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San Diego, California, United States

• Manage custom and commercial orders for Illumina flagship BeadArray products ranging from DNA Methylation and genotyping applications for human and agriculture species. Facilitate pre-production, quality assurance, and.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in project management and research and development roles. e.g. biochemistry manufacturing, marketing, customer service, software, and product development.
• Design and execute wet lab experiments for proof-of-concept array optimizations. Support troubleshooting and assessing data quality for new potential products.
• Prepare technical presentations to internal teams and provide recommendations for future technology adoption.
• Analyze large data sets in JMP, Illumina proprietary software, and Microsoft Excel to generate results for internal and external customers.
• Release materials and structure bill of materials following life cycle management principles across development, pre-release, and commercial statuses.

San Diego, California, United States

• Launched Methylation Screening Array commercial BeadArray product through Illumina's Product Development Process. Evaluated performance of new EX chemistry on Illumina's DNA Methylation Infinium assay workflow for.
• Supported launch of DRAGEN Array Methylation QC tool on Illumina's BaseSpace platform.

San Diego, California, United States

• Launched Infinium EPIC Version 2 Methylation commercial BeadArray. Orchestrated 30 beadpool orders comprised of 1.2 million oligo designs selected from marketing, sales, clinical, and academic customers. Assisted.
• Recommended to prepare presentations for a monthly multi-omic technical training series to CEO.

San Diego, California, United States

• Supported territory account managers and field application scientists on use of alternative, 3rd-party, quality control calling and sample detection software.
• Executed and orchestrated cross-site experiment, verifying automated bisulfite conversion capabilities and assay reproducibility across different liquid handling platforms.
• Released technical support documents: BeadArray format compatibility for 24-sample product; bisulfite-conversion kit equivalence with automation platforms to reduce Infinium Methylation workflow by 1-day.
• Shared manufacturing expertise and internal quality control logic for bioinformaticians to build final product files.
• Socialized and bolstered internal support, encouraging the scale-up and process optimizations to reduce lead-time for custom Methylation BeadArrays.
• Balanced time-management across time-zones with Singapore manufacturing technical operations team. Taught colleagues and unfamiliar quality-representatives on risks and nuances of batch-to-batch performance variability.

San Diego, California, United States

• Learned internal systems to project manage custom and commercial orders for Illumina flagship BeadArray products ranging from DNA Methylation and Genotyping applications for human and agriculture species.
• Accelerated understanding and expertise in both Infinium Genotyping and DNA Methylation lab workflows. Executed wet lab experiments for proof-of-concept array optimizations.
• Executed marketing voice-of-customer experiments to expand sample throughput for DNA methylation assay: bisulfite-conversion kit compatibility and automation enablement.
• Introduced myself to cross-functional stakeholders to learn processes in manufacturing, marketing, customer service, software, and product development.
• Transitioned from On-Site to Work-From-Home during COVID-19 pandemic. Focus shifted from research and development experiments to project management and data analysis support.
• Completed Green Belt 6S certification and project while Work-From-Home.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Manufacture proteins at small to large-scale from cellular lysis to final bulk enzyme.
• User confidence with the following purification systems: LPLC equipment; GE Unicorn software; Tangential Flow Filtration systems; Homogenizer systems for cellular lysis; GE XK-50 to BPG450 Columns.
• Hands-on experience with GE Sepharose, ceramic, and gel-based resins including column packing, qualifying, and troubleshooting.
• Embarked on assay redevelopment project to improve robustness, efficiency, and precision of commonly run contamination assays. Project involved communicating and influencing Change Control Board members with.
• Member of a cross-departmental team focused on re-implementing KanBan (visual management) program for sustaining manufacturing material stocks. Executed A3 "nine-box" problem solving framework (Operational Excellence.
• Champion 6S in laboratory as 6S Area Leader. Strong focus on moving equipment and process flows into new laboratory spaces.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

• Learned processes to manufacture proteins at small to large-scale from cellular lysis to final purified bulk enzyme.
• Gained confidence with the following purification systems and equipment: LPLC equipment and GE Unicorn software; Tangential Flow Filtration systems; Homogenizer systems for cellular lysis; GE XK-50 to BPG450 columns.
• Champion 6S in laboratory as 6S Area Leader. Strong focus on moving equipment and process flows into new laboratory spaces.

Madison, Wisconsin

• Expanding from 2015 internship experience, I prepared dose formulations for pharmaceutical research complying to FDA regulations and client contracts.
• Received accelerated training and advanced techniques to safely handle various test article compounds.
• Polished strict attention to detail (GLP and GMP) and clear communication skills with peers, principal investigators, and clients.
• Created internal job aides and provided guidance to teammates on client specific methods.

Jean-Michel Ane Laboratory, UW-Madison

• Investigated Rhizobium sp. strain IRBG74 in root nodulation and nitrogen fixation in legume crops.
• Applied coursework to a lab setting including: Cloning reactions, PCR, gel electrophoresis, antibiotic selection, pipetting, preparing media, pouring plates, autoclaving, and executing aseptic techniques.
• Developed teamwork skills by understanding lab tasks with accurate scientific communication. Independently followed procedures precisely and asked appropriate questions when necessary to solve a problem.
• See attachment for Senior poster on experiments focused on genetic refactoring of genes involved in nodulation.

Madison, Wisconsin

• Prepared dose formulations for pharmaceutical research complying to FDA regulations and client contracts. Introduction to GLP and GMP industry standards.
• Intern project focused on generating and implementing an archival procedure for non-study specific documents dating from 2010-2014.
• Developed leadership and teamwork skills by organizing a philanthropic project with summer interns.

Arlington, Wisconsin

• Organized, sprayed, and evaluated herbicide treatments to numerous field plots with different plant crops and weeds.
• Recorded biomass, gas samples, and weed data for graduate conducted research.
• Active participant of education programs including: Weeds Science Contest, Extension Days, and Farm Tech Days.