Experience

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  Battelle

  • Columbus, Ohio Area

  • Senior Research Scientist

    • Mar 2013 - Present
    • Columbus, Ohio Area

    • Led a team that conducted in vitro/cell based toxicology studies as well as biochemical assays in support of GLP and non-GLP preclinical studies.• Led assay development, qualification, validation, and technical transfer efforts in accordance with FDA and ICH guidelines in support of drug testing and evaluation.• As a study director, led every aspect of research projects including design, execution, and interpretation and reporting of the results. • Presented results at national and international meetings.• Managed proposal efforts including writing the technical proposal and statement of work as well as working with interdisciplinary groups to collect and integrate cost and schedule estimates.• Wrote and reviewed facility, equipment, and assay SOPs.• Established collaborations with commercial, academic, and government entities.• Trained and mentored junior scientists and technical staff.

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  Defense Threat Reduction Agency

  • Fort Belvoir, VA

  • Pharmacologist, Presidential Management Fellow

    • 2010 - 2013
    • Fort Belvoir, VA

    • Reviewed scientific proposals and managed ongoing research programs.• Developed a cost model for predicting costs of drug discovery projects.• Planned and implemented science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education outreach activities.

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  The Ohio State University Medical Center

  • Columbus, OH

  • Graduate Research Associate

    • 2004 - 2010
    • Columbus, OH

    • Assessed G protein coupled receptor regulation and desensitization following drug challenge.• Analyzed the molecular effects of human genetic factors and the subsequent effects on phenotype.

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  United States Army Reserve

  • Various

  • Motor Transport Operator (88M)

    • 2001 - 2009
    • Various

    • Deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from Sep 2006 – Sep 2007. • Progressed from Specialist (E4) to Staff Sergeant (E6).• Received Honorable Discharge.