New York City Metropolitan Area
Performs routine or non-routine maintenance on multiple types of complex assay equipment, to support vaccine development and clinical studies. Bio-Rad Bio-Plex 200 Dynex Agility Tecan Hydrospeed Washers Tecan Fluent Roche Cobas pH Meters Pipettes etc Completes required documentation for laboratory work, including equipment maintenance forms. This includes review of equipment maintenance data and equipment qualification documents. Trains other analysts on established, basic technologies that he/she has become proficient, as assigned. Executes qualifications and validations of new instruments and liquid handler custom methods, respectively. Authors equipment related SOPs, equipment qualification protocols, testing of liquid handler methods and assisting in the preparation of robotic validation documents. Train and become proficient in basic programming of liquid handler workstations (as assigned). Forecast, schedule and delegate equipment related jobs/tasks within team members
Aseptically prepare, screen, test, and manage the inventory of critical reagents and components that are used in biofunctional Serum Bactericidal and Opsonophagocytic assays to support phase 2 and phase 3 clinical and non-clinical testing, development, and throughput. Practice wet chemistry techniques in the quality control of critical reagents, including pH, spectrophotometry, turbidity, and more. Perform all aspects of clinical functional assays, including Serum Bacterial and Opsonophagocytic assays for meningococci & pneumococci vaccine research and all required documentation. Create and update documents associated with biofunctional assays, including standard operating procedures, status reports, and data analysis. Practice Lean Six Sigma techniques to improve efficiency and drive progress and goal completion. Continuously improve the efficiency and output of reagent and solution preparation procedures; 3 times more efficient in some cases. Satisfactorily complete all cGLP safety training in compliance with standard operating procedures and departmental regulations.
Contracted through Joule, Inc Work with histology team for animal trials to generate tissue samples for histological evaluation. Responsible for processing and sectioning soft and hard tissues, stain tissue sections, conduct image analysis, as well as handle chemicals for histochemistry. Obtained Proficiency in Rotorary & Cryostat microtomes; Paraffin & Plastic (MMA) embedding. Manipulate and analyze biological and metal implant samples made with CoCr, Ti, PEEK, E-Beam, LRM and PRP.
Generated $150,000 - $200,000 in sales working at Portable Electronics department (Digital Imaging, GPS, MP3s, Video Games, Music & Car Audio) part time each year. Was promoted each year and contributed to local YMCA charity events. I was also able to provide outstanding customer service to guests seeking retail needs through generating sales, merchandising, and safeguarding company assets.