• Manage day-to-day operations of a GMP-compliant laboratory, ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards.• Supervise and train lab staff on experimental protocols, SOPs, and regulatory requirements, while overseeing the execution of assays and research projects.• Coordinate multiple research initiatives, focusing on product formulations and efficacy testing, while maintaining adherence to timelines and quality standards.• Troubleshoot and optimize experimental methods to improve process efficiency and data quality.• Develop and update technical documentation, including SOPs and study reports, to ensure regulatory compliance and accurate reporting.• Mentor junior scientists and interns, guiding them in proper laboratory techniques and project execution.• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance lab efficiency and productivity.• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support research goals and contribute to data analysis and decision-making.

• Assessed the pre- and post-clinical efficacy of vaccine candidates against infectious diseases, including hepatitis B, coronaviruses, and cytomegalovirus, as well as aggressive cancers including glioblastoma.• Acted as Study Director for all animal studies, handling design, study communications, essential paperwork and the allocation of sample analyses to team members.• Directly supervised and trained team members on various assays, lab maintenance, software, and safety protocols.• Acted as 1 of the 5 people on the company's Joint Health and Safety Committee, performing monthly inspections to ensure compliance with all safety measures, and managed communication from lab staff to upper management on various concerns.

• Independently designed and ran various experiments simultaneously, troubleshooting, analysing data, and presenting results.• Proposed two new projects to upper management, which were approved and allowed new machines to be installed in the lab.

• Assisted with project management throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and led the development of the first preliminary data of the company's COVID-19 vaccine.• Organized team schedules, laboratory operations and led weekly operations meetings.

Thesis title: Testing the Antimicrobial Capacities of Bacillus and its applications in microbial mixtures.Performed bacterial cell culturing in a BSL2, testing the antimicrobial capabilities of Bacillus species on the foodborne pathogen Bacillus cereus.

Built close relationships with regular customers by listening to them and assessing their needs, and providing each one with personalized help. Worked in the store independently, multitasking to provide support to customers as well as maintain the store, all in a timely manner.

Worked with Canadian Tire Centre Bank to aid in marketing their products to customers. Was easily able to meet sales quotas, over exceeding the requirements on numerous occasions and was sent to work in different cities within Ontario, due to high performance.