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Predominantly responsible for supporting CEO in a timely and professional manner by providing high-level administrative assistance including acting as liaison for Board of Directors’ and investors' communications, scheduling meetings, making and managing travel itineraries, and preparing and submitting expense reports. Also responsible for supporting the Executive Management Team and assisting the VP of Finance with accounts receivable tasks including entering sales orders, generating invoices and monitoring incoming payments.

Pleasanton, Ca

Pleasanton

Primarily responsible for helping fast-paced start-up company run smoothly. Responsibilities include support for the executive, human resources, accounting, operations, and R & D teams, as well as leading purchasing, corporate event planning, implementation of company policies and procedures, and vendor management. Extensive experience in supporting human resources in all administrative aspects including payroll processing, terminations, leaves of absence, annual performance and appraisal processes, and compensation and benefits programs. In addition, oversee 401(k) administration, as well as support recruiting, hiring, and onboarding of new employees.

San Francisco Bay Area

Responsibilities included communicating and coordinating with clients to meet their research and advisory needs, as well as scheduling consultative calls and briefings between research team and clients. Ensured active use of firm’s research and digital library by clients, and maintained professional interactions with clients while fostering great client relationships. Also, promoted relevant research to clients regularly to help them in their efforts.

Venture School

My responsibilities included substitute teaching at Venture School, a fully accredited comprehensive school for students in grades K through adult education. Worked 1:1 with students delivering the curriculum through independent and/or home study and within the framework of the educational requirements of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District.

Boulder, Colorado

My responsibilities included designing and implementing experiments as part of an interdisciplinary research team involved in a proprietary small-molecule drug discovery effort. Created and identified novel RNA catalysts for carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions. Conducted in-vitro selection experiments, which included routinely working with radioactive isotopes during cycles of reverse transcription, PCR, RNA transcription, RNA-DNA ligation, product isolation and quantitative product analysis. The resulting individual catalysts were cloned, sequenced, and kinetically and mechanistically characterized which included evaluation of substrate specificity and affinity for inhibitors. Additional responsibilities included training other employees in standard molecular biology procedures and bi-monthly oral and monthly written communication of experimental results.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Molecular, Cellular And Developmental Biology

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Biochemistry