified samples for distillation by-products anions and perchlorate using Thermo Dionex ion chromatography instrumentation and Chromeleon software.• Updated and reviewed the in-house SOPs to conform to TNI, Standard Method and EPA criteria.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Developed and validated production methods for new product lines ensuring precision and accuracy.• Tested chewable, tablet, and gummy products for vitamin and mineral content using HPLC and ICP-MS.• Measured water content and specific rotation on raw materials and finished products for quality control.

Salt Lake City, Utah

• Synthesized cadmium selenide quantum dots using patented method at University of Utah.• Characterized quantum dots through liquid and solid phase chromatography, fluorescence, UV, and FTIR instrumentation.• Taught synthesis and characterization techniques to summer interns and part-time associates.

Salt Lake City, Utah

• Extracted water isotopes from plant and soil samples for hydrogen and oxygen analysis.• Cleaned, ground up, and weighed hair, feathers, and plants for isotopic carbon and nitrogen analysis.• Utilized GC-MS and Picarro water isotope analyzer to analyze samples.

Bozeman, Mt

• Conducted proteomic analysis of Sulfolobus solfataricus infected by Sulfolobus turreted icosahedral virus using ESI-MS-MS.• Utilized BLAST searches to identify protein functions and understand viral-host relationship.• Co-authored a paper on the topic, contributing to the scientific community.

B.S., Biochemistry

Activities and Societies: Research in Dr. Brian Bothner's lab studying transmembrane proteins of Sulfolobus solfataricus, viral infection.

Science And History

Activities and Societies: Astronomy ClubScience: Earth Systems, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, AP Environmental Science, Anatomy.